Living in Vico Morcote: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.91 cents/kWh, 4.4% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Vico Morcote

25.91 cents/kWh

Canton of Ticino

27.05 cents/kWh

Switzerland

27.12 cents/kWh

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Electricity 2027

Standard product

Aziende Industriali di Lugano (AIL) SA

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
2-room flat2-rmH1 · 1,600 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat4-rmH2 · 2,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	4-room flat with electric water heater4-rmH3 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room flat5-rmH4 · 4,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house5-rmH5 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with electric heating5-rmH6 · 25,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	5-room detached house with heat pump5-rmH7 · 13,000 kWh/yearcents/kWh	large owner-occupied flatflatH8 · 7,500 kWh/yearcents/kWh
31.32 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%	28.04 cents/kWh▲ 2.7%	24.89 cents/kWh▲ 2.6%	25.91 cents/kWh▲ 3.1%	23.48 cents/kWh▲ 3.1%	21.55 cents/kWh▲ 3.1%	22.68 cents/kWh▲ 3.5%	24.05 cents/kWh▲ 3.4%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage9.63 cents/kWh
Energy10.35 cents/kWh
Levies2.22 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing chargeno standing charge

Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026

Health insurance 2027

Adultsfrom 616.70 CHF/month▲ 5.6%
Adults, on average776.14 CHF/month▲ 4.2%
Young adultsfrom 447.70 CHF/month▲ 5.0%
Young adults, on average581.28 CHF/month▲ 4.1%
Childrenfrom 135 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Children, on average187.89 CHF/month▲ 4.5%

Premium region 1: all municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026

Population 2025

Residents398
Foreign share45.0%
Ages 0–1960 · 15.1%
Ages 20–64221 · 55.5%
Ages 65 and over117 · 29.4%
Residents per km²202.0

The area used for density includes lakes.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026

Geography

Altitude270–814 m
Lakeyes
Mountain municipalityno

Mountain municipality means the settlement sits at 1,000 m or higher.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026

Climate, 1991–2020 averages

Temperature12.1 °C
Annual precipitation1,633 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours55.0%
Frost days22.2
Days of 30 °C or more11.6
Reference stationLugano, 8.2 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

For Vico Morcote, the comparisons look like this.

The premium region of Vico Morcote is number 1, out of 2 in the canton.

Vico Morcote pays 25.91 cents/kWh on profile H4. Neighbours average 25.91 cents/kWh (0.0%), place 1 of 5.

At the reference station for Vico Morcote there are 22.2 frost day and 11.6 hot days.

Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Swiss official commune register, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Spatial divisions of Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026 Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D

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Questions

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