Living in Wangen bei Olten: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 31.74 cents/kWh, 17.1% more expensive than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Wangen bei Olten

31.74 cents/kWh

Canton of Solothurn

28.70 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

Primeo Netz AG

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
36.73 cents/kWh	33.88 cents/kWh	30.38 cents/kWh	31.74 cents/kWh	29.47 cents/kWh	27.04 cents/kWh	28.00 cents/kWh	30.68 cents/kWh

H4 breakdown

Grid usage13.78 cents/kWh
Energy13.45 cents/kWh
Levies1.15 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge72 CHF/year

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 503.80 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Adults, on average632.73 CHF/month▲ 4.8%
Young adultsfrom 367.80 CHF/month▲ 6.5%
Young adults, on average470.17 CHF/month▲ 4.9%
Childrenfrom 110.80 CHF/month▲ 3.5%
Children, on average150.74 CHF/month▲ 4.7%

Premium region in Solothurn: 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

Residents5,598
Foreign share29.2%
Ages 0–191,178 · 21.0%
Ages 20–643,343 · 59.7%
Ages 65 and over1,077 · 19.2%
Residents per km²804.3

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

Altitude404–944 m
Lakeno
Mountain municipalityno

The rule: a settlement altitude of at least 1,000 m. That altitude is not shown as a figure.

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

Temperature9.2 °C
Annual precipitation1,079 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours40.2%
Frost days73.2
Days of 30 °C or more4.9
Reference stationRünenberg, 10.6 km

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Wangen bei Olten sits in the figures as follows.

Wangen bei Olten includes no lake area inside the municipal territory.

Profile H4 costs 31.74 cents/kWh in Wangen bei Olten. In Bezirk Olten that is rank 12 of 15 (above).

Wangen bei Olten: 29.2% of residents are foreign nationals.

From 603.85 CHF/month to 632.73 CHF/month, the premium in Wangen bei Olten changed (4.8%).

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

All municipalities in the canton Solothurn · Electricity ranking

Questions

What does electricity cost in Wangen bei Olten in 2027?

Profile H4 costs 31.74 cents/kWh in Wangen bei Olten. In Bezirk Olten that is rank 12 of 15 (above).

What does health insurance cost in Wangen bei Olten?

From 603.85 CHF/month to 632.73 CHF/month, the premium in Wangen bei Olten changed (4.8%).

What do population, geography and climate say about Wangen bei Olten?

Wangen bei Olten includes no lake area inside the municipal territory. Wangen bei Olten: 29.2% of residents are foreign nationals.

Border neighbours

Wangen bei Olten or Kappel (SO)1,064 m · 22.6%
Wangen bei Olten or Olten6,043 m · 6.8%

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026

Nearby municipalities

Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D Straight-line distance between municipality centres.

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