Living in Widnau: electricity and health insurance 2027

Electricity (H4) 25.67 cents/kWh, 5.3% cheaper than the Swiss average

H4 price comparison

Widnau

25.67 cents/kWh

Canton of St. Gallen

30.30 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

Politische Gemeinde Widnau, Elektra / Stromversorgung

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
32.67 cents/kWh▼ 2.9%	28.74 cents/kWh▼ 4.2%	25.48 cents/kWh▼ 5.5%	25.67 cents/kWh▼ 5.4%	23.96 cents/kWh▼ 6.2%	22.17 cents/kWh▼ 7.2%	22.49 cents/kWh▼ 8.9%	24.12 cents/kWh▼ 6.2%

H4 breakdown

Grid usage7.54 cents/kWh
Energy12.28 cents/kWh
Levies1.95 cents/kWh
Grid surcharge2.30 cents/kWh
Standing charge102 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 422.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Adults, on average542.01 CHF/month▲ 3.6%
Young adultsfrom 308.10 CHF/month▲ 5.1%
Young adults, on average403.42 CHF/month▲ 3.3%
Childrenfrom 92.90 CHF/month▲ 5.2%
Children, on average129.62 CHF/month▲ 4.0%

Premium region 3: 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

Residents10,485
Foreign share29.5%
Ages 0–192,143 · 20.4%
Ages 20–646,493 · 61.9%
Ages 65 and over1,849 · 17.6%
Residents per km²2,484.6

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

Altitude399–416 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

Temperature10.5 °C
Annual precipitation1,135 mm
Sunshine, share of possible hours42.7%

Only the grid values are shown here. A station figure would misstate the place.

Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026

Context

Widnau sits in the figures as follows.

Wahlkreis Rheintal: Widnau is the cheapest, rank 1 of 13, 25.67 cents/kWh, profile H4.

Widnau includes no lake area.

416 m is the highest point of Widnau, 399 m the lowest.

Widnau is rank 9 of 75 for profile H4: 25.67 cents/kWh, the median is 29.71 cents/kWh (13.6%).

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

What does electricity cost in Widnau in 2027?

Wahlkreis Rheintal: Widnau is the cheapest, rank 1 of 13, 25.67 cents/kWh, profile H4. Widnau is rank 9 of 75 for profile H4: 25.67 cents/kWh, the median is 29.71 cents/kWh (13.6%).

What do population, geography and climate say about Widnau?

Widnau includes no lake area. 416 m is the highest point of Widnau, 399 m the lowest.

Border neighbours

Widnau or Diepoldsau4,750 m · 22.7%
Widnau or Au (SG)3,359 m · 17.8%
Widnau or Balgach687 m · 7.2%

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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