Living in Gais · Living in Eichberg · Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Canton of St. Gallen
Eichberg shares a border of 831 m with Gais. Gais and Eichberg therefore appear together on this page. From Gais to Eichberg the shared stretch is still 831 m, and that contact between Eichberg and Gais is why the comparison is here.
Electricity 2027
Gais
Rank =4 of 20 in AR · cheapest provider
Mittelland district. BFS 3022. St. Gallisch-Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG
- 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh37.55 cents/kWh▲ 2.0%
- 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh32.84 cents/kWh▲ 1.7%
- 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh28.99 cents/kWh▲ 2.1%
- 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh29.11 cents/kWh▲ 1.3%
- 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh27.14 cents/kWh▲ 1.9%
- 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh25.07 cents/kWh▲ 2.6%
- 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh25.79 cents/kWh▲ 1.5%
- large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh27.24 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%
Eichberg
Rank 64 of 75 in SG · cheapest provider
constituency of Rheintal. BFS 3252. Gemeinde Eichberg, Elektra
- 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh39.95 cents/kWh▲ 9.4%
- 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh36.58 cents/kWh▲ 10.4%
- 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh33.91 cents/kWh▲ 13.2%
- 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh33.91 cents/kWh▲ 11.1%
- 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh32.58 cents/kWh▲ 13.5%
- 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh31.18 cents/kWh▲ 16.4%
- 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh31.73 cents/kWh▲ 13.2%
- large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh32.58 cents/kWh▲ 11.7%
Border neighbours
831 m
Questions
Gais or Eichberg: electricity price?
Gais (FSO 3022) and Eichberg (FSO 3252) share 831 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 29.11 cents/kWh in Gais and 33.91 cents/kWh in Eichberg, 16.5% above the cheaper one.
Are these real neighbours?
Yes, the municipalities touch along 831 m. The page is here because the H4 prices differ by at least 5%. The swapped order leads here.
- 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 Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2025, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), geographic key figures, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Electricity tariff per provider and municipality in Switzerland, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Electricity Commission ElCom, Consumption profiles, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Health insurance premiums, opendata.swiss, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium regions under the FDHA Ordinance on Premium Regions, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: MeteoSwiss, as of 20.10.2026
- Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Commune names with common translations, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (SR 101), Art. 1, as of 13.10.2026
- Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo, swissBOUNDARIES3D