Living in Knonau · Living in Cham · Canton of Zurich · Canton of Zug
Cham shares a border of 4,389 m with Knonau. Knonau and Cham therefore appear together on this page. From Knonau to Cham the shared stretch is still 4,389 m, and that contact between Cham and Knonau is why the comparison is here.
Electricity 2027
Knonau
Rank =7 of 160 in ZH · cheapest provider
Affoltern district. BFS 7. Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
- 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh28.34 cents/kWh▲ 1.1%
- 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh25.84 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh23.77 cents/kWh▼ 1.1%
- 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh23.87 cents/kWh▼ 1.1%
- 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh22.77 cents/kWh▼ 1.7%
- 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh22.67 cents/kWh▼ 2.4%
- 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh22.75 cents/kWh▼ 1.2%
- large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh22.89 cents/kWh▼ 1.7%
Cham
Rank =1 of 11 in ZG · cheapest provider
canton of Zug. BFS 1702. WWZ Energie AG
- 2-room flat, 1,600 kWh25.94 cents/kWh▼ 2.5%
- 4-room flat, 2,500 kWh23.26 cents/kWh▼ 3.0%
- 4-room flat with electric water heater, 4,500 kWh21.10 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
- 5-room flat, 4,500 kWh21.15 cents/kWh▼ 3.4%
- 5-room detached house, 7,500 kWh20.70 cents/kWh▼ 0.7%
- 5-room detached house with electric heating, 25,000 kWh17.95 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- 5-room detached house with heat pump, 13,000 kWh19.07 cents/kWh≈ unchanged
- large owner-occupied flat, 7,500 kWh20.09 cents/kWh▼ 3.6%
Border neighbours
4,389 m
Questions
Knonau or Cham: electricity price?
Knonau (FSO 7) and Cham (FSO 1702) share 4,389 m of border. In 2027, H4 costs 23.87 cents/kWh in Knonau and 21.15 cents/kWh in Cham, 12.9% above the cheaper one.
Are these real neighbours?
Yes, the municipalities touch along 4,389 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