Basel has the cheapest household electricity in canton Basel-City: 33.42 Rp./kWh for a typical household (ElCom profile H4, 2027 tariff, excl. VAT). Next come Bettingen (33.42 Rp./kWh) and Riehen (33.42 Rp./kWh). Source: ElCom.
Ranking
ElCom · 2027How we measure this
ElComThe total electricity price a typical household pays per kilowatt-hour — energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge — for the 2027 tariff year, as published by the Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom) for consumption profile H4 (4'500 kWh a year, 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer), standard product, excluding VAT. Where a municipality is served by several network operators, the value is the median of their tariffs; the municipality page shows the full range. Lower is better, so the list runs cheapest first.
Frequently asked questions
- Which municipality in canton Basel-City has the cheapest electricity?
- Basel, at 33.42 Rp./kWh for a typical household in the 2027 tariff year (ElCom profile H4, standard product, excl. VAT) — the lowest of any municipality in canton Basel-City.
- Why do electricity prices differ between municipalities?
- Each municipality is supplied by a network operator that sets its own grid fee and energy price; levies to the municipality or canton differ too. Only the federal grid surcharge is the same everywhere. ElCom publishes every operator's tariffs each year, which is what this ranking compares.