Fixed costs per year
Single, CHF 100k: tax, health insurance and electricity at the cheapest standard offers.
- Income taxCHF 9’68470%
- Health insuranceCHF 3’44225%
- ElectricityCHF 6245%
- TotalCHF 13’750
Health insurance: cheapest offers, adults CHF 2500 deductible, children CHF 0. Electricity: 4-room flat for singles, 5-room flat for families.
Taxes
CHF 9’684 per year
Single, CHF 100k
−CHF 5’606 vs. Swiss median · rank 2 of 11 in NW
Cheaper than 97 % of Swiss municipalities for this household.
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Federal, cantonal and municipal income tax combined.
| Household | Tax per year | Rank in NW |
|---|---|---|
| Single, CHF 60k | CHF 4’245−CHF 2’025 vs. Swiss median | 2 of 11 |
| Single, CHF 100k | CHF 9’684−CHF 5’606 vs. Swiss median | 2 of 11 |
| Single, CHF 150k | CHF 18’479−CHF 11’143 vs. Swiss median | 2 of 11 |
| Married, 2 kids, CHF 130k | CHF 6’671−CHF 3’045 vs. Swiss median | 2 of 11 |
| Married, 2 kids, CHF 200k | CHF 17’356−CHF 7’465 vs. Swiss median | 2 of 11 |
Steuerfuss
- Municipal (income)
- 150 %
- Cantonal (income)
- 261 %
- Municipal (wealth)
- 150 %
A Steuerfuss multiplies the canton's base tax, so it only compares municipalities within NW. The CHF amount above compares across cantons.
Source: ESTV tax calculator, tax year 2026, retrieved 02.10.2026. Rank 1 is the lowest tax. Estimates for sample households, not tax advice.
Health insurance
from CHF 287 per month
Adult 26+, CHF 2500 deductible, cheapest offer
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Premium region 0, canton NW. Basic insurance with accident cover, CHF per month.
| Health insurance | Cheapest | Typical standard |
|---|---|---|
| Adult 26+, deductible CHF 2500 | 286.80 | 385.00 |
| Adult 26+, deductible CHF 300 | 399.20 | 513.20 |
| Young adult 19–25, deductible CHF 2500 | 180.40 | 262.70 |
| Child 0–18, deductible CHF 0 | 87.80 | 123.50 |
“Cheapest” is the lowest offer of any insurance model (often family doctor or telemedicine). “Typical standard” is the median premium of the standard model. Employees are usually covered for accidents through work and pay less without accident cover.
Compare all insurers on priminfo.admin.chSource: BAG health insurance premiums, premium year 2027, retrieved 09.10.2026.
Electricity
CHF 624 per year
4-room flat, 2’500 kWh · 24.95 Rp./kWh, 16 % below the Swiss median
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Standard product of the local grid operator in 2027, all-in price including grid, energy and levies.
Kantonales Elektrizitätswerk Nidwalden (EWN)
| Household | Rp./kWh | per year |
|---|---|---|
| 4-room flat2’500 kWh | 24.95Swiss median 29.71 | CHF 624 |
| 5-room flat with tumble dryer4’500 kWh | 21.96Swiss median 26.56 | CHF 988 |
| House with electric boiler7’500 kWh | 20.01Swiss median 24.61 | CHF 1’501 |
Households cannot choose their supplier: the local grid operator sets the price. The yearly cost is consumption times the all-in price; fixed fees are included in the price per kWh.
Source: ElCom electricity prices, tariff year 2027, retrieved 02.10.2026.
Public transport
63.2 %
of residents live in public transport classes A–C (good to very good service).
To Zurich
- By public transport
- 110 min
- By road
- 63 min
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| Class A · Very good | 0 % |
|---|---|
| Class B · Good | 0 % |
| Class C · Medium | 63.2 % |
| Class D · Low | 17.9 % |
| No class | 18.9 % |
Shares count residents per hectare, not area. Travel time is the typical time from where residents live to the nearest of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano and Zurich, from the national passenger transport model (published 30 June 2023).
Sources: ARE public transport quality classes 2026, ARE travel time to centres, BFS STATPOP residents 2024, retrieved 02.10.2026
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Lowest tax in Nidwalden
- Ennetbürgen · CHF 9’684
- Single person, CHF 100,000 gross salary.
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- Hergiswil (NW)CHF 9’105
- BeckenriedCHF 10’244
- EnnetmoosCHF 10’263
- StansstadCHF 10’398
- BuochsCHF 10’591
- Oberdorf (NW)CHF 10’649
- EmmettenCHF 11’074
- StansCHF 11’325
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