Fixed costs per year
Single, CHF 100k: tax, health insurance and electricity at the cheapest standard offers.
- Income taxCHF 17’66576%
- Health insuranceCHF 4’75320%
- ElectricityCHF 7963%
- TotalCHF 23’214
Health insurance: cheapest offers, adults CHF 2500 deductible, children CHF 0. Electricity: 4-room flat for singles, 5-room flat for families.
Taxes
CHF 17’665 per year
Single, CHF 100k
+CHF 2’375 vs. Swiss median · rank 294 of 334 in BE
Cheaper than 2 % of Swiss municipalities for this household.
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Federal, cantonal and municipal income tax combined.
| Household | Tax per year | Rank in BE |
|---|---|---|
| Single, CHF 60k | CHF 8’293+CHF 2’023 vs. Swiss median | 294 of 334 |
| Single, CHF 100k | CHF 17’665+CHF 2’375 vs. Swiss median | 294 of 334 |
| Single, CHF 150k | CHF 32’723+CHF 3’101 vs. Swiss median | 294 of 334 |
| Married, 2 kids, CHF 130k | CHF 13’870+CHF 4’154 vs. Swiss median | 294 of 334 |
| Married, 2 kids, CHF 200k | CHF 31’758+CHF 6’937 vs. Swiss median | 294 of 334 |
Steuerfuss
- Municipal (income)
- 194 %
- Cantonal (income)
- 297.5 %
- Municipal (wealth)
- 194 %
A Steuerfuss multiplies the canton's base tax, so it only compares municipalities within BE. 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 396 per month
Adult 26+, CHF 2500 deductible, cheapest offer
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Premium region 2, canton BE. Basic insurance with accident cover, CHF per month.
| Health insurance | Cheapest | Typical standard |
|---|---|---|
| Adult 26+, deductible CHF 2500 | 396.10 | 505.50 |
| Adult 26+, deductible CHF 300 | 519.20 | 633.80 |
| Young adult 19–25, deductible CHF 2500 | 255.10 | 343.90 |
| Child 0–18, deductible CHF 0 | 114.30 | 147.90 |
“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 796 per year
4-room flat, 2’500 kWh · 31.84 Rp./kWh, 7 % above the Swiss median
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Standard product of the local grid operator in 2027, all-in price including grid, energy and levies.
Société des Forces Électriques de La Goule SA
| Household | Rp./kWh | per year |
|---|---|---|
| 4-room flat2’500 kWh | 31.84Swiss median 29.71 | CHF 796 |
| 5-room flat with tumble dryer4’500 kWh | 27.91Swiss median 26.56 | CHF 1’256 |
| House with electric boiler7’500 kWh | 25.95Swiss median 24.61 | CHF 1’946 |
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
0 %
of residents live in public transport classes A–C (good to very good service).
To Bern
- By public transport
- 99 min
- By road
- 72 min
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| Class A · Very good | 0 % |
|---|---|
| Class B · Good | 0 % |
| Class C · Medium | 0 % |
| Class D · Low | 26.2 % |
| No class | 73.8 % |
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
Rent or buy?
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Lowest tax in Bern
- La Ferrière · CHF 17’665
- Single person, CHF 100,000 gross salary.
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- Deisswil bei MünchenbuchseeCHF 14’255
- Walliswil bei NiederbippCHF 14’287
- MeienriedCHF 14’612
- RumendingenCHF 14’612
- IffwilCHF 14’937
- SaanenCHF 14’937
- BerkenCHF 14’937
- Muri bei BernCHF 15’067
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