Municipality profile
Taxes & Cost of Living in Romanshorn
Romanshorn · Canton of TG
Here is how expensive life in Romanshorn is compared to all ~2,100 municipalities in Switzerland — income tax, health insurance premium and electricity in one honest annual figure, calculated with the same engine as our address-precise location reports.
Total-cost rank 667 of 2,098 in Switzerland for a couple without children — about CHF 23,158 per year for tax, health insurance and electricity.
Total annual cost by profile
Tax + health insurance + electricity per year for four standard households, with the rank among all Swiss municipalities and within the canton.
| Household | Total cost/year | Rank CH | Rank canton |
|---|---|---|---|
Single · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 9,904 · health insurance 6,528 · electricity 1,122 | CHF 17,554 | 727 / 2,098 | 65 / 80 |
Couple, no children · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 8,980 · health insurance 13,056 · electricity 1,122 | CHF 23,158 | 667 / 2,098 | 62 / 80 |
Family, 1 income · CHF 100,000 Tax CHF 5,080 · health insurance 15,624 · electricity 1,122 | CHF 21,826 | 767 / 2,098 | 46 / 80 |
Retired couple · CHF 80,000 Tax CHF 7,416 · health insurance 13,056 · electricity 1,122 | CHF 21,594 | 639 / 2,098 | 59 / 80 |
Tax split: municipality versus canton
How income tax is split across the levels of government — the municipal share is the lever that moving home shifts.
- Federal
- CHF 1,705
- Canton
- CHF 4,919
- Municipality
- CHF 7,356
- Church
- CHF 0
- Poll tax
- CHF 0
FTA reference profile: single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income, in CHF per year.
Health insurance premium
CHF 544 per month
Cantonal median (no separate premium region)
Adults, standard model with deductible 300, median across all insurers (2026).
Electricity price
24.93 cent./kWh — CHF 1,122 per year
Standard household H4 (4,500 kWh), median of local grid operators, ElCom 2026.
Vacancy rate
3.07% vacant dwellings
FSO vacant-dwelling count, reference date 1 June 2025.
Population & demographics
11,945 residents
+12.1% over ten years (2014 → 2024)
15% children · 22% aged 65+
Source: FSO (2017).
Cost map of the Canton of TG
Each municipality is coloured by its total annual cost; Romanshorn is highlighted.
Cheaper neighbouring municipalities are clickable on the map.
To the interactive cost-of-living map →Cheaper neighbouring municipalities
Nearest municipalities with lower total cost for a couple without children (CHF 100,000):
Frequently asked questions about Romanshorn
- How high are the taxes in Romanshorn?
- A single earner with CHF 100,000 gross income pays an income tax of about CHF 13,980 per year in Romanshorn (federal, cantonal, municipal and church combined, FTA 2025).
- What does living in Romanshorn cost?
- For a couple without children, tax, health insurance and electricity add up to about CHF 23,158 per year in Romanshorn — rank 667 of 2,098 among all Swiss municipalities.
- Are there cheaper municipalities near Romanshorn?
- Yes: around Romanshorn some municipalities have a lower total cost for the same profile — the neighbour comparison on this page shows them with the annual saving.
The exact truth for your address in Romanshorn
Municipality values are an approximation. The Deep Report calculates address-precise — with deductions, wealth, deductible choice, commute time and over 60 location factors.
Deep Report for CHF 79 — one-off, no subscription.