Visana or EGK in Region 1 of canton Zurich?

In Region 1, EGK is CHF 115.20 a year cheaper than Visana for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.

The verdict, in this region

EGK comes down to CHF 571.30 a month, Visana to CHF 580.90. The gap is CHF 115.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.

Neither is the cheapest here: that is Atupri, at CHF 517.70 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 643.20 more a year. Atupri

Visana ranks 21 and EGK ranks 16, out of 27 active insurers in this region.

With free choice of doctor, the one model every insurer offers — and therefore the only one where a row-by-row comparison compares the same thing.

Deductible	Visana	EGK	Gap
300	CHF 708.30	CHF 627.70	+ 80.60
500	CHF 701.60	CHF 616.10	+ 85.50
1'000	CHF 667.50	CHF 586.90	+ 80.60
1'500	CHF 638.30	CHF 557.70	+ 80.60
2'000	CHF 609.10	CHF 528.60	+ 80.50
2'500	CHF 580.00	CHF 499.40	+ 80.60

Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.

Against 2025, Visana moves by + 3.7 % and EGK by + 3.9 % in this region.

Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.