Visana or EGK in Region 2 of canton Zurich?

In Region 2, Visana is CHF 259.20 a year cheaper than EGK for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.

The verdict, in this region

Visana comes down to CHF 495.50 a month, EGK to CHF 517.10. The gap is CHF 259.20 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.

Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 467.90 a month. Moving there rather than to Visana is worth CHF 331.20 more a year. Agrisano

Visana ranks 9 and EGK ranks 20, 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 611.60	CHF 586.90	+ 24.70
500	CHF 604.90	CHF 575.30	+ 29.60
1'000	CHF 570.80	CHF 546.10	+ 24.70
1'500	CHF 541.60	CHF 516.90	+ 24.70
2'000	CHF 512.40	CHF 487.80	+ 24.60
2'500	CHF 483.30	CHF 458.60	+ 24.70

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

Against 2025, Visana moves by + 3.7 % and EGK by + 4.2 % in this region.

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