Household electricity prices by country

Name: Household electricity price level by country, first half of 2026
Creator: Eurostat electricity price statistics
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See what 3,500 kWh a year would cost at each country's average household price, including taxes and network charges. These are half-year benchmarks, not live supplier tariffs.

Eurostat household comparison · January–June 2026

Household electricity prices range from 0.066 to 0.387 EUR/kWh.

In this comparison's reference period, January–June 2026, the lowest published benchmark was in Turkey and the highest was in Ireland. These comparable prices include energy, network charges, taxes and levies for households using 2,500-4,999 kWh a year.

The unweighted midpoint of the 39 country benchmarks is 0.216 EUR/kWh. This dataset median is not the EU average and is not an average household bill.

Reference period: January–June 2026
Source: Eurostat electricity price statistics
Source snapshot refreshed: October 31, 2026
Last checked: November 1, 2026

Across the country benchmarks, the median was 6.1% lower than second half of 2025.

These are official half-year averages. Your supplier's current tariff can differ. For modelled daily household estimates and wholesale timing, open the daily price comparison.

What do households pay per kWh?Compare country averages including taxes and network charges. Reference period: January–June 2026.Compare household prices →When is electricity cheaper today?Find lower-priced hours for EV charging and other flexible loads. Daily household estimates or labelled wholesale curves.Explore daily price curves →What is the wholesale market price?Compare electricity markets in EUR/MWh, before household network charges and taxes.Open wholesale market prices →

Eurostat electricity price statisticsfirst half of 20262,500-4,999 kWh a yearAll costs included

Cheapest in euro🇹🇷 Turkey0.066 EUR/kWh

Most expensive in euro🇮🇪 Ireland0.387 EUR/kWh

Gap between them0.321 EUR/kWh39 countries compared

Romania is 30th cheapest in euro, but most expensive after differences in national price levels are taken into account.

Example bill arithmetic

Illustrative annual electricity cost at three price levels

Each cell multiplies annual consumption by the published country price. It makes the comparison tangible without pretending to quote an individual supplier tariff.

Annual useCheapest countryUnweighted country medianMost expensive country

Annual use2,500 kWhTurkey€164Unweighted country median€541Ireland€968

Annual use3,500 kWhTurkey€230Unweighted country median€757Ireland€1,355

Annual use4,500 kWhTurkey€296Unweighted country median€973Ireland€1,742

Actual bills can differ because standing charges, time bands, discounts and regulated components do not always scale as one flat per-kWh rate. Values are expressed in euro for comparison.

Electricity prices for household consumers by country, first half of 2026, consumption band 2,500-4,999 kWh a year, all taxes, levies and network charges included. Rank 1 is the cheapest. Source: Eurostat electricity price statistics.
Rank	Country	Price EUR/kWh	Purchasing-power rank	Country page
1	🇹🇷Turkey	€0.066	PPS #2 of 35↓ 1	View Turkey
2	🇬🇪Georgia	€0.073	No purchasing-power figure	View Georgia
3	🇽🇰Kosovo	€0.087	No purchasing-power figure	View Kosovo
4	🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina	€0.100	PPS #7 of 35↓ 3	View Bosnia and Herzegovina
5	🇲🇪Montenegro	€0.104	PPS #8 of 35↓ 3	View Montenegro
6	🇭🇺Hungary	€0.114	PPS #4 of 35↑ 2	View Hungary
7	🇲🇰North Macedonia	€0.117	PPS #14 of 35↓ 7	View North Macedonia
8	🇦🇱Albania	€0.119	PPS #9 of 35↓ 1	View Albania
9	🇷🇸Serbia	€0.120	PPS #11 of 35↓ 2	View Serbia
10	🇲🇹Malta	€0.127	PPS #3 of 35↑ 7	View Malta
11	🇧🇬Bulgaria	€0.134	PPS #13 of 35↓ 2	View Bulgaria
12	🇭🇷Croatia	€0.182	PPS #19 of 35↓ 7	View Croatia
13	🇲🇩Moldova	€0.187	No purchasing-power figure	View Moldova
14	🇸🇰Slovakia	€0.199	PPS #21 of 35↓ 7	View Slovakia
15	🇳🇴Norway	€0.199	PPS #5 of 35↑ 10	View Norway
16	🇱🇺Luxembourg	€0.202	PPS #6 of 35↑ 10	View Luxembourg
17	🇮🇸Iceland	€0.208	PPS #1 of 35↑ 16	View Iceland
18	🇪🇪Estonia	€0.212	PPS #16 of 35↑ 2	View Estonia
19	🇸🇮Slovenia	€0.212	PPS #18 of 35↑ 1	View Slovenia
20	🇱🇹Lithuania	€0.216	PPS #22 of 35↓ 2	View Lithuania
21	🇵🇹Portugal	€0.237	PPS #24 of 35↓ 3	View Portugal
22	🇩🇰Denmark	€0.238	PPS #10 of 35↑ 12	View Denmark
23	🇬🇷Greece	€0.240	PPS #26 of 35↓ 3	View Greece
24	🇱🇻Latvia	€0.242	PPS #28 of 35↓ 4	View Latvia
25	🇳🇱Netherlands	€0.244	PPS #12 of 35↑ 13	View Netherlands
26	🇫🇷France	€0.249	PPS #17 of 35↑ 9	View France
27	🇪🇸Spain	€0.251	PPS #23 of 35↑ 4	View Spain
28	🇨🇾Cyprus	€0.269	PPS #27 of 35↑ 1	View Cyprus
29	🇫🇮Finland	€0.269	PPS #15 of 35↑ 14	View Finland
30	🇷🇴Romania	€0.284	PPS #35 of 35↓ 5	View Romania
31	🇨🇿Czechia	€0.288	PPS #33 of 35↓ 2	View Czechia
32	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	€0.299	No purchasing-power figure	View Liechtenstein
33	🇵🇱Poland	€0.300	PPS #34 of 35↓ 1	View Poland
34	🇸🇪Sweden	€0.306	PPS #20 of 35↑ 14	View Sweden
35	🇮🇹Italy	€0.314	PPS #31 of 35↑ 4	View Italy
36	🇦🇹Austria	€0.326	PPS #25 of 35↑ 11	View Austria
37	🇧🇪Belgium	€0.358	PPS #29 of 35↑ 8	View Belgium
38	🇩🇪Germany	€0.362	PPS #30 of 35↑ 8	View Germany
39	🇮🇪Ireland	€0.387	PPS #32 of 35↑ 7	View Ireland

From price level to household decisions

What this electricity price means for flexible homes

The published country average describes the overall price level. It does not reveal the cheapest hour, a home's exact tariff or the value of a particular device. Those decisions need the daily curve and the home's own equipment, limits and priorities.

Solar PV

At this benchmark, 1,000 kWh of grid imports represents about €216. That is context, not a solar-savings forecast: export credit, self-consumption and the actual tariff still decide the result.

Run a roof-level solar forecast

Home battery

A national average cannot prove that charging low and discharging high will pay. The usable spread must cover round-trip losses, cycle wear and tariff rules while preserving the reserve the household needs.

Read the battery-arbitrage guide

EV charging

An EV is a large load that can often move in time. The useful comparison is the car's required energy across the available charging window—not an assumption that every off-peak or dynamic tariff is automatically cheaper.

Coordinate solar, battery and EV charging

Heat pump

Heating can sometimes shift part of its demand toward solar or lower-priced hours, but comfort, weather, efficiency and manufacturer-supported controls come before chasing the lowest interval.

Read the heat-pump guide

A worked example, using assumed tariff rates

What changes when you move 5 kWh?

Timing changes your bill only if your import rate changes with the hour, or if it lets you use more of your own solar. A falling wholesale chart alone does not lower a fixed-rate bill.

One 5 kWh use, with the same energy delivered to the appliance in every case. Rates below are illustrative household import rates, not today's market data.
Scenario	Original cost	Alternative cost	Difference per use
Flat rate: €0.30/kWh at either hour	€1.50	€1.50	€0.00
Move use from €0.35 to €0.20/kWh	€1.75	€1.00	€0.75
Charge a battery at €0.20/kWh, with 90% round-trip efficiency	€1.75	€1.11	€0.64 before wear

Direct shift: 5 × (€0.35 − €0.20) = €0.75. Battery: delivering 5 kWh needs 5.56 kWh of charging at 90% efficiency. Battery wear, standby use, power limits and backup reserve can reduce or prevent that benefit. This is a one-use illustration, not an annual savings forecast.

With solar, compare the import cost you avoid with the export payment you give up. Use a solar production forecast for tomorrow alongside your own tariff, thenplan charging and battery headroom.

Next step: open the daily price curve before making a timing decision. This benchmark is not a quote, tariff recommendation or promise of savings.

Tomorrow, without checking

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Source and method

Source: Eurostat electricity price statistics, electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), period 2026-S1.
Included: Energy, network charges, all taxes and levies, for the 2,500-4,999 kWh a year consumption band. This is a published statistic, not an estimate and not a quote for your address.
Excluded: Wholesale market prices, supplier tariffs and consumer estimates. Those answer a different question and are never mixed into this ranking.
Purchasing power: The second view adjusts the price for the country's overall price level, using Eurostat's purchasing power standard. PPS is a comparison unit, not an amount on a bill.
Updated: Eurostat reports twice a year. This build uses first half of 2026 and checked the source on November 1, 2026; the source snapshot was refreshed October 31, 2026.

Source: Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers (nrg_pc_204), processed by GridPassport.

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Three price questions

Is electricity expensive here?

This page. Household end-user prices, all taxes and charges in, updated twice a year.

When is it cheap today?

The daily price comparison shows modelled household curves where comparable coverage exists, otherwise wholesale references. Check your own tariff before shifting use.

How did the market move?

The wholesale market ranking compares published market reference prices. Household bills also include network charges, taxes and supplier terms.