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Hungary electricity prices

The average household electricity price in Hungary was 0.108 EUR/kWh in second half of 2025, including energy, network charges, taxes and levies. That was 54% below the European median in this dataset.

Average household price€0.108/kWh2,500-4,999 kWh a year
Price rank6th cheapestof 38 countries
Purchasing power (PPS)2nd cheapestPPS adjusts for national price levels, not income

Nearby in the ranking

How Hungary compares

Rank 1 is the cheapest. These three countries have the closest average household price to Hungary.

#5 🇲🇪 Montenegro€0.100
#6 🇭🇺 Hungary€0.108
#7 🇲🇰 North Macedonia€0.116#8 🇦🇱 Albania€0.118

Daily timing

Prices also change by hour

The country benchmark above changes twice a year. A daily curve answers a different question: when electricity is cheapest within the day.

See Hungary's daily price curve

Household price history

Hungary electricity prices over time

Eurostat publishes this all-in household benchmark every six months. It includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies for homes using 2,500-4,999 kWh a year.

Latest€0.108/kWhsecond half of 2025
Half-year change+4.0%versus first half of 2025
Long-term change-16.5%since second half of 2007
PeriodHousehold priceChangePurchasing power
Periodsecond half of 2025 Household price€0.108/kWh Change+4.0% Purchasing power0.151 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2025 Household price€0.104/kWh Change+0.8% Purchasing power0.150 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2024 Household price€0.103/kWh Change-5.7% Purchasing power0.155 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2024 Household price€0.109/kWh Change-3.4% Purchasing power0.157 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2023 Household price€0.113/kWh Change-2.2% Purchasing power0.171 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2023 Household price€0.116/kWh Change+6.7% Purchasing power0.174 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2022 Household price€0.108/kWh Change+14.3% Purchasing power0.175 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2022 Household price€0.095/kWh Change-5.5% Purchasing power0.141 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2021 Household price€0.100/kWh Change-0.7% Purchasing power0.154 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2021 Household price€0.101/kWh Change+0.1% Purchasing power0.155 PPS/kWh
Show 27 earlier half-year releases
Periodsecond half of 2020 Household price€0.101/kWh Change-2.1% Purchasing power0.162 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2020 Household price€0.103/kWh Change-6.0% Purchasing power0.160 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2019 Household price€0.110/kWh Change-2.1% Purchasing power0.170 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2019 Household price€0.112/kWh Change+0.2% Purchasing power0.168 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2018 Household price€0.112/kWh Change-0.4% Purchasing power0.176 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2018 Household price€0.112/kWh Change-1.0% Purchasing power0.172 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2017 Household price€0.113/kWh Change+0.8% Purchasing power0.177 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2017 Household price€0.113/kWh ChangeNo change Purchasing power0.176 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2016 Household price€0.113/kWh Change+1.0% Purchasing power0.200 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2016 Household price€0.111/kWh Change-2.7% Purchasing power0.198 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2015 Household price€0.115/kWh Change+1.6% Purchasing power0.205 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2015 Household price€0.113/kWh Change-1.7% Purchasing power0.198 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2014 Household price€0.115/kWh Change-4.7% Purchasing power0.204 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2014 Household price€0.120/kWh Change-9.4% Purchasing power0.211 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2013 Household price€0.133/kWh Change-5.1% Purchasing power0.231 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2013 Household price€0.140/kWh Change-13.7% Purchasing power0.242 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2012 Household price€0.162/kWh Change+4.5% Purchasing power0.272 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2012 Household price€0.155/kWh Change-0.3% Purchasing power0.272 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2011 Household price€0.155/kWh Change-7.7% Purchasing power0.272 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2011 Household price€0.168/kWh Change+6.9% Purchasing power0.274 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2010 Household price€0.157/kWh Change-7.5% Purchasing power0.267 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2010 Household price€0.170/kWh Change+2.3% Purchasing power0.281 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2009 Household price€0.166/kWh Change+12.1% Purchasing power0.270 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2009 Household price€0.148/kWh Change-4.5% Purchasing power0.258 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2008 Household price€0.155/kWh Change+0.3% Purchasing power0.234 PPS/kWh
Periodfirst half of 2008 Household price€0.155/kWh Change+19.4% Purchasing power0.237 PPS/kWh
Periodsecond half of 2007 Household price€0.130/kWh ChangeNo change Purchasing power0.202 PPS/kWh

This is a country average for one consumption band, not a tariff quote for a specific home. Download the full history as CSV.

Market history

Monthly wholesale prices for Hungary

This is the monthly average of published wholesale reference prices, not the household price above. It shows how the underlying electricity market changed month by month.

MonthAverageMonth rankDaily spread
August 20263 published days Average€144.8/MWh Month rank#30 Daily spread€319.9/MWh July 202629 published days Average€119.2/MWh Month rank#30 Daily spread€211.2/MWh June 202629 published days Average€120.6/MWh Month rank#31 Daily spread€311.2/MWh May 202630 published days Average€111.0/MWh Month rank#29 Daily spread€283.6/MWh April 202630 published days Average€98.7/MWh Month rank#30 Daily spread€311.2/MWh March 202631 published days Average€117.7/MWh Month rank#30 Daily spread€264.3/MWh February 202628 published days Average€113.4/MWh Month rank#29 Daily spread€107.7/MWh January 202631 published days Average€150.4/MWh Month rank#32 Daily spread€165.7/MWh

Wholesale market prices are not the prices households pay. Use the half-year history above for the all-in household benchmark.

10 kWp solar outlook

Tomorrow's standard solar forecast

A like-for-like estimate for a 10 kWp, south-facing system at 35 degrees with 14% system losses. It is a city-level weather estimate, not a forecast for a specific roof.

Explore all Hungary solar forecasts

Forecast for Wednesday, Aug 5. Weather: Open-Meteo. PV estimate: GridPassport public PV forecast model.

Source and method

Eurostat electricity price statistics nrg_pc_204, second half of 2025, household consumption band 2,500-4,999 kWh a year. The price includes energy, network charges, taxes and levies.

PPS means purchasing power standard. It adjusts for each country's general price level and does not measure household income.

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