Household electricity prices across the EU
Topic: Energy and environment
Household electricity costs 3.4 times as much in Ireland as in Hungary.
In the first half of 2026, households in the EU paid EUR 0.2832 per kWh of electricity on average, with all taxes and levies.
In Hungary, households pay a regulated price for up to 2,523 kWh of electricity a year per meter. Electricity used above it costs HUF 70.104 per kWh with all taxes, on the A1 and A2 tariffs. The year of the limit runs from 1 August to 31 July.
These figures are not from Eurostat. Sources: 4/2011. (I. 31.) NFM rendelet, 6. § (retrieved 31 October 2026), 2007. évi LXXXVI. törvény, 145. § (3a) és 177/H. § (retrieved 31 October 2026), 20/2022. (XII. 21.) MEKH rendelet, 2. § (retrieved 31 October 2026)
- Figures for:
- the first half of 2026.
- Covers:
- half a year.
- New data:
- twice a year.
- Dataset updated:
- 19 October 2026.
Published 1 November 2026, updated 6 November 2026
The ranking
In the first half of 2026, the price of electricity for households was lowest in Hungary, at EUR 0.1139, and highest in Ireland, at EUR 0.3871.
Price of electricity for households, per kWh
the first half of 2026 · households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a yearOver time
From the first half of 2021 to the first half of 2026, the EU average rose from EUR 0.2203 to EUR 0.2832.
Price of electricity for households in the EU, per kWh
the first half of 2021–the first half of 2026 · households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a yearBetween the first half of 2021 and the first half of 2026, the price fell in 2 countries and rose in 25.
Price of electricity for households, per kWh
the first half of 2021 and the first half of 2026 · ranked by the first half of 2026 · households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a yearIn euro and in purchasing power
In purchasing power standards (PPS), the spread across countries was about the same. Romania was the highest, at PPS 0.4689, and Malta the lowest, at PPS 0.1375. The highest, in Romania, was 3.4 times the lowest, in Malta.
Price of electricity for households: with taxes and in PPS
the first half of 2026 · households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year(PPS)
The PPS is an artificial currency that removes differences in price levels. In theory, one PPS buys the same goods and services in every country. In Hungary, EUR 0.1139 was worth PPS 0.1470, 1.29 times the euro amount. In Ireland, EUR 0.3871 was worth PPS 0.3281, 0.85 times. Above 1, prices are lower than the EU average, below 1 they are higher. Ranked by purchasing power, the order differs from the euro ranking. Romania moves up from 9th to 1st, Finland drops from 10th to 21st.
| In euro, with taxes | In PPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | EUR 0.1139Hungary | PPS 0.1375Malta |
| Highest | EUR 0.3871Ireland | PPS 0.4689Romania |
| Highest ÷ lowest | 3.4× | 3.4× |
Without and with taxes
Without taxes and levies, the gap between countries was slightly wider. Ireland was again the highest, at EUR 0.3506, and Hungary again the lowest, at EUR 0.0897. The highest was 3.9 times the lowest.
Price of electricity for households: without taxes and with taxes, per kWh
the first half of 2026 · households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year| In euro, with taxes | Without taxes | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | EUR 0.1139Hungary | EUR 0.0897Hungary |
| Highest | EUR 0.3871Ireland | EUR 0.3506Ireland |
| Highest ÷ lowest | 3.4× | 3.9× |
About the data
Price of electricity paid by household consumers in a half-year, for the consumption band 2,500–4,999 kWh a year (band DC), including all taxes and levies, per kWh.
Counted: households using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
Eurostat: “Consumption from 2 500 kWh to 4 999 kWh - band DC” (source)
Prices reported by the Member States to Eurostat under Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, as weighted averages across consumption bands and tax levels. The EU average is weighted by household electricity consumption.
How to read these numbers
How it is measured
Hungary's household electricity price is regulated, but only up to a set yearly consumption. Electricity used above it costs a price set by the energy regulator. Hungary's figure is an average over all households in the consumption band.
From 2021 the prices include subsidies and allowances against high energy costs. They show what households paid after this support, not a price before it. Countries do not yet report these subsidies in a fully consistent way.
From the first half of 2025, Dutch prices follow a new method, also applied back to the first half of 2017. Network charges now come from administrative sources.
In the Netherlands, households get a fixed yearly discount on the energy bill for each eligible electricity connection, regardless of how much they use. Eurostat gives the share of taxes and levies in Dutch household electricity prices as negative, the lowest in the EU.
Exchange rates
Prices in national currencies are converted to euro at the average exchange rate of the half-year. For countries outside the euro area, a change in euro can come partly from the exchange rate, even when the price in national currency did not change.
Provisional figures
A provisional value (flag p) may still be revised. This concerns Malta (the first half of 2026) and Poland (the first half of 2026).
Sources and data
Eurostat, Electricity prices for household consumers - bi-annual data (nrg_pc_204). Data updated 19 October 2026, retrieved 3 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
Eurostat metadata · Eurostat methodology
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/api/dissemination/statistics/1.0/data/nrg_pc_204?format=JSON&lang=en¤cy=EUR&freq=S&geo=AT&geo=BE&geo=BG&geo=CY&geo=CZ&geo=DE&geo=DK&geo=EE&geo=EL&geo=ES&geo=EU27_2020&geo=FI&geo=FR&geo=HR&geo=HU&geo=IE&geo=IT&geo=LT&geo=LU&geo=LV&geo=MT&geo=NL&geo=PL&geo=PT&geo=RO&geo=SE&geo=SI&geo=SK&nrg_cons=KWH2500-4999&siec=E7000&tax=I_TAX&unit=KWHRelated stories
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