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Electricity Prices in Hungary

In the first half of 2026, households in Hungary paid 11.39 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. The household price in Hungary ranks 26th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 21.2% of the household price in Hungary in the first half of 2026: 8.97 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.42 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Hungary paid 27.13 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.

Retail prices from Eurostat, a typical consumption band and not for everyone. They are not wholesale prices.

Key Facts, H1 2026

  • In the first half of 2026, households in Hungary paid 11.39 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 21.2% of the household price in Hungary in the first half of 2026: 8.97 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.42 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The household price in Hungary ranks 26th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the household price in Hungary was 10.82 euro cents/kWh, 62.6% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The household price in Hungary is 9.5% higher than a year earlier and 12.8% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Hungary paid 27.13 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year.
  • Taxes and levies made up 28.1% of the medium sized business price in Hungary in the first half of 2026: 19.52 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.61 euro cents/kWh on top.
  • The medium sized business price in Hungary ranks 3rd dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
  • In the second half of 2025, the medium sized business price in Hungary was 26.65 euro cents/kWh, 20.8% higher than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
  • The medium sized business price in Hungary is 1.7% higher than a year earlier and 137.2% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
  • These are retail prices paid by customers, from Eurostat. They are not the wholesale day-ahead prices, which are a different measure and are shown separately.

Households: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year
Electricity price for households in Hungary, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included11.39 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes8.97 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies8.97 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price21.2%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first26 of 30H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in28.96 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+9.5%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+12.8%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 21.2% of the price in the first half of 2026: 8.97 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.42 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Hungary: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for households in Hungary from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 11.39 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for households in Hungary from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 11.39 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_204, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Hungary: households electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20079.57 euro cents/kWh3.39 euro cents/kWh12.96 euro cents/kWh
H1 200812.77 euro cents/kWh2.71 euro cents/kWh15.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 200812.81 euro cents/kWh2.72 euro cents/kWh15.53 euro cents/kWh
H1 200912.27 euro cents/kWh2.56 euro cents/kWh14.83 euro cents/kWh
H2 200913.20 euro cents/kWh3.42 euro cents/kWh16.62 euro cents/kWh
H1 201013.49 euro cents/kWh3.52 euro cents/kWh17.01 euro cents/kWh
H2 201012.47 euro cents/kWh3.27 euro cents/kWh15.74 euro cents/kWh
H1 201113.36 euro cents/kWh3.46 euro cents/kWh16.82 euro cents/kWh
H2 201111.92 euro cents/kWh3.61 euro cents/kWh15.53 euro cents/kWh
H1 201211.81 euro cents/kWh3.68 euro cents/kWh15.49 euro cents/kWh
H2 201212.33 euro cents/kWh3.85 euro cents/kWh16.18 euro cents/kWh
H1 201310.61 euro cents/kWh3.36 euro cents/kWh13.97 euro cents/kWh
H2 201310.19 euro cents/kWh3.07 euro cents/kWh13.26 euro cents/kWh
H1 20149.46 euro cents/kWh2.56 euro cents/kWh12.02 euro cents/kWh
H2 20149.02 euro cents/kWh2.44 euro cents/kWh11.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 20158.87 euro cents/kWh2.40 euro cents/kWh11.27 euro cents/kWh
H2 20159.02 euro cents/kWh2.43 euro cents/kWh11.45 euro cents/kWh
H1 20168.77 euro cents/kWh2.37 euro cents/kWh11.14 euro cents/kWh
H2 20168.86 euro cents/kWh2.39 euro cents/kWh11.25 euro cents/kWh
H1 20178.86 euro cents/kWh2.39 euro cents/kWh11.25 euro cents/kWh
H2 20178.93 euro cents/kWh2.41 euro cents/kWh11.34 euro cents/kWh
H1 20188.85 euro cents/kWh2.38 euro cents/kWh11.23 euro cents/kWh
H2 20188.80 euro cents/kWh2.38 euro cents/kWh11.18 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.82 euro cents/kWh2.38 euro cents/kWh11.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.64 euro cents/kWh2.33 euro cents/kWh10.97 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.12 euro cents/kWh2.19 euro cents/kWh10.31 euro cents/kWh
H2 20207.94 euro cents/kWh2.15 euro cents/kWh10.09 euro cents/kWh
H1 20217.95 euro cents/kWh2.15 euro cents/kWh10.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 20217.90 euro cents/kWh2.13 euro cents/kWh10.03 euro cents/kWh
H1 20227.46 euro cents/kWh2.02 euro cents/kWh9.48 euro cents/kWh
H2 20228.53 euro cents/kWh2.31 euro cents/kWh10.84 euro cents/kWh
H1 20239.11 euro cents/kWh2.46 euro cents/kWh11.57 euro cents/kWh
H2 20238.91 euro cents/kWh2.41 euro cents/kWh11.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 20248.61 euro cents/kWh2.33 euro cents/kWh10.94 euro cents/kWh
H2 20248.12 euro cents/kWh2.20 euro cents/kWh10.32 euro cents/kWh
H1 20258.19 euro cents/kWh2.21 euro cents/kWh10.40 euro cents/kWh
H2 20258.52 euro cents/kWh2.30 euro cents/kWh10.82 euro cents/kWh
H1 20268.97 euro cents/kWh2.42 euro cents/kWh11.39 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for households in consumption band DC (2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year), in euros.

Medium Sized Businesses: H1 2026

Eurostat nrg_pc_205, band IC, 500 to 1,999 MWh a year
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Hungary, the first half of 2026, at each tax level, with rank and change.
MeasureValueAs of
All taxes and levies included27.13 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes21.83 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Excluding all taxes and levies19.52 euro cents/kWhH1 2026
Taxes and levies, share of the price28.1%H1 2026
Rank, dearest first3 of 34H1 2026
European Union average, all taxes in22.06 euro cents/kWhH2 2025
Change on a year earlier+1.7%to H1 2026
Change on five years earlier+137.2%to H1 2026

Taxes and levies made up 28.1% of the price in the first half of 2026: 19.52 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.61 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.

Hungary: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Hungary from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 27.13 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026. 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 H2 2007H2 2011H2 2015H2 2019H2 2023
Electricity price for medium sized businesses in Hungary from the second half of 2007 to the first half of 2026, in euro cents per kWh, split into the price before taxes and levies and the taxes and levies on top. The total is the all taxes price, 27.13 euro cents/kWh in the first half of 2026.
Eurostat nrg_pc_205, euro cents/kWh, through H1 2026
Hungary: medium sized businesses electricity price since the second half of 2007, before and after taxes and levies
Half yearPrice before taxes and leviesTaxes and leviesAll taxes and levies
H2 20079.97 euro cents/kWh3.57 euro cents/kWh13.54 euro cents/kWh
H1 200811.19 euro cents/kWh2.52 euro cents/kWh13.71 euro cents/kWh
H2 200811.95 euro cents/kWh2.66 euro cents/kWh14.61 euro cents/kWh
H1 200912.21 euro cents/kWh2.66 euro cents/kWh14.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 200912.76 euro cents/kWh3.42 euro cents/kWh16.18 euro cents/kWh
H1 201010.37 euro cents/kWh2.83 euro cents/kWh13.20 euro cents/kWh
H2 201010.31 euro cents/kWh2.81 euro cents/kWh13.12 euro cents/kWh
H1 20119.78 euro cents/kWh2.93 euro cents/kWh12.71 euro cents/kWh
H2 20119.34 euro cents/kWh3.83 euro cents/kWh13.17 euro cents/kWh
H1 20128.88 euro cents/kWh3.02 euro cents/kWh11.90 euro cents/kWh
H2 20129.37 euro cents/kWh3.18 euro cents/kWh12.55 euro cents/kWh
H1 20139.04 euro cents/kWh3.06 euro cents/kWh12.10 euro cents/kWh
H2 20139.14 euro cents/kWh3.15 euro cents/kWh12.29 euro cents/kWh
H1 20148.36 euro cents/kWh3.06 euro cents/kWh11.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 20148.22 euro cents/kWh3.01 euro cents/kWh11.23 euro cents/kWh
H1 20157.78 euro cents/kWh3.02 euro cents/kWh10.80 euro cents/kWh
H2 20157.83 euro cents/kWh3.01 euro cents/kWh10.84 euro cents/kWh
H1 20167.29 euro cents/kWh2.75 euro cents/kWh10.04 euro cents/kWh
H2 20167.19 euro cents/kWh2.73 euro cents/kWh9.92 euro cents/kWh
H1 20176.38 euro cents/kWh3.09 euro cents/kWh9.47 euro cents/kWh
H2 20176.49 euro cents/kWh3.08 euro cents/kWh9.57 euro cents/kWh
H1 20187.38 euro cents/kWh3.04 euro cents/kWh10.42 euro cents/kWh
H2 20187.37 euro cents/kWh2.86 euro cents/kWh10.23 euro cents/kWh
H1 20198.61 euro cents/kWh3.44 euro cents/kWh12.05 euro cents/kWh
H2 20198.56 euro cents/kWh3.32 euro cents/kWh11.88 euro cents/kWh
H1 20208.49 euro cents/kWh3.77 euro cents/kWh12.26 euro cents/kWh
H2 20208.33 euro cents/kWh3.34 euro cents/kWh11.67 euro cents/kWh
H1 20218.19 euro cents/kWh3.25 euro cents/kWh11.44 euro cents/kWh
H2 20219.98 euro cents/kWh3.06 euro cents/kWh13.04 euro cents/kWh
H1 202217.39 euro cents/kWh3.85 euro cents/kWh21.24 euro cents/kWh
H2 202222.04 euro cents/kWh6.42 euro cents/kWh28.46 euro cents/kWh
H1 202329.96 euro cents/kWh8.91 euro cents/kWh38.87 euro cents/kWh
H2 202326.08 euro cents/kWh7.93 euro cents/kWh34.01 euro cents/kWh
H1 202420.55 euro cents/kWh7.83 euro cents/kWh28.38 euro cents/kWh
H2 202421.38 euro cents/kWh7.23 euro cents/kWh28.61 euro cents/kWh
H1 202519.47 euro cents/kWh7.21 euro cents/kWh26.68 euro cents/kWh
H2 202519.63 euro cents/kWh7.02 euro cents/kWh26.65 euro cents/kWh
H1 202619.52 euro cents/kWh7.61 euro cents/kWh27.13 euro cents/kWh

Source: Eurostat (ec.europa.eu/eurostat), datasets nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, electricity prices for household and non household consumers, bi-annual data. Selected and charted by World Power Monitor. (Eurostat reuse policy) Data as of the first half of 2026. Prices for medium sized businesses in consumption band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh a year), in euros.

Electricity Prices in Hungary: Questions

How much does electricity cost for a household in Hungary?

In the first half of 2026, households in Hungary paid 11.39 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical household using 2,500 to 4,999 kWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 21.2% of the household price in Hungary in the first half of 2026: 8.97 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.42 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Hungary ranks 26th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

How much does electricity cost for a business in Hungary?

In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Hungary paid 27.13 euro cents/kWh with all taxes and levies included, for a typical medium sized business using 500 to 1,999 MWh a year. Taxes and levies made up 28.1% of the medium sized business price in Hungary in the first half of 2026: 19.52 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 7.61 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Hungary ranks 3rd dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.

Is electricity in Hungary dearer than the European Union average?

In the second half of 2025, the household price in Hungary was 10.82 euro cents/kWh, 62.6% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.