Electricity Prices in Montenegro
In the first half of 2026, households in Montenegro paid 10.39 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 Montenegro ranks 27th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026. Taxes and levies made up 9.0% of the household price in Montenegro in the first half of 2026: 9.45 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.94 euro cents/kWh on top. In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Montenegro paid 10.77 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 Montenegro paid 10.39 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 9.0% of the household price in Montenegro in the first half of 2026: 9.45 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.94 euro cents/kWh on top.
- The household price in Montenegro ranks 27th 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 Montenegro was 9.98 euro cents/kWh, 65.5% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
- The household price in Montenegro is 6.8% higher than a year earlier and 6.0% higher than five years earlier, in nominal euros, before inflation.
- In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Montenegro paid 10.77 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 21.8% of the medium sized business price in Montenegro in the first half of 2026: 8.42 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.35 euro cents/kWh on top.
- The medium sized business price in Montenegro ranks 32nd 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 Montenegro was 10.53 euro cents/kWh, 52.3% lower than the European Union average of 22.06 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.
- The medium sized business price in Montenegro is 2.9% higher than a year earlier and 3.3% 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| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| All taxes and levies included | 10.39 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes | 8.55 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Excluding all taxes and levies | 9.45 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Taxes and levies, share of the price | 9.0% | H1 2026 |
| Rank, dearest first | 27 of 30 | H1 2026 |
| European Union average, all taxes in | 28.96 euro cents/kWh | H2 2025 |
| Change on a year earlier | +6.8% | to H1 2026 |
| Change on five years earlier | +6.0% | to H1 2026 |
Taxes and levies made up 9.0% of the price in the first half of 2026: 9.45 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.94 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.
| Half year | Price before taxes and levies | Taxes and levies | All taxes and levies |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2011 | 7.44 euro cents/kWh | 1.26 euro cents/kWh | 8.70 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2011 | 7.29 euro cents/kWh | 1.23 euro cents/kWh | 8.52 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2012 | 7.72 euro cents/kWh | 1.38 euro cents/kWh | 9.10 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2012 | 8.25 euro cents/kWh | 1.25 euro cents/kWh | 9.50 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2013 | 8.35 euro cents/kWh | 1.21 euro cents/kWh | 9.56 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2013 | 8.55 euro cents/kWh | 1.33 euro cents/kWh | 9.88 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2014 | 8.58 euro cents/kWh | 1.27 euro cents/kWh | 9.85 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2014 | 8.67 euro cents/kWh | 1.21 euro cents/kWh | 9.88 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2015 | 8.69 euro cents/kWh | 1.13 euro cents/kWh | 9.82 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2015 | 8.74 euro cents/kWh | 1.14 euro cents/kWh | 9.88 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2016 | 8.56 euro cents/kWh | 1.00 euro cents/kWh | 9.56 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2016 | 8.66 euro cents/kWh | 1.04 euro cents/kWh | 9.70 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2017 | 8.04 euro cents/kWh | 1.79 euro cents/kWh | 9.83 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2017 | 8.06 euro cents/kWh | 1.97 euro cents/kWh | 10.03 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2018 | 8.28 euro cents/kWh | 1.96 euro cents/kWh | 10.24 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2018 | 8.29 euro cents/kWh | 2.01 euro cents/kWh | 10.30 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2019 | 8.34 euro cents/kWh | 1.98 euro cents/kWh | 10.32 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2019 | 8.47 euro cents/kWh | 1.81 euro cents/kWh | 10.28 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2020 | 8.11 euro cents/kWh | 1.77 euro cents/kWh | 9.88 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2020 | 8.21 euro cents/kWh | 1.78 euro cents/kWh | 9.99 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2021 | 8.07 euro cents/kWh | 1.73 euro cents/kWh | 9.80 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2021 | 8.03 euro cents/kWh | 1.71 euro cents/kWh | 9.74 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2022 | 7.92 euro cents/kWh | 1.69 euro cents/kWh | 9.61 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2022 | 8.09 euro cents/kWh | 1.73 euro cents/kWh | 9.82 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2023 | 8.45 euro cents/kWh | 1.23 euro cents/kWh | 9.68 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2023 | 8.46 euro cents/kWh | 1.24 euro cents/kWh | 9.70 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2024 | 8.94 euro cents/kWh | 0.77 euro cents/kWh | 9.71 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2024 | 8.95 euro cents/kWh | 1.09 euro cents/kWh | 10.04 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2025 | 9.24 euro cents/kWh | 0.49 euro cents/kWh | 9.73 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2025 | 9.27 euro cents/kWh | 0.71 euro cents/kWh | 9.98 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2026 | 9.45 euro cents/kWh | 0.94 euro cents/kWh | 10.39 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| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| All taxes and levies included | 10.77 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes | 8.92 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Excluding all taxes and levies | 8.42 euro cents/kWh | H1 2026 |
| Taxes and levies, share of the price | 21.8% | H1 2026 |
| Rank, dearest first | 32 of 34 | H1 2026 |
| European Union average, all taxes in | 22.06 euro cents/kWh | H2 2025 |
| Change on a year earlier | +2.9% | to H1 2026 |
| Change on five years earlier | +3.3% | to H1 2026 |
Taxes and levies made up 21.8% of the price in the first half of 2026: 8.42 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.35 euro cents/kWh on top. Changes are in nominal euros, before inflation.
| Half year | Price before taxes and levies | Taxes and levies | All taxes and levies |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 2011 | 6.17 euro cents/kWh | 1.05 euro cents/kWh | 7.22 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2011 | 6.37 euro cents/kWh | 1.09 euro cents/kWh | 7.46 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2012 | 6.77 euro cents/kWh | 1.27 euro cents/kWh | 8.04 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2012 | 7.19 euro cents/kWh | 1.32 euro cents/kWh | 8.51 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2013 | 7.47 euro cents/kWh | 1.35 euro cents/kWh | 8.82 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2013 | 7.46 euro cents/kWh | 1.49 euro cents/kWh | 8.95 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2014 | 7.61 euro cents/kWh | 1.46 euro cents/kWh | 9.07 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2014 | 7.53 euro cents/kWh | 1.47 euro cents/kWh | 9.00 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2015 | 7.66 euro cents/kWh | 1.47 euro cents/kWh | 9.13 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2015 | 7.64 euro cents/kWh | 1.45 euro cents/kWh | 9.09 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2016 | 7.94 euro cents/kWh | 1.51 euro cents/kWh | 9.45 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2016 | 7.82 euro cents/kWh | 1.48 euro cents/kWh | 9.30 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2017 | 7.24 euro cents/kWh | 1.93 euro cents/kWh | 9.17 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2017 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| H1 2018 | 7.65 euro cents/kWh | 2.11 euro cents/kWh | 9.76 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2018 | 7.61 euro cents/kWh | 2.09 euro cents/kWh | 9.70 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2019 | 7.76 euro cents/kWh | 2.69 euro cents/kWh | 10.45 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2019 | 7.88 euro cents/kWh | 2.72 euro cents/kWh | 10.60 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2020 | 7.66 euro cents/kWh | 2.66 euro cents/kWh | 10.32 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2020 | 5.13 euro cents/kWh | 2.71 euro cents/kWh | 7.84 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2021 | 7.73 euro cents/kWh | 2.70 euro cents/kWh | 10.43 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2021 | 5.27 euro cents/kWh | 2.65 euro cents/kWh | 7.92 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2022 | 7.62 euro cents/kWh | 2.64 euro cents/kWh | 10.26 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2022 | 7.61 euro cents/kWh | 2.75 euro cents/kWh | 10.36 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2023 | 7.68 euro cents/kWh | 2.69 euro cents/kWh | 10.37 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2023 | 7.64 euro cents/kWh | 2.20 euro cents/kWh | 9.84 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2024 | 8.00 euro cents/kWh | 2.26 euro cents/kWh | 10.26 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2024 | 7.99 euro cents/kWh | 2.24 euro cents/kWh | 10.23 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2025 | 8.17 euro cents/kWh | 2.30 euro cents/kWh | 10.47 euro cents/kWh |
| H2 2025 | 8.22 euro cents/kWh | 2.31 euro cents/kWh | 10.53 euro cents/kWh |
| H1 2026 | 8.42 euro cents/kWh | 2.35 euro cents/kWh | 10.77 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 Montenegro: Questions
How much does electricity cost for a household in Montenegro?
In the first half of 2026, households in Montenegro paid 10.39 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 9.0% of the household price in Montenegro in the first half of 2026: 9.45 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 0.94 euro cents/kWh on top. The household price in Montenegro ranks 27th dearest of 30 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
How much does electricity cost for a business in Montenegro?
In the first half of 2026, medium sized businesses in Montenegro paid 10.77 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 21.8% of the medium sized business price in Montenegro in the first half of 2026: 8.42 euro cents/kWh before taxes and levies, 2.35 euro cents/kWh on top. The medium sized business price in Montenegro ranks 32nd dearest of 34 European countries with a Eurostat price for the first half of 2026.
Is electricity in Montenegro dearer than the European Union average?
In the second half of 2025, the household price in Montenegro was 9.98 euro cents/kWh, 65.5% lower than the European Union average of 28.96 euro cents/kWh, the latest Eurostat publishes.