Electricity Prices in Austria 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Austria pay an average of 0.3260 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 4 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 15.1% above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 0.4% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 23.9 percent of the household price, about 0.0779 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Austria pay 0.1918 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 9 of 38 in Europe.
Austria household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.3260
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
4 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
+15.1%
above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
23.9%
share of the household price
Business price
0.1918
EUR per kWh, rank 9 of 38
How the price in Austria compares
Household price vs EU-27 average
Household vs business price
Household: band DC, all taxes and levies included. Business: band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes. Bars scaled to 0.44 EUR/kWh. Source: Eurostat, nrg_pc_204 and nrg_pc_205, H1 2026.
Taxes and levies in Austria’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Austria
Austria vs its neighbours
What electricity costs in Austria: bill calculator
Annual cost in Austria: EUR 1,141.00
Monthly cost: EUR 95.08
At the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, the same use would cost EUR 991.20 a year.
Worked out as annual use multiplied by 0.3260 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Austria (band DC, all taxes and levies included, Eurostat nrg_pc_204). Excludes any standing charge.
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How much does electricity cost in Austria?
Households in Austria pay an average of 0.3260 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 4 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is +15.1%, above the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Austria changed?
The H1 2026 price is -0.4% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 1,141.00 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Austria is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 23.9 percent of the household price in Austria, about 0.0779 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 76.1 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Austria?
Businesses in Austria pay 0.1918 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 9 of 38 in Europe. The EU-27 business average is 0.1800 EUR per kWh.
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Source: Eurostat, datasets nrg_pc_204 (household, band DC, all taxes and levies included) and nrg_pc_205 (business, band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes), H1 2026, © European Union, CC BY 4.0.