Electricity Prices in Bulgaria 2026
Household electricity price · H1 2026 · Eurostat nrg_pc_204, band DC, all taxes and levies included
Households in Bulgaria pay an average of 0.1341 EUR per kWh for electricity in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 29 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is 52.6% below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh, and the price fell by 1.0% compared with H2 2025. Taxes and levies account for 16.7 percent of the household price, about 0.0224 EUR of every kilowatt hour. Businesses in Bulgaria pay 0.1452 EUR per kWh in band IC, excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 21 of 38 in Europe.
Bulgaria household electricity price, H1 2026
Household price
0.1341
EUR/kWh, H1 2026, band DC, all taxes included
Rank
29 of 39
1 is the most expensive
Vs EU-27 average
-52.6%
below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR/kWh
Taxes and levies
16.7%
share of the household price
Business price
0.1452
EUR per kWh, rank 21 of 38
How the price in Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria’s electricity price
What makes up the price in Bulgaria
Bulgaria vs its neighbours
What electricity costs in Bulgaria: bill calculator
Annual cost in Bulgaria: EUR 469.35
Monthly cost: EUR 39.11
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 0.1341 EUR per kWh, the H1 2026 household average for Bulgaria (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 Bulgaria?
Households in Bulgaria pay an average of 0.1341 EUR per kWh in H1 2026 (band DC, all taxes and levies included), which ranks 29 of 39 countries in Europe, where rank 1 is the most expensive. That is -52.6%, below the EU-27 average of 0.2832 EUR per kWh.
How has the price in Bulgaria changed?
The H1 2026 price is -1.0% compared with H2 2025. At the current average price, a household using 3,500 kWh a year would pay EUR 469.35 a year in unit costs, before any standing charge.
How much of the price in Bulgaria is taxes and levies?
Taxes and levies make up 16.7 percent of the household price in Bulgaria, about 0.0224 EUR of every kilowatt hour. The remaining 83.3 percent covers the energy itself, network charges and supplier costs.
What do businesses pay in Bulgaria?
Businesses in Bulgaria pay 0.1452 EUR per kWh in band IC (500 to 1,999 MWh per year), excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes, which ranks 21 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.