Household Electricity Price by Country 2025

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The electricity prices varies greatly from one country to the next ranging from 0.012$/kWh in Turkmenistan to 0.733$/kWh in Bermuda. In Australia, it reaches 0.322$/kWh, above the international average of 0.268$/kWh. In this article, we seek to establish a correlation between kWh price, market liberalization and power outages.

Electricity price map

Methodology : prices gathered by Selectra in march 2025. Updated every 6 months. We take the price of the 300th kWh consumed monthly, in the capital city, for residential consumers, with a 5 kVA meter power. Price is converted to $ at study date rate.

Electricity price in every country
CountrykWh priceSource
Turkmenistan0.012$/kWhTurkmenergo
Sudan0.013$/kWhSEDC
Bahrain0.013$/kWhEWA
Angola0.02$/kWhENDE
Ethiopia0.025$/kWhEthiopian Electric Power
Kuwait0.027$/kWhMinistry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy
Egypt0.05$/kWhEEHC
Bhutan0.052$/kWhBhutan Power Corporation
Uzbekistan0.057$/kWhUzbekistonmet
Tajikistan0.057$/kWhBarki Tojik
Qatar0.059$/kWhKAHRAMAA
Algeria0.059$/kWhSonelgaz
Oman0.061$/kWhNama Supply Company
Congo - Kinshasa0.064$/kWhSNEL
Nepal0.068$/kWhNEA
Kyrgyzstan0.072$/kWhNESK
São Tomé & Príncipe 0.072$/kWhEmpresa de Agua e Eletricidade (EMAE)
Paraguay0.075$/kWhANDE
Laos0.077$/kWhElectricité du Laos
Trinidad & Tobago0.077$/kWhT&TEC
Saudi Arabia0.079$/kWhSEC
Kazakhstan0.079$/kWhSource
Mexico0.082$/kWhCFE
Zambia0.086$/kWhZESCO
Turkey0.087$/kWhSource
Afghanistan0.088$/kWhDABS
Azerbaijan0.097$/kWhAzerishiq
Ukraine0.104$/kWhSource
Malawi0.104$/kWhESCOM
United Arab Emirates0.104$/kWhSource
Suriname0.107$/kWhEBS
Bangladesh0.109$/kWhBPDB
Pakistan0.113$/kWhSource
Sierra Leone0.125$/kWhEDSA
Mongolia0.125$/kWhSource
Georgia0.127$/kWhSource
Belarus0.127$/kWhBelenergo
Madagascar0.131$/kWhJIRAMA
China0.134$/kWhState Grid Corporation of China
Russia0.136$/kWhSource
India0.136$/kWhSource
Taiwan0.139$/kWhTaipower
Zimbabwe0.143$/kWhZESA
Malaysia0.143$/kWhSource
Bosnia & Herzegovina0.143$/kWhEPBiH
Iceland0.143$/kWhSource
Albania0.154$/kWhKESH
Argentina0.156$/kWhSource
Ecuador0.159$/kWhSource
Lesotho0.159$/kWhLesotho Electricity Company
Indonesia0.161$/kWhPLN
North Macedonia0.161$/kWhEVN
Ghana0.163$/kWhECG
Botswana0.164$/kWhBotswana Power Corporation
Peru0.179$/kWhSource
Armenia0.181$/kWhENA
Dominican Republic0.188$/kWhSource
Hungary0.196$/kWhSource
Vietnam0.197$/kWhEVN
Côte d’Ivoire0.197$/kWhCompagnie Ivoirienne d'Electricité
Macao SAR China0.197$/kWhCEM
South Africa0.197$/kWhESKOM
Morocco0.198$/kWhSource
Cuba0.215$/kWhMINEM
Nigeria0.215$/kWhNERC
Tunisia0.215$/kWhSTEG
Cameroon0.215$/kWhEneo
Tanzania0.215$/kWhTANESCO
Canada0.215$/kWhSource
Mozambique0.215$/kWhElectridade de Moçambique (EdM)
Thailand0.215$/kWhSource
Serbia0.215$/kWhEPS
Eswatini0.215$/kWhEswatini Electricity Company
Bolivia0.215$/kWhSource
Malta0.232$/kWhEnemalta
Maldives0.232$/kWhSTELCO
South Korea0.232$/kWhKEPCO
Myanmar (Burma)0.236$/kWhMinistry of Electric Power
Namibia0.236$/kWhNampower
Bulgaria0.236$/kWhSource
Cambodia0.248$/kWhElectricité du Cambodge
Panama0.25$/kWhSource
Mauritania0.25$/kWhSomelec
Brazil0.252$/kWhSource
Croatia0.268$/kWhHEP
Israel0.27$/kWhIEC
Jordan0.286$/kWhNEPCO
Sri Lanka0.286$/kWhCEB
Philippines0.286$/kWhSource
Central African Republic0.286$/kWhEnerca
Papua New Guinea0.286$/kWhPPL
Togo0.304$/kWhCEET
Burkina Faso0.304$/kWhSonabel
New Zealand0.312$/kWhSource
United States0.32$/kWhSource
Hong Kong SAR China0.322$/kWhSource
Aruba0.322$/kWhElmar
Uruguay0.322$/kWhUTE
Australia0.322$/kWhSource
Gambia0.322$/kWhNAWEC
Romania0.337$/kWhSource
Rwanda0.34$/kWhEnergy Utility Corporation Limited (EUCL)
Costa Rica0.34$/kWhSource
Colombia0.34$/kWhSource
Niger0.34$/kWhSociété Nigérienne d'Electricité (NIGELEC)
Chad0.34$/kWhSNE
Japan0.342$/kWhSource
Slovakia0.345$/kWhSource
Norway0.356$/kWhSource
Uganda0.358$/kWhUMEME
Belize0.358$/kWhBEL
Singapore0.358$/kWhSingapore Power
France0.36$/kWhSource
El Salvador0.366$/kWhSource
Moldova0.375$/kWhSource
Mauritius0.375$/kWhCEB
Nicaragua0.375$/kWhDisnorte Dissur
Gabon0.375$/kWhSEEG
Luxembourg0.375$/kWhSource
Poland0.384$/kWhSource
Slovenia0.388$/kWhELES
Greece0.388$/kWhHellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator
Guatemala0.393$/kWhSource
Mali0.411$/kWhEnergie du Mali
Honduras0.411$/kWhENEE
Benin0.411$/kWhSociété Béninoise d'Energie Electrique (SBEE)
Kenya0.418$/kWhKenya Power and Lighting Company
Chile0.429$/kWhSource
Senegal0.429$/kWhSenelec
Lithuania0.429$/kWhSource
Portugal0.434$/kWhSource
Sweden0.435$/kWhSource
Spain0.435$/kWhSource
Finland0.441$/kWhSource
Barbados0.447$/kWhBLPC
Estonia0.452$/kWhSource
Latvia0.455$/kWhSource
Netherlands0.482$/kWhSource
Jamaica0.501$/kWhJPS
Bahamas0.501$/kWhBPL
Austria0.518$/kWhSource
Switzerland0.518$/kWhSource
Liechtenstein0.518$/kWhLKW
United Kingdom0.572$/kWhSource
Cayman Islands0.572$/kWhCUC
Cyprus0.579$/kWhEAC
Italy0.585$/kWhSource
Cape Verde0.601$/kWhEDEC
Czechia0.604$/kWhSource
Belgium0.622$/kWhSource
Lebanon0.626$/kWhElectricité du Liban
Comoros0.626$/kWhSociété Nationale d'Electricité (SONELEC)
Denmark0.663$/kWhSource
Ireland0.668$/kWhESB Networks
Germany0.706$/kWhSource
Bermuda0.733$/kWhBELCO

We listed all countries where the electricity price can be established, which excludes the likes of Iran, North Korea or Syria, where no data is available.

Which country has the cheapest electricity ?

The countries with the cheapest electricity price per kWh are Turkmenistan (1.2 pence per kWh), Sudan (1.3 pence per kWh) and Bahrain (1.3 pence per kWh). However, it makes more sense to rank the countries where electricity is the cheapest and power outages are uncommon. Top 3 then becomes Bahrain, Qatar and Oman. These are countries where energy has long been almost free, and where the State subsidises electricity. Quite the opposite of Australia where taxes and prices are both high ! In Europe, the countries where electricity is the cheapest are Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia

Electricity prices and hyperinflation

Zimbabwe is no longer the cheapest country for electricity since they changed their currency to peg it on gold. However, the low kWh price displayed by Turkey mostly comes from the devaluation suffered by the turkish pound over the last years.

How does Australia rank in terms of power prices ?

With a kWh price of 0.322$ in September 2025, Australia ranks 104th out of 156 surveyed countries. In Oceania, the most expensive country is Australia with a kWh price of 0.706$. Australia ranks 2th out of 3 in Oceania for the kWh price, with a Oceanian average reaching 0.307$ per kWh.

Electricity price by continent

Electricity price by continent
ContinentAverage kWh price
Africa0.238$/kWh
North America0.352$/kWh
Asia0.163$/kWh
Europe0.37$/kWh
South America0.232$/kWh
Oceania0.307$/kWh

The average has been computed over the countries of each continent, but not ponderated by population. This means Bermuda has the same weight as the US in the North-American average.

We take the average of national prices across each continent. Country-continent association is that of the UN, meaning that Central America is grouped inside North America. Asia has the cheapest energy as most oil and gas producing countries (Gulf and Central Asian countries) have cheap energy. On the opposite, Europe which imports most of its fossil fuels and has high taxes, has the most expensive electricity, around 20 pence per kWh.

Average electricity price in the world

The average price of all countries considered in Selectra's study reaches 0.268$/kWh which is 17% cheaper than Australia, where the kWh price is 0.322$

Electricity price and liberalization

We have ranked the surveyed countries in "liberalised" and "non liberalised". Partly liberalised countries like the US or Canada are considered liberalised.

StatusAverage price
Non liberalised0.227$
Liberalised0.433$

The difference is shocking, with a twice higher price in liberalised countries. At first sight, this goes strongly against liberalisation ! However, there are a few caveats. First, liberalised countries are mostly rich (EU, USA, Canada, Japan, Singapore). Second, liberalised countries are not affected by frequent power outages, while such events plague a vast majority of non-liberalised countries.

Electricity price and power cuts

Across the 10 countries that have the cheapest electricity, 9 endure frequent power outages. Service quality appears to be clearly correlated to kWh price. In the table below, the electricity price is 50% higher in countries where service quality is good than in countries suffering from frequent blackouts.

Power outagesAverage price
Frequent0.227$
Rare0.334$

To rank countries, we ran a survey and tagged those where blackouts affect all residential customers at least 4 times per year. Out of the 156 countries analyzed, 93 have network stability issues, that is 60%.

The difference between rich, liberalized, expensive, and poor, unstable countries is striking. The definition of the kWh price by the state, ignoring offer and demand balance is the most common feature of countries where blackouts occur frequently.

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