← VOLTLASMethodology. Prices are all-taxes-included end-user retail prices, drawn from free official sources and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are per kWh; gasoline and diesel are pump prices per litre (EC Weekly Oil Bulletin for the EU, EIA for the US). Figures update weekly; each reflects its source's latest published period. A lower price is marked ✓.
Comparison · 2026
France vs Spain
Electricity, natural gas, and pump prices (gasoline and diesel) in France and Spain, in US dollars, taxes included, from free official sources. Household electricity is about 1% cheaper in France.
MetricFranceSpain
Electricity · household$0.279/kWh ✓$0.281/kWh
Electricity · business$0.207/kWh$0.180/kWh ✓
Natural gas · household$0.151/kWh$0.088/kWh ✓
Gasoline · Euro-95$2.45/L$1.96/L ✓
Diesel$2.64/L$2.12/L ✓
✓ marks the cheaper of the two. Energy sources: Eurostat (France), Eurostat (Spain); pump prices via EC Oil Bulletin (EU) and EIA (US).
Is electricity cheaper in France or Spain?
Household electricity is cheaper in France at $0.279 per kWh, versus $0.281 per kWh in Spain — about 1% less, taxes included.