What households and businesses in Austria pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.366 per kWh, household electricity in Austria is the 4th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 36% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.139 per kWh, 5th of 25. Filling up costs $1.99 per liter of gasoline ($7.52/gal), the 18th highest of 30 — and roughly 48% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 84% of Austria's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 117 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.349 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.366), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Austria makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 117 gCO₂/kWh · 73 TWh · Ember
Oil4.5%
Natural gas11.9%
Hydro51.8%
Wind11.3%
Solar14.1%
Bioenergy6.4%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
Natural gas · household
What's tax at the pump
Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 26 Oct 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Methodology. Prices are all-taxes-included, sourced from Eurostat and converted to USD at recent reference rates. Electricity and gas are end-user retail prices per kWh. Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.