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What households and businesses in Austria pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H2 2025.

At $0.372 per kWh, household electricity in Austria is the 5th most expensive of the 29 countries Voltlas tracks — about 28% above the median of $0.291/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.139 per kWh, 8th of 25. Filling up costs $2.08 per liter of gasoline ($7.89/gal), the 10th highest of 30 — and roughly 50% 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.

Electricity · household
$0.372/kWh
0.327 €/kWh local
Electricity · business
$0.271/kWh
0.238 €/kWh local
Natural gas · household
$0.139/kWh
0.122 €/kWh local
Petrol
$2.08/L
$7.89/gal
Diesel
$2.20/L
$8.32/gal
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Adjusted for purchasing power

Household electricity costs about $0.354 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.372), 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
20132015201720192021202320250.3720.222
Electricity · business
20132015201720192021202320250.3550.127
Natural gas · household
20132015201720192021202320250.1770.072

What's tax at the pump

Pre-tax price vs duties & VAT · 20 Jul 2026 · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline50% tax · $1.04 of $2.08/L
Diesel44% tax · $0.97 of $2.20/L
pre-taxtax (duties + VAT)

Pump-price history

USD per liter · EC Oil Bulletin
Gasoline
2016201820202022202420262.411.14
Diesel
2016201820202022202420262.561.12

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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.
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