What households and businesses in Bulgaria pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.150 per kWh, household electricity in Bulgaria is the 28th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 44% below the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.073 per kWh, 19th of 25. Filling up costs $1.82 per liter of gasoline ($6.90/gal), the 24th highest of 30 — and roughly 39% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 33% of Bulgaria's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 276 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.300 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.150), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Bulgaria makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 276 gCO₂/kWh · 38 TWh · Ember
Coal22.5%
Oil0.7%
Natural gas4.9%
Nuclear39.1%
Hydro6.7%
Wind3.5%
Solar18.2%
Bioenergy4.5%
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.