What households and businesses in Cyprus pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.301 per kWh, household electricity in Cyprus is the 11th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 11% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Filling up costs $1.94 per liter of gasoline ($7.34/gal), the 23rd highest of 30 — and roughly 37% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 28% of Cyprus's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 489 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.342 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.301), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Cyprus makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 489 gCO₂/kWh · 6 TWh · Ember
Oil72.3%
Wind3.6%
Solar23.2%
Bioenergy1%
Energy price history
USD per kWh, all taxes included · Eurostat
Electricity · household
Electricity · business
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.