What households and businesses in Czechia pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.323 per kWh, household electricity in Czechia is the 8th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 20% above the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.101 per kWh, 10th of 25. Filling up costs $2.02 per liter of gasoline ($7.64/gal), the 16th highest of 30 — and roughly 47% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 17% of Czechia's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 401 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.461 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.323), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Czechia makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 401 gCO₂/kWh · 76 TWh · Ember
Coal35.2%
Oil0.2%
Natural gas5.4%
Nuclear42.3%
Hydro2.3%
Wind0.8%
Solar5.8%
Bioenergy8%
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.