What households and businesses in Hungary pay for electricity and natural gas, in US dollars, from free official sources. Figures from Eurostat, latest period H1 2026.
At $0.128 per kWh, household electricity in Hungary is the 30th most expensive of the 30 countries Voltlas tracks — about 53% below the median of $0.270/kWh. Household natural gas runs $0.037 per kWh, 25th of 25. Filling up costs $1.97 per liter of gasoline ($7.45/gal), the 19th highest of 30 — and roughly 43% of that pump price is duties and VAT. Behind the meter, 35% of Hungary's electricity came from renewables in 2025, with grid carbon intensity around 163 gCO₂ per kWh.
Household electricity costs about $0.213 per kWh in international dollars (nominal $0.128), reflecting local purchasing power rather than the market exchange rate. Illustrative.
How Hungary makes its electricity
Share of generation, 2025 · 163 gCO₂/kWh · 40 TWh · Ember
Coal3.4%
Oil1%
Natural gas20.3%
Nuclear40%
Hydro0.6%
Wind1.5%
Solar27.3%
Bioenergy5.9%
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. Note: Regulated household price (rezsicsökkentés cap). Voltlas aggregates only freely republishable official data; coverage and update frequency vary by country.