Among 21 EU member states that provided data along with 4 non-EU states including Turkey, Moldova, Serbia and Macedonia, Turkey had the lowest household price for gas at €0.0244/kWh last year.
Turkey was followed by Romania with €0.0302/kWh, Moldova with €0.0306/kWh, Serbia with €0.0342/kWh and Bulgaria with €0.0355/kWh in 2017.
In the list of 25 countries, the most expensive household gas per kWh was sold in Sweden. In 2017, the price of household gas in Sweden was €0.1197/kWh. Ireland followed with €0.0963/kWh, Portugal with €0.0931/kWh, Denmark with €0.0880/kWh and the Netherlands with €0.0790/kWh.
- Cheapest household electricity in Kosovo
Last year, Kosovo enjoyed the cheapest household electricity price per kWh out of a list of 32 countries. The list included 24 EU member states that provided data as well as Norway, Iceland, Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Turkey, Moldova and Montenegro.
Kosovo paid €0.0658/kWh for household electricity in 2017. Serbia and Macedonia followed €0.0731/kWh and €0.0812/kWh, respectively. Turkey's household electricity user per kWh out of the list of 32 countries was the fourth cheapest at €0.0958/kWh last year. Turkey was followed by Bulgaria with €0.0970/kWh.
The most expensive household electricity price per kWh in 2017 was seen in Belgium, which paid €0.2845/kWh. Belgium was followed by Denmark with €0.2668/kWh, Portugal with €0.2357/kWh, Ireland with €0.2114/kWh and Austria with €0.1934/kWh.
According to Eurostat data, the top five countries that had the cheapest household gas and electricity per kWh last year are as follows:
Top 5 countries with lowest gas price per kWh
Country
Price (euro/kWh)
Turkey
0.0244
Romania
0.0302
Moldova
0.0306
Serbia
0.0342
Bulgaria
0.0355
Top 5 countries with lowest electricity price per kWh
Country
Price (euro/kWh)
Kosovo
0.0658
Serbia
0.0731
Macedonia
0.0812
Turkey
0.095
Bulgaria
0.0970
(Anadolu Agency)