What does a⚡Electricity 1kWh (household)cost, compared withUnited States?

United States baseline

$0.19

USD 0.188 · rank 29/67

×2.39

pricier

Ireland

$0.45

USD 0.45 · rank 1/67

Electricity 1kWh (household) in Ireland costs 2.39× what it does in United States.

All 67 countries, ranked

• 1 Ireland $0.45 USD 0.45 · ×2.39 · 2026-04-01
• 2 Italy $0.41 USD 0.414 · ×2.20 · 2026-04-01
• 3 Germany $0.41 USD 0.406 · ×2.16 · 2026-04-01
• 4 Belgium $0.41 USD 0.406 · ×2.16 · 2026-04-01
• 5 United Kingdom $0.40 USD 0.402 · ×2.14 · 2026-04-01
• 6 Switzerland $0.37 USD 0.367 · ×1.95 · 2026-04-01
• 7 Denmark $0.36 USD 0.355 · ×1.89 · 2026-04-01
• 8 Austria $0.35 USD 0.353 · ×1.88 · 2026-04-01
• 9 Czechia $0.35 USD 0.351 · ×1.87 · 2026-04-01
• 10 Guatemala $0.30 USD 0.299 · ×1.59 · 2026-04-01
• 11 Netherlands $0.29 USD 0.286 · ×1.52 · 2026-04-01
• 12 France $0.28 USD 0.276 · ×1.47 · 2026-04-01
• 13 Australia $0.26 USD 0.259 · ×1.38 · 2026-04-01
• 14 Spain $0.26 USD 0.255 · ×1.36 · 2026-04-01
• 15 Uruguay $0.26 USD 0.255 · ×1.36 · 2026-04-01
• 16 Greece $0.25 USD 0.254 · ×1.35 · 2026-04-01
• 17 Sweden $0.24 USD 0.243 · ×1.29 · 2026-04-01
• 18 Portugal $0.24 USD 0.239 · ×1.27 · 2026-04-01
• 19 Poland $0.24 USD 0.236 · ×1.26 · 2026-04-01
• 20 Singapore $0.23 USD 0.233 · ×1.24 · 2026-04-01
• 21 Honduras $0.23 USD 0.231 · ×1.23 · 2026-04-01
• 22 Chile $0.23 USD 0.228 · ×1.21 · 2026-04-01
• 23 Japan $0.23 USD 0.227 · ×1.21 · 2026-04-01
• 24 Romania $0.22 USD 0.222 · ×1.18 · 2026-04-01
• 25 New Zealand $0.21 USD 0.212 · ×1.13 · 2026-04-01
• 26 South Africa $0.21 USD 0.209 · ×1.11 · 2026-04-01
• 27 Philippines $0.21 USD 0.209 · ×1.11 · 2026-04-01
• 28 Colombia $0.21 USD 0.207 · ×1.10 · 2026-04-01
• 29 United States $0.19 baseline · USD 0.188 · ×1.00 · 2026-04-01
• Below this line: cheaper than United States 38 countries
• 30 Peru $0.19 USD 0.186 · ×0.99 · 2026-04-01
• 31 Israel $0.19 USD 0.185 · ×0.98 · 2026-04-01
• 32 Hong Kong $0.18 USD 0.184 · ×0.98 · 2026-04-01
• 33 Iceland $0.18 USD 0.179 · ×0.95 · 2026-04-01
• 34 Moldova $0.18 USD 0.179 · ×0.95 · 2026-04-01
• 35 Nicaragua $0.18 USD 0.176 · ×0.94 · 2026-04-01
• 36 Finland $0.18 USD 0.175 · ×0.93 · 2026-04-01
• 37 Costa Rica $0.17 USD 0.17 · ×0.90 · 2026-04-01
• 38 Norway $0.17 USD 0.165 · ×0.88 · 2026-04-01
• 39 Brazil $0.16 USD 0.164 · ×0.87 · 2026-04-01
• 40 South Korea $0.13 USD 0.127 · ×0.68 · 2026-04-01
• 41 Thailand $0.13 USD 0.127 · ×0.68 · 2026-04-01
• 42 Canada $0.12 USD 0.123 · ×0.65 · 2026-04-01
• 43 Morocco $0.12 USD 0.121 · ×0.64 · 2026-04-01
• 44 Sri Lanka $0.11 USD 0.114 · ×0.61 · 2026-04-01
• 45 Hungary $0.11 USD 0.111 · ×0.59 · 2026-04-01
• 46 Mexico $0.11 USD 0.109 · ×0.58 · 2026-04-01
• 47 Taiwan $0.10 USD 0.098 · ×0.52 · 2026-04-01
• 48 Indonesia $0.09 USD 0.09 · ×0.48 · 2026-04-01
• 49 Jordan $0.09 USD 0.09 · ×0.48 · 2026-04-01
• 50 Argentina $0.09 USD 0.087 · ×0.46 · 2026-04-01
• 51 Ukraine $0.08 USD 0.084 · ×0.45 · 2026-04-01
• 52 United Arab Emirates $0.08 USD 0.08 · ×0.43 · 2026-04-01
• 53 Vietnam $0.08 USD 0.078 · ×0.41 · 2026-04-01
• 54 India $0.08 USD 0.077 · ×0.41 · 2026-04-01
• 55 China $0.08 USD 0.076 · ×0.40 · 2026-04-01
• 56 Russia $0.07 USD 0.069 · ×0.37 · 2026-04-01
• 57 Venezuela $0.07 USD 0.069 · ×0.37 · 2026-04-01
• 58 Turkey $0.07 USD 0.067 · ×0.36 · 2026-04-01
• 59 Pakistan $0.06 USD 0.063 · ×0.34 · 2026-04-01
• 60 Saudi Arabia $0.05 USD 0.052 · ×0.28 · 2026-04-01
• 61 Malaysia $0.05 USD 0.05 · ×0.27 · 2026-04-01
• 62 Azerbaijan $0.05 USD 0.048 · ×0.26 · 2026-04-01
• 63 Bahrain $0.05 USD 0.048 · ×0.26 · 2026-04-01
• 64 Kuwait $0.04 USD 0.04 · ×0.21 · 2026-04-01
• 65 Qatar $0.03 USD 0.032 · ×0.17 · 2026-04-01
• 66 Oman $0.03 USD 0.03 · ×0.16 · 2026-04-01
• 67 Egypt $0.02 USD 0.023 · ×0.12 · 2026-04-01

29 countries are pricier than United States, 38 are cheaper.

Sources: GlobalPetrolPrices.com