Romania and Poland had the EU’s highest household electricity prices in purchasing-power terms in H1 2026, per Eurostat.
PPS per 100 kWh:
🇷🇴 Romania: 46.9
🇵🇱 Poland: 41.1
Lowest in:
🇭🇺 Hungary: 14.7
🇲🇹 Malta: 13.8
PPS adjusts for local price levels (it is not the same as the share of income spent). In pure euro terms, Ireland was highest (~€0.39/kWh).
Source: Eurostat
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