Average household gas prices across the European Union fell to €0.11 per kilowatt-hour in the first half of 2026, the lowest level recorded since the first half of 2022, according to figures published by Eurostat.

The average price was 10.2% lower than in the second half of 2025 and 3.5% lower than in the first half of 2025, continuing the gradual easing of household energy costs after the price surge that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The gap between member states remains wide. Sweden recorded the highest household gas price in January to June 2026, at €0.22 per kWh, followed by the Netherlands at €0.16 and France and Portugal at €0.13 each. At the other end of the scale, Hungary had the lowest price at €0.03 per kWh, followed by Croatia at €0.05 and Romania and Slovakia at €0.06 each.

Measured in national currencies, prices fell in 12 countries with available data compared with the first half of 2025, rose in seven and remained broadly stable in four. The sharpest falls were recorded in Bulgaria, down 14.5%, Greece, down 11.3%, and Spain, down 10%.

When differences in price levels between countries are taken into account, the highest gas prices in purchasing power terms were in Sweden, Portugal and the Netherlands, while the lowest were in Hungary, Luxembourg and Croatia. The figures cover medium-sized household consumers and include all taxes and levies.