Gas prices in Austria
Austrian households buy gas from a supplier of their choice; there is no regulated price. The regulator E-Control supervises the market, sets the network tariffs and runs a tariff calculator that compares every supplier's offers by postcode, and every household is entitled to basic supply (Grundversorgung) from a supplier in its area.
Gas heats a large share of Austrian homes, especially flats in Vienna and other cities, and is widely used for hot water and cooking.
For decades most of Austria's gas came from Russia through Baumgarten, the hub on the Slovak border. Russian deliveries via Ukraine ended at the start of 2025, and gas now arrives mainly via Germany and Italy. Austria has very large storage facilities compared with its consumption. The bill adds network charges, the natural gas levy (Erdgasabgabe), a CO₂ price and 20% VAT.
Sources: Eurostat, World Bank, ECB
Household prices half-year by half-year
Eurostat's household price per kWh in Austria, all taxes included. The full history in the app ›
Source: Eurostat (nrg_pc_202).
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What does it cost to use gas in Austria?
Worked out with 0.1240 €/kWh, Eurostat's household price for H1 2026.
- A 10-minute shower€0.5410 min · 12 l/min · 38 °C
- A bath€0.67150 litres · 38 °C
- Dinner on the hob€0.12Example: 1 kWh
- An hour in the oven€0.19Example: 1.5 kWh
- A winter day's heating€7.44Example: 60 kWh · 90 days
- A year's gas for a house€2,2511,650 m³ a year
Standing charges and the supplier's mark-up come on top.
Gas prices in Austria explained
What makes up the price
An Austrian gas bill has three parts: the energy price set by the supplier, the network charges set by E-Control for each network area, and taxes and levies, namely the natural gas levy, the CO₂ price under the national carbon pricing scheme and 20% VAT. Because network charges differ between areas, the same offer can cost a different amount in Vienna and in the Tyrol.
2022 and the break with Russian gas
Austria's heavy dependence on Russian gas made the 2022 crisis hit hard, and suppliers raised their prices several times. The government paid households an energy cost allowance (Energiekostenausgleich), temporarily cut the levies on gas and electricity and built up a strategic gas reserve. In December 2024 OMV terminated its supply contract with Gazprom, and transit through Ukraine stopped a few weeks later.
Switching saves money
Switching supplier is free, can be done online and takes at most about three weeks; E-Control's tariff calculator shows the cheapest offers for your postcode and consumption. Compare the energy price and the basic fee together, and check whether a price is fixed or linked to the wholesale market.
Reading the Austrian figures
Austria publishes no official household gas price that this page may show, so the figures are Eurostat's half-yearly averages with all taxes and VAT for homes using 20–199 GJ a year. They show the level Austrian households paid, not an offer you can sign today.
Compared with neighbouring countries
| Austria | 0.1240 €/kWh |
|---|---|
| Germany | 0.1156 €/kWh |
| Czechia | 0.0901 €/kWh |
| Hungary | 0.0330 €/kWh |
| EU average | 0.1103 €/kWh |
Eurostat, H1 2026, € per kWh with all taxes.
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Questions about the gas price
- What does gas cost in Austria?
- Eurostat's average household price in Austria was 0.1240 €/kWh in H1 2026, all taxes included.
- Is gas cheaper in Austria than in neighbouring countries?
- In H1 2026 households in Austria paid 0.1240 €/kWh, against 0.1156 €/kWh in Germany, 0.0901 €/kWh in Czechia and 0.0330 €/kWh in Hungary (Eurostat, in euros). The EU average was 0.1103 €/kWh.
- How has the gas price changed in Austria?
- From H1 2025 to H1 2026 the household price rose by 1.6%, from 0.1220 €/kWh to 0.1240 €/kWh. Over the last three years it ranged from 0.1220 €/kWh to 0.1477 €/kWh.
- What is the E-Control tariff calculator?
- A free online comparison run by the regulator E-Control that lists the gas and electricity offers available at your postcode and estimates their yearly cost for your consumption.
- What is Baumgarten?
- The gas hub in Lower Austria near the Slovak border, where for decades Russian gas entered Austria and was passed on to other countries. Its trading point, the Central European Gas Hub (CEGH), is still one of the region's gas hubs.
- Does Austria still get Russian gas?
- Not through its traditional route. OMV ended its contract with Gazprom in December 2024, and the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine stopped on 1 January 2025. Austria now buys its gas mainly via Germany and Italy.