Gas prices in Portugal
Portuguese households can buy gas on the free market or at regulated tariffs, which the energy regulator ERSE (Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos) sets and the last-resort suppliers offer. In 2022 the government let households return to the regulated tariffs, and many did.
Piped natural gas reaches mainly homes in the coastal cities; many Portuguese households still cook and heat water with bottled butane or propane, and electric heating is common.
Portugal has no gas production. Most of its gas arrives as LNG at the Sines terminal on the Atlantic coast, and the rest comes through the pipeline connection with Spain.
Sources: Eurostat, World Bank, ECB
Household prices half-year by half-year
Eurostat's household price per kWh in Portugal, all taxes included. The full history in the app ›
Source: Eurostat (nrg_pc_202).
More in My Gas Price
Gas prices in Portugal explained
Regulated tariffs and the free market
ERSE sets the regulated tariffs and the network access tariffs for each gas year, which starts in October, and can revise them during the year. Free-market suppliers set their own energy prices on top of the same access tariffs, so households can compare both kinds of contract on the same basis.
2022 in Portugal
As market prices soared in 2022, the government allowed households to move back to the regulated tariffs, which were then lower than many market offers, and many took the chance.
Bottled gas and piped gas
Outside the areas served by the natural gas network, Portuguese households use bottled butane or propane for cooking and hot water. Bottled gas is sold by its own suppliers at its own prices and is covered neither by the natural gas tariffs nor by the figures on this page.
Reading the Portuguese figures
Eurostat's half-yearly averages in euros, with all taxes, are shown here for homes using 20–199 GJ a year; ERSE publishes the regulated tariffs themselves on its website.
Compared with neighbouring countries
| Portugal | 0.1256 €/kWh |
|---|---|
| Spain | 0.0787 €/kWh |
| France | 0.1347 €/kWh |
| Italy | 0.1137 €/kWh |
| EU average | 0.1103 €/kWh |
Eurostat, H1 2026, € per kWh with all taxes.
See your own gas bill: read your meter and follow your use in My Gas Price. Premium adds storage in Portugal and your winter budget.
On a computer? Scan with your phone's camera to get My Gas Price.
Questions about the gas price
- What does gas cost in Portugal?
- Eurostat's average household price in Portugal was 0.1256 €/kWh in H1 2026, all taxes included.
- Is gas cheaper in Portugal than in neighbouring countries?
- In H1 2026 households in Portugal paid 0.1256 €/kWh, against 0.0787 €/kWh in Spain, 0.1347 €/kWh in France and 0.1137 €/kWh in Italy (Eurostat, in euros). The EU average was 0.1103 €/kWh.
- How has the gas price changed in Portugal?
- From H1 2025 to H1 2026 the household price fell by 0.7%, from 0.1265 €/kWh to 0.1256 €/kWh. Over the last three years it ranged from 0.1192 €/kWh to 0.1405 €/kWh.
- What is ERSE?
- The Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos, Portugal's energy regulator, which sets the regulated gas tariffs and the network access tariffs.
- Is there a social tariff for gas in Portugal?
- Yes. Households on certain social benefits or with low incomes get a discount on natural gas, the tarifa social de gás natural, which is applied automatically.
- Are bottled butane and propane included in these figures?
- No. Eurostat's prices on this page are for natural gas delivered through the network; bottled butane and propane are sold separately at other prices.