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Household Energy Prices In Hungary Among Lowest In Europe

• 7 Jan 2019 10:47 AM
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Retail energy prices in Hungary are among the lowest in Europe, business daily Világgazdaság said, citing a survey of 29 European countries carried out by the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH).

According to the survey, Budapest had the lowest retail gas prices and the fourth lowest electricity prices among the 29 countries at the end of last year. Household gas prices in the Hungarian capital averaged 0.0317 euros per kWh, while the average retail price for electricity was 0.1161 euros per kWh.

Gas prices were highest in Stockholm at 0.2401 euros, while Copenhagen had the highest electricity prices at 0.3230 euros per kWh. Electricity was cheapest in Belgrade at 0.0722 euros.

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