Hakan Aydin

Ever wondered how much people are paying for (unleaded) gas and electricity around the world? Here it is: (gas prices in USD/liter)

Countries
Before Tax
Tax
After Tax
Electricity ($/kWh)

USA
0.488
0.103
0.591
0.051

Canada
0.478
0.250
0.728
-

Australia
0.461
0.368
0.829
-

Greece
0.548
0.538
1.086
0.063

Japan
0.589
0.555
1.144
-

Switzerland
0.516
0.679
1.195
0.085

Poland
0.490
0.720
1.210
0.060

Spain
0.566
0.650
1.216
-

Luxembourg
0.538
0.719
1.257
-

Ireland
0.493
0.777
1.270
0.096

Hungary
0.523
0.784
1.307
0.092

Austria
0.573
0.735
1.308
0.096

Portugal
0.505
0.882
1.387
0.093

Korea
0.529
0.865
1.394
0.053

France
0.509
0.958
1.467
0.050

Denmark
0.516
0.981
1.407
0.096

Finland
0.490
1.010
1.500
0.072

Germany
0.476
1.033
1.509
-

Italy
0.582
0.941
1.523
-

Belgium
0.558
1.018
1.576
-

United Kingdom
0.470
1.109
1.579
0.067

Netherlands
0.559
1.119
1.678
-

Norway
0.654
1.087
1.741
0.043

Turkey
0.572
1.287
1.859
0.100

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