Electricity Bill for a Single person in an apartment in France (2026)

One adult in a one or two room flat. The fridge runs all year, cooking is quick, and a laptop and TV cover the evenings. Nothing runs long enough to dominate.

A single person in an apartment uses about 1,905 kWh of electricity a year. At France prices of €0.200 per kWh (source: EDF Tarif Bleu, Aug 2026), that is €31.77 per month, or €381.19 per year.

Benchmark: France publishes no figure by household type. This is the Enedis national average of 4,287 kWh scaled by the German Stromspiegel ratio for this household type (1,200 ÷ 2,700). Data as of 2024. It covers average over all 32 million residential sites, about 12 million of which are electrically heated; no official split by household size exists.

Where the electricity goes

Heating & cooling: 591 kWh, 31%, €118.17 per year. Heating & cooling31% · 591 kWhWater heating: 291 kWh, 15%, €58.32 per year. Water heating15% · 291 kWhRefrigeration & freezing: 269 kWh, 14%, €53.75 per year. Refrigerator14%Other appliances: 236 kWh, 12%, €47.27 per year. Hair Dryer, Vacuum Cleaner12%TV, computing & network: 208 kWh, 11%, €41.55 per year. Television, Laptop, Wi-Fi RouterTV, computing & network11% · 208 kWhTelevision, Laptop, Wi-Fi RouterCooking: 137 kWh, 7%, €27.45 per year. Induction Cooktop, Electric Kettle, Microwave7%Washing, drying & dishwashing: 114 kWh, 6%, €22.87 per year. Washing MachineWashing, drying & dishwashing6% · 114 kWhWashing MachineLighting: 59 kWh, 3%, €11.82 per year. LED Light Bulb ×5Lighting3% · 59 kWh
End usePer yearCostShare
Heating & cooling591 kWh€118.1731%
Water heating291 kWh€58.3215%
Refrigeration & freezing269 kWh€53.7514%
Cooking137 kWh€27.457%
Washing, drying & dishwashing114 kWh€22.876%
TV, computing & network208 kWh€41.5511%
Lighting59 kWh€11.823%
Other appliances236 kWh€47.2712%

End-use shares: ADEME Panel Elecdom, année 4 (2023), share of total household electricity: chauffage 26.3% + auxiliaires 1.8% + ventilation 2.9%, eau chaude 15.3%, froid 14.1%, cuisine 7.2%, audiovisuel 6.3% + informatique 4.6%, lavage/séchage 6.0%, éclairage 3.1%, other (extérieur, mobilité, divers) 12.4%. These shares are official.

Through the day

kW0.20.4Heating & cooling: 1.6 kWh a day, peak around 18:00Water heating: 0.8 kWh a day, peak around 7:00Refrigeration & freezing: 0.7 kWh a day, peak around 0:00Cooking: 0.4 kWh a day, peak around 18:00Washing, drying & dishwashing: 0.3 kWh a day, peak around 19:00TV, computing & network: 0.6 kWh a day, peak around 19:00Lighting: 0.2 kWh a day, peak around 18:00Other appliances: 0.6 kWh a day, peak around 18:000003060912151821
Illustrative shape of a typical day: each band's area equals that end use's share of 5.2 kWh a day, peaking around 18:00. The timing is a standard household pattern, not a measurement, and it changes with season and habits.

What drives this household's bill

Appliance by appliance

Each end-use bucket above is spread over this household's appliances in proportion to their typical use, never at more than twice that use or more hours than the appliance can realistically run. What the listed appliances cannot account for appears as "not listed" rows, so the table still adds up to the official figures. Hours are implied, not measured.

ApplianceEnd useTypicalHours/dayPer yearCost
RefrigeratorRefrigeration & freezing150 W4.9 h269 kWh€53.75
Washing MachineWashing, drying & dishwashing500 W38 min114 kWh€22.87
Hair DryerOther appliances1,800 W9 min99 kWh€19.72
TelevisionTV, computing & network100 W2.2 h80 kWh€16.04
Induction CooktopCooking1,800 W7 min80 kWh€15.94
LaptopTV, computing & network45 W4.4 h72 kWh€14.44
LED Light Bulb ×5Lighting9 W3.6 h59 kWh€11.82
Wi-Fi RouterTV, computing & network10 W13.2 h48 kWh€9.63
Vacuum CleanerOther appliances1,000 W8 min46 kWh€9.13
Electric KettleCooking2,000 W2 min27 kWh€5.31
MicrowaveCooking1,000 W4 min22 kWh€4.43
ToasterCooking1,000 W1 min9 kWh€1.77
Phone ChargerTV, computing & network10 W1.1 h4 kWh€0.80
Streaming Stick or BoxTV, computing & network4 W2.2 h3 kWh€0.64
Small appliances, standby and items not listedOther appliances––92 kWh€18.42

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The same household in other countries

CountryOfficial benchmarkPer yearPer month
United States (average)7,184 kWh$1,318$109.80
United Kingdom1,600 kWh£421.12£35.09
Germany1,200 kWh€444.00€37.00
France1,905 kWh€381.19€31.77
Australia3,109 kWhA$1,088A$90.68
Canada (average)6,583 kWhC$921.62C$76.80

Each row uses that country's own regulator benchmark and average price, in local currency. Differences reflect climate, heating fuel and appliance ownership as much as price.

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