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Electricity Bill for a Student house share in Germany (2026)

Five adults sharing, each with a laptop, a phone and often a mini fridge, cooking separately at different times. No dishwasher, no dryer, a lot of kettle.

Where the electricity goes

End-use shares: BDEW / Stromspiegel 2025: information & communication technology 29%, washing & drying 13%, lighting 12%, refrigeration 10%, cooking about 10%, remainder other. Electric hot water, where present, is the difference between the with- and without-hot-water Stromspiegel values. These shares are official. This benchmark excludes heating & cooling and water heating, which are on gas or counted separately in this country's statistics.

What drives this household's bill

• Five separate cooking sessions a day cost more than one family meal.
• Mini fridges in bedrooms can double refrigeration costs.
• Heating is usually gas or shared, so appliances are most of the electricity 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. 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.

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The same household in other countries

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.

Compare this household

• Student house share vs Family of four in a house

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• Single person in an apartment1,200 kWh/yr
• Couple in an apartment1,900 kWh/yr
• Couple in a house2,700 kWh/yr
• Family of four in a house3,800 kWh/yr
• Family of five or more in a house4,500 kWh/yr
• All-electric family house4,700 kWh/yr
• Retired couple at home all day2,700 kWh/yr