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Electricity Bill for a Student house share in France (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.
A student house share uses about 4,922 kWh of electricity a year. At France prices of €0.20 per kWh (source: EDF Tarif Bleu, 2026-08), that is €82.03 per month, or €984.40 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 (3,100 ÷ 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 31%
- Water heating 15%
- Refrigeration & freezing 14%
- Other appliances 12%
- TV, computing & network 11%
- Cooking 7%
- Washing, drying & dishwashing 6%
- Lighting 3%
| End use | Per year | Cost | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heating & cooling | 1,526 kWh | €305.16 | 31% |
| Water heating | 753 kWh | €150.61 | 15% |
| Refrigeration & freezing | 694 kWh | €138.80 | 14% |
| Cooking | 354 kWh | €70.88 | 7% |
| Washing, drying & dishwashing | 295 kWh | €59.06 | 6% |
| TV, computing & network | 536 kWh | €107.30 | 11% |
| Lighting | 153 kWh | €30.52 | 3% |
| Other appliances | 610 kWh | €122.07 | 12% |
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
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.
| Appliance | End use | Typical | Hours/day | Per year | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Fridge ×3 | Refrigeration & freezing | 80 W | 4.9 h | 427 kWh | €85.42 |
| Hair Dryer ×3 | Other appliances | 1,800 W | 9 min | 296 kWh | €59.13 |
| Washing Machine ×1.5 | Washing, drying & dishwashing | 500 W | 1.1 h | 295 kWh | €59.06 |
| Refrigerator | Refrigeration & freezing | 150 W | 4.9 h | 267 kWh | €53.38 |
| Laptop ×5 | TV, computing & network | 45 W | 2.5 h | 207 kWh | €41.45 |
| Induction Cooktop ×2 | Cooking | 1,800 W | 8 min | 170 kWh | €34.02 |
| LED Light Bulb ×12 | Lighting | 9 W | 3.9 h | 153 kWh | €30.52 |
| Gaming Console (PS5, Xbox) ×2 | TV, computing & network | 180 W | 57 min | 124 kWh | €24.87 |
| Television ×2 | TV, computing & network | 100 W | 1.3 h | 92 kWh | €18.42 |
| Electric Oven ×0.7 | Cooking | 2,500 W | 8 min | 83 kWh | €16.54 |
| Electric Kettle ×4 | Cooking | 2,000 W | 1 min | 57 kWh | €11.34 |
| Computer Monitor ×2 | TV, computing & network | 30 W | 2.5 h | 55 kWh | €11.05 |
| Vacuum Cleaner ×0.5 | Other appliances | 1,000 W | 15 min | 46 kWh | €9.12 |
| Microwave ×3 | Cooking | 1,000 W | 2 min | 35 kWh | €7.09 |
| Wi-Fi Router | TV, computing & network | 10 W | 7.6 h | 28 kWh | €5.53 |
| Smart Speaker ×2 | TV, computing & network | 3 W | 7.6 h | 17 kWh | €3.32 |
| Phone Charger ×5 | TV, computing & network | 10 W | 38 min | 12 kWh | €2.30 |
| Toaster ×2 | Cooking | 1,000 W | 1 min | 9 kWh | €1.89 |
| Streaming Stick or Box | TV, computing & network | 4 W | 1.3 h | 2 kWh | €0.37 |
| Small appliances, standby and items not listed | Other appliances | – | – | 269 kWh | €53.81 |
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The same household in other countries
| Country | Official benchmark | Per year | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States (average) | 14,336 kWh | $2,580 | $215.04 |
| United Kingdom | 3,800 kWh | £988.00 | £82.33 |
| Germany | 3,100 kWh | €1,147 | €95.58 |
| France | 4,922 kWh | €984.40 | €82.03 |
| Australia | 9,008 kWh | A$3,153 | A$262.73 |
| Canada (average) | 7,417 kWh | C$1,038 | C$86.53 |
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.