live Live electricity prices for 41 countries and 50 US states
What your PC costs to run
Pick your parts and how you use them. We show the cost on your bill, with a realistic range, using official electricity prices for where you live.
Your PC on the electricity bill
At the wall while gaming
Session meter
£0.000
What gaming since you opened this page would have cost.
| Gaming3.0 h × 371 W | £8.92 |
| Browsing and work2.0 h × 129 W | £2.06 |
| Left on, unused0.0 h × 75 W | £0.000 |
| Sleep0.0 h × 2 W | £0.000 |
| Off (standby)19.0 h × 1 W | £0.076 |
| Energy | 42.0 kWh |
Peak sustained load about 487 W, plus headroom for short spikes.
About 2.0× the electricity of a typical fridge-freezer.
Wholesale day-ahead prices. They matter if you have a dynamic tariff; fixed tariffs do not change by hour.
Price used: £0.263 per kWh — Ofgem energy price cap (GB average, direct debit), Oct–Dec 2026 price cap.
Estimate Gaming draw for this part is an estimate. Measured it with a wall meter? Share your measurement
How this is calculated
Wall power = (graphics card + processor + rest of system) ÷ power supply efficiency + monitor. Energy = wall power × hours. Cost = energy × price. The range uses lighter and heavier gaming loads.
What a 3-hour session costs across Europe
Mid-range PC, household electricity prices with taxes.
Cheapest
- Türkiye€0.073
- Georgia€0.081
- Kosovo€0.097
- Bosnia & Herzegovina€0.11
- Montenegro€0.12
- Hungary€0.13
- North Macedonia€0.13
- Albania€0.13
Most expensive
- Ireland€0.43
- Germany€0.40
- Belgium€0.40
- Austria€0.36
- United Kingdom€0.35
- Italy€0.35
- Sweden€0.34
- Switzerland€0.34
Cheapest time to game 31 October 2026
Wholesale day-ahead prices. They matter if you have a dynamic tariff; fixed tariffs do not change by hour.
- Poland — €0.210 · cheapest hour today 23:00
- France — €0.238 · cheapest hour today 13:00
- Sweden — €0.248 · cheapest hour today 03:00
- Belgium — €0.248 · cheapest hour today 13:00
- Netherlands — €0.250 · cheapest hour today 13:00
Tools
- GPU upgrade paybackDoes a more efficient card pay for itself?
- Undervolt savingsMoney saved by a lower power limit, and speed kept.
- PC vs console vs cloudFive-year cost including electricity.
- Local AI costElectricity cost per million tokens on your GPU.
- PC heatHeating saved in winter, cooling added in summer.
- Leaving it onIdle vs sleep vs shut down.
- Live price mapCompare household electricity prices across Europe and the US, see live hourly day-ahead prices, and what an hour of gaming costs in each country.
- Graphics card power tableBoard power and gaming draw for 54 cards.
Countries
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Türkiye
- United Kingdom
Popular graphics cards
- GeForce RTX 5070
- GeForce RTX 5080
- Radeon RX 9070 XT
- GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- GeForce RTX 5060
- GeForce RTX 4090
- GeForce RTX 3080
- GeForce RTX 5090
- GPUs
Questions
How much electricity does a gaming PC use?
A typical mid-range gaming PC draws about 300–400 W at the wall while gaming, monitor included, and around 100–130 W for browsing and video. Playing 3 hours a day uses roughly 30–45 kWh a month. High-end PCs can draw twice as much.
How is the cost calculated?
We add up the power of the graphics card, processor and the rest of the system, divide by the power supply efficiency, add the monitor, multiply by your hours and use the official average household electricity price where you live.
How accurate is the estimate?
It shows a likely value and a range. Most gaming power figures are estimates from rated board power; parts marked measured come from published tests. A plug-in energy meter gives your exact figure.
How can I lower my PC’s electricity cost?
Lower the graphics card power limit to about 80%, cap the frame rate to your monitor, use sleep when you step away, choose an efficient power supply, and if you have a dynamic tariff, play during cheap hours.