Electricity price · 2025-05
Electricity price in Vietnam
A typical household in Vietnam pays about ₫2,998 per kWh (≈ $0.115), EVN retail household tariff tier 4 (201–300 kWh/month), Decision 1279/QĐ-BCT effective 10 May 2025, excl. VAT. That is 15 of 44 countries from cheapest, 35% below the world median of $0.176.
What a monthly bill looks like
Energy charges only, before fixed charges and taxes. Multiply your monthly kWh by the rate, or use a calculator below with the rate pre-filled.
| Monthly usage | Local currency | USD |
|---|---|---|
| 100 kWh | ₫299,800 | $11.5 |
| 250 kWh | ₫749,500 | $28.75 |
| 500 kWh | ₫1,499,000 | $57.5 |
Vietnam uses a step (slab) tariff: the first block of units each month is cheaper and later blocks cost more. The figure above is the rate a typical household pays; the marginal price of your next kilowatt-hour can be higher.
How Vietnam compares
- United States: $0.184/kWh (60% more)
- United Kingdom: $0.359/kWh (212% more)
- Germany: $0.452/kWh (293% more)
- India: $0.058/kWh (50% less)
- Bangladesh: $0.074/kWh (35% less)
Nearby in Southeast Asia
Indonesia $0.082 · Malaysia $0.11 · Thailand $0.121 · Philippines $0.24 · Singapore $0.274
Calculate with this rate
- Electricity cost of an appliance at ₫2,998/kWh
- Appliance running cost at ₫2,998/kWh
- EV charging cost at ₫2,998/kWh
- Air conditioner running cost at ₫2,998/kWh
Source and confidence
Source-backed · Vietnam Electricity (EVN) retail tariff schedule under MoIT Decision 1279/QĐ-BCT, effective 2025-05. Tiers (VND/kWh): 0–50 1,984; 51–100 2,050; 101–200 2,380; 201–300 2,998; 301–400 3,350; 401+ 3,460; prepaid meters 2,909. VAT (8% reduced rate in 2025–2026) is added. No further household increase had been published by August 2026 per Vietnamese legal databases (luatvietnam.vn). Rates change; if your bill shows a different unit price, enter that instead — every calculator accepts your own rate.