{"id":745260,"date":"2026-06-18T21:13:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/745260\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:13:10","slug":"household-consumption-price-levels-across-the-eu-in-2025-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/745260\/","title":{"rendered":"Household consumption price levels across the EU in 2025 – News articles"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2025, price levels<\/a> for household final consumption expenditure<\/a> differed widely across EU<\/a> countries, ranging from 140% to 63% of the EU average.<\/p>\n

The highest price levels for household consumption were recorded in Denmark (140% of the EU average), Ireland (136%) and Luxembourg (132%). Meanwhile, the lowest levels were observed in Bulgaria (63%), Romania (65%) and Poland (73%).\u00a0<\/p>\n

This information comes from data on price level indices<\/a> published by Eurostat. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on comparative price levels of consumer goods and services<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Source dataset: prc_ppp_ind_1<\/a><\/p>\n

Price levels of key goods and services vary in the EU<\/p>\n

In 2025, housing costs, the largest item of household expenditure at the EU level varied from 190% of the EU average in Ireland to 41% in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

The second largest expenditure category of households \u2013 food and non-alcoholic beverages \u2013 varied the least across the EU. The highest price levels were recorded in Luxembourg (122% of the EU average) and the lowest in Romania (80%).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Education, the smallest item of household expenditure at the EU level in 2025, showed the most significant variations, from 334% in Luxembourg to 42% in Romania.<\/p>\n

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Source dataset: prc_ppp_ind_1<\/a>
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