Federal states in comparison: where gas is most expensive

The gas price has softened recently. However, there can be no question of an all-clear signal – households continue to find the supply of the raw material expensive. Although it does make a difference where you live, as a study shows.

We all know that life isn’t the same expensive everywhere in the republic. Which then sometimes puts supposedly low or high salaries into perspective. And even if the energy crisis keeps Germany in suspense, the procurement of gas is sometimes more or less expensive for the citizens. This shows a federal state evaluation of the comparison portal Verivox.

On average, gas prices have risen by 83 percent. In Saxony-Anhalt there was an even stronger price increase of 92 percent. In North Rhine-Westphalia, gas prices rose by 90 percent within a year, in Brandenburg by 87 percent, in Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate by 86 percent each.

In some federal states, however, the price increases were significantly lower. Gas prices increased the least in Bremen (plus 43 percent). But also in Berlin (plus 60 percent), in Saarland (plus 69 percent) and in Hamburg (plus 71 percent) the price increase was below the national average.

In euros and cents, this means that a family in Bremen has to pay around 760 euros less than in the rest of the country. It is most expensive in Saxony-Anhalt, as the study shows. Across Germany, gas currently costs 3,558 euros for an annual consumption of 20,000 kilowatt hours. But there are big regional differences. In Bremen, the same amount of gas costs 2,800 euros, which is 21 percent less than the national average. Gas is also relatively cheap in Berlin (3121 euros), in Hamburg (3173 euros) and in Schleswig-Holstein (3447 euros).

The regionally highest gas prices are due in Saxony-Anhalt at 3851 euros. That is 8 percent more than the national average. The costs are also above average in Saxony (EUR 3,739), North Rhine-Westphalia (EUR 3,737) and Thuringia (EUR 3,732).

“The network fees are primarily responsible for the price differences between the federal states. They are charged for the use and maintenance of the gas lines as well as the provision and reading of the meters and vary regionally,” explains Thorsten Storck, energy expert at Verivox. “In Bremen, the very low basic supply tariff of the local supplier ensures affordable gas.”