Costa Rica electricity prices
The residential electricity price in Costa Rica is
CRC 85.909 per kWh or USD 0.188.
The electricity price for businesses is
CRC 107.960 kWh or
USD 0.236.
These retail prices were collected in March 2026 and include the cost of power, distribution and transmission, and all taxes and fees.
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Historical quarterly data, along with the latest update from September 2026 are available for download.
Sources: Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos (ARESEP), Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz SA (CNFL), Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE)
Electricity price analysis for Costa Rica
- Residential electricity prices in Costa Rica are 99.56% of the world average electricity price and 82.39% of the average price in North America.
- Business electricity rates in Costa Rica are 142.46% of the world average price and 108.90% of the average in North America.
- Household rates are 74.16% of the business rates.
- Electricity prices paid by small businesses in Costa Rica are 187.58% of the prices paid by big businesses.
- The price paid by households with low electricity consumption is 69.80% of the price paid by households with high electricity consumption.
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