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Average electricity bill in Melbourne by household size

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A 2-person home in Melbourne uses about 13.3 kWh a day (AER benchmark). On the CitiPower Victorian Default Offer that is about $424 a quarter, $142 a month or $1,702 a year. The regulator's own typical bill for CitiPower is $1,481 a year at 4,000 kWh. This is a price cap. Most homes are not on it. At 30 June 2025 the median market plan was 7.4% to 9.4% cheaper in Victoria (AER), and about 10% cheaper from April 2025 to March 2026 (ESC).

Your home

Your network is on your bill. Each option starts with the state.

91 is a quarter.

Between 1 and 400

From your bill's average daily use. Solar homes: use what you buy from the grid.

Between 0.5 and 200

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Empty: the network's regulated rate.

Between 1 and 150

Between 0 and 1,000

Between 0 and 100

Type your controlled load rate. Between 1 and 100.

Between 0 and 200

Between 0 and 100

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Your result

Your estimated bill

$424

for 91 days

A month
$142
A year
$1,702
Usage
$314.19
Supply
$110.24
Supply share
26%
A day
$4.66

The rates behind it

Power used
13.3 kWh a day (AER benchmark)
Usage rate
25.96c/kWh
Supply charge
121.14c a day

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Regulated priceThis is a price cap. Most homes are not on it. At 30 June 2025 the median market plan was 7.4% to 9.4% cheaper in Victoria (AER), and about 10% cheaper from April 2025 to March 2026 (ESC).

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BenchmarkAER benchmark for a 2-person home in Melbourne: 13.3 kWh a day (2019 grid use)

Your networkThe average home on CitiPower used 12.2 kWh a day in 2024-25 (AER).

RegulatorThe regulator's typical CitiPower bill is $1,481 a year at 4,000 kWh.

How we calculated this

  • Usage is the daily kWh times the days in the bill times the usage rate.
  • The supply charge is a fixed amount for every day of the bill.
  • Off-peak hot water is added and the solar export credit is taken off. All rates include GST.

Full method, tables and sources: Electricity bill calculator

  1. Usage

    13.3 kWh a day (AER benchmark) × 91 days × 25.96c/kWh = $314.19

  2. Supply charge

    91 days × 121.14c = $110.24

  3. Off-peak hot water and solar

    Controlled load kWh × days × its own rate, less solar exports × days × the feed-in tariff. Both are 0 unless you add them under Advanced settings.

  4. Your bill

    $424 for 91 days

This version starts with a 2-person home on CitiPower. The table shows every household size in all 4 Melbourne zones.

Melbourne: what to know

Official source

  • Melbourne spans 4 default offer zones: CitiPower, Jemena, United Energy and AusNet Services. Their typical bills run from $1,481 to $1,748 a year at 4,000 kWh.
  • CitiPower has the lowest usage rate of the 4 at 25.96c a kWh, and AusNet Services the highest at 31.98c.
  • This is a price cap. Most homes are not on it. At 30 June 2025 the median market plan was 7.4% to 9.4% cheaper in Victoria (AER), and about 10% cheaper from April 2025 to March 2026 (ESC).
Bills by household size, a quarter, default offer prices
HouseholdkWh a dayCitiPowerJemenaUnited EnergyAusNet Services
1 person8.1$302$318$310$352
2 people13.3$424$448$439$504
3 people13.9$439$463$454$521
4 people15.9$486$513$504$579
5 or more people20.1$585$618$609$702
Bill by daily use in Melbourne, any household size, 2026-27 default offer prices
NetworkkWh a dayUsageSupply chargeA quarterA year
CitiPower5$118.12$110.24$228$916
CitiPower10$236.24$110.24$346$1,390
CitiPower15$354.35$110.24$465$1,863
CitiPower20$472.47$110.24$583$2,337
CitiPower25$590.59$110.24$701$2,811
CitiPower30$708.71$110.24$819$3,285
Jemena5$124.99$115.69$241$965
Jemena10$249.98$115.69$366$1,467
Jemena15$374.97$115.69$491$1,968
Jemena20$499.95$115.69$616$2,469
Jemena25$624.94$115.69$741$2,971
Jemena30$749.93$115.69$866$3,472
United Energy5$124.44$108.40$233$934
United Energy10$248.89$108.40$357$1,433
United Energy15$373.33$108.40$482$1,932
United Energy20$497.77$108.40$606$2,431
United Energy25$622.21$108.40$731$2,930
United Energy30$746.66$108.40$855$3,430
AusNet Services5$145.51$116.70$262$1,052
AusNet Services10$291.02$116.70$408$1,635
AusNet Services15$436.53$116.70$553$2,219
AusNet Services20$582.04$116.70$699$2,803
AusNet Services25$727.55$116.70$844$3,386
AusNet Services30$873.05$116.70$990$3,970
  • The average home used 12.2 kWh a day on CitiPower, 12.1 on Jemena, 12.7 on United Energy and 13 on AusNet Services in 2024-25, off-peak hot water included (AER). At default offer prices, with all of it at the general rate, that is $398 a quarter on CitiPower, $418 on Jemena, $424 on United Energy and $495 on AusNet Services.
  • At default offer prices, the supply charge is the same on every quarterly bill, whatever you use: $110.24 on CitiPower, $115.69 on Jemena, $108.40 on United Energy and $116.70 on AusNet Services. On CitiPower that is 48% of the bill at 5 kWh a day and 13% at 30.
  • At default offer prices, CitiPower is the cheapest of the 4 networks at every daily use in the table and AusNet Services the most expensive. The gap between them is $34 a quarter at 5 kWh a day and $171 at 30.
  • For the same power at regulated prices, Melbourne on CitiPower is the cheapest of the 7 capitals in our calculator at every daily use in the table, each capital on its own network. Of those 7 prices, its usage rate is the lowest and its supply charge the second lowest. At 15 kWh a day and those prices, a quarterly bill is $69 less than in Hobart on Aurora Tariff 31, the next, and $271 less than in Adelaide on SA Power Networks, the most expensive.

Each row is one 91-day bill with no off-peak hot water and no solar exports. Flat rates for 2026-27, GST included: CitiPower 25.96c a kWh and 121.14c a day; Jemena 27.47c a kWh and 127.13c a day; United Energy 27.35c a kWh and 119.12c a day; AusNet Services 31.98c a kWh and 128.24c a day (Official source). Average use by network: Official source. The other capitals' rates: Official source.

Any network, household or bill length: use the main electricity bill calculator.