EU Consumer Prices Range From 140% in Denmark to 63% in Bulgaria in 2025

2 articles · Updated · European Commission · Jun 18

Denmark posted the EU’s highest household consumption price level in 2025 at 140% of the bloc average, while Bulgaria was lowest at 63%, according to Eurostat.
Ireland ranked second at 136% and Luxembourg third at 132%; Romania was at 65% and Poland at 73%, underscoring a wide east-west gap in consumer prices.
Housing costs showed a sharper spread than overall consumption, reaching 190% of the EU average in Ireland and just 41% in Bulgaria.
Food and non-alcoholic beverages varied the least across the bloc—from 122% in Luxembourg to 80% in Romania—while education varied the most, from 334% in Luxembourg to 42% in Romania.
Eurostat said the price level indices compare goods and services across Europe and are not adjusted for differences in income or wage levels.