Saudi Electricity Bill Estimator
Enter your monthly consumption to see exactly how the Saudi Electricity Company builds your bill: the 6,000 kWh tier split, the meter fee, and VAT, line by line.
Tariffs checked October 2026. Tariffs are set by the regulator (ECRA/SERA) and can change, so every rate below is editable. This estimator gives general information about the published tariff, not billing advice.
Find it on your SEC bill or on the meter. A hot summer month with heavy AC use can pass 6,000 kWh in a large villa.
Choosing commercial switches the tier rates. The rates shown are the published figures; adjust below if the regulator changes them.
Source: published ECRA tariff. Residential SAR 0.18/kWh (18 halalas). Tariffs can change; check the regulator if this moves.
Source: published ECRA tariff. Residential SAR 0.30/kWh (30 halalas) for the excess only. Tariffs can change.
Source: published SEC billing guides. Fixed SAR 10 per month regardless of consumption.
Source: ZATCA. 15% since 1 July 2020, charged on consumption plus meter fee as a separate line item.
Your bill, line by line
Total consumption charge
Meter service fee
VAT
Estimated monthly bill
Estimate from the published ECRA/SERA tariff (checked October 2026). Real bills may include adjustments, previous balances or service charges. Tariffs are set by the regulator and can change.
Why 6,000 kWh Is Not a Cliff
The single most misunderstood number on a Saudi electricity bill is 6,000. It is not a cliff where crossing it reprices everything you used. It is a tier boundary. The first 6,000 kWh each month are billed at 18 halalas (SAR 0.18) each for homes, and only the kilowatt-hours after that are billed at 30 halalas (SAR 0.30). A household that uses 7,000 kWh pays SAR 1,080 for the first tier plus SAR 300 for the extra thousand, SAR 1,380 before fees. The same household at 5,900 kWh pays SAR 1,062. The jump from 5,900 to 6,100 kWh is only SAR 48 (SAR 1,062 versus SAR 1,110), because only the 100 kWh over the boundary were billed at the higher rate.
Commercial customers get the same tiered structure at higher rates: 22 halalas for the first 6,000 kWh, 32 above. Both bills then add the fixed SAR 10 meter service fee, and both add 15% VAT on the consumption-plus-meter total as its own line item, in force since 1 July 2020. The tariffs themselves are set by the electricity regulator (ECRA, now SERA) and billed monthly, which is why every figure in this estimator is editable: the published numbers are correct today, but regulators revise them, and the estimator should stay useful when they do.
Worked example: 7,000 kWh at home
First 6,000 kWh x SAR 0.18 = SAR 1,080. Next 1,000 kWh x SAR 0.30 = SAR 300. Meter fee = SAR 10. Subtotal = SAR 1,390. VAT 15% = SAR 208.50. Bill total = SAR 1,598.50. Run your own numbers above.
The summer AC note
Air conditioning is what pushes most Saudi households over 6,000 kWh in summer. Crossing the boundary costs 30 halalas per extra kWh, so trimming even 500 kWh of peak AC use saves SAR 150 before VAT in a heavy month.
How to use this estimator
- Enter your monthly kWh from your SEC bill or meter.
- Choose residential or commercial; the tier rates switch automatically.
- Review the prefilled tariff, meter fee and VAT rate; adjust any figure the regulator has changed.
- Read the tier split first: it shows exactly how much of your usage stayed in the cheap tier.
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