Saudi Electricity Bill Calculator
Enter the consumption shown on your SEC bill and pick your consumer category to estimate the total. The calculator applies the official tiered tariff, adds the fixed meter service fee for your breaker capacity and then applies 15% VAT to the whole bill.
How the two-tier electricity tariff works
Saudi Arabia prices most consumer categories in two tiers measured per month. The first 6,000 kWh of each billing period is charged at the lower rate, and everything above that threshold moves to the higher rate — for residential supply 18 Halalas per kWh rises to 30 Halalas per kWh once you cross the line.
100 Halalas make 1 Saudi Riyal, so 18 Halalas is SAR 0.18 per kWh. Commercial supply runs at 22 then 32 Halalas, agricultural at 18 then 22 and charitable institutions at 16 then 20, while governmental, private education and medical, cloud computing and SWCC pumping stations all pay a single flat rate with no threshold.
Meter service fee and VAT
Every SEC bill also carries a fixed monthly meter service fee that covers meter reading, maintenance and bill preparation. It depends on breaker capacity: SAR 10 for 20A to under 100A, which covers most apartments and villas, rising through SAR 15, 21, 22 and 25 up to SAR 30 for installations above 400A.
Value Added Tax of 15% is then charged on the consumption charge and the meter fee together. The calculator always includes it, so the number you see is comparable with the total on the invoice rather than the pre-tax figure.
Reading your own bill
Use the consumption quantity printed on the bill rather than a raw meter reading, because large commercial meters apply a multiplication factor. SEC issues bills monthly on the 28th of each Gregorian month, and each bill covers roughly one calendar month of usage, so enter a single month here.
Summer air conditioning is what moves a residential meter across the 6,000 kWh threshold. If your estimate looks far from the invoice, check the breaker capacity in the technical information block and whether arrears or late-payment charges were included — neither is part of this calculation.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the residential electricity tariff in Saudi Arabia?
- Residential meters pay 18 Halalas per kWh for the first 6,000 kWh of the month and 30 Halalas for every kWh above that. The threshold is assessed on each monthly billing period rather than across the year.
- Why is my electricity bill so much higher in summer?
- Air conditioning runs almost continuously from May to September and can push a large villa past 6,000 kWh in a month. Once that threshold is crossed, the excess is charged at the higher tier-2 rate, so the bill rises faster than the consumption does.
- What VAT applies to an SEC bill?
- Saudi Arabia charges 15% Value Added Tax on electricity. It is applied to the consumption charge and the fixed meter service fee together, and it appears as a separate line on the bill.
- What is the meter service fee?
- It is a fixed monthly charge for meter reading, maintenance and bill preparation, based on breaker capacity: SAR 10 for 20A to under 100A, SAR 15 up to 200A, SAR 21 up to 300A, SAR 22 up to 400A, SAR 25 for exactly 400A and SAR 30 above 400A. Your breaker capacity is printed under technical information on the bill.
- How do I convert Halalas to riyals?
- 100 Halalas equal 1 Saudi Riyal, so divide the tariff by 100: 18 Halalas per kWh is SAR 0.18 per kWh, and 1,000 kWh at that rate costs SAR 180 before VAT.
- How often does SEC issue electricity bills?
- Monthly, on the 28th of each Gregorian month, with each bill covering around 30 days of consumption. Bills are issued electronically through the SEC app, website, email or SMS, and can be paid through Absher, SADAD or the SEC channels.