Utilities price in Bitcoin: United States
In 2026, a year of utility bills in the United States cost $7,766, or 0.105 BTC. In 2016 it cost 8.67 BTC: +55% in USD, 82.7× cheaper in Bitcoin.
- Price 2026
- $7,766 / year
- provisional
- In Bitcoin 2026
- 0.105 BTC
- USD change since 2016
- +55%
- In BTC since 2016
- 82.7× cheaper
Utilities in USD, 2016 → 2026
+55%
$5,000 → $7,766 / year · +4.5%/yr
Utilities in Bitcoin, 2016 → 2026
82.7× cheaper
8.67 BTC → 0.105 BTC · -35.7%/yr
2016
$5,000/ year
8.67 BTC
2021
$6,100/ year
0.128 BTC
2026 · prov.
$7,766/ year
0.105 BTC
Year-by-year data⌄
| Year | Price (USD / year) | Price in BTC | BTC avg (USD) | Utilities per 1 BTC | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $5,000 | 8.67 BTC | $576 | 0.12 | Legacy |
| 2017 | $5,200 | 1.23 BTC | $4,218 | 0.81 | Legacy |
| 2018 | $5,400 | 0.738 BTC | $7,319 | 1.36 | Legacy |
| 2019 | $5,600 | 0.755 BTC | $7,414 | 1.32 | Legacy |
| 2020 | $5,800 | 0.497 BTC | $11,672 | 2.01 | Legacy |
| 2021 | $6,100 | 0.128 BTC | $47,778 | 7.83 | Legacy |
| 2022 | $6,400 | 0.229 BTC | $27,923 | 4.36 | Legacy |
| 2023 | $6,700 | 0.231 BTC | $29,059 | 4.34 | Legacy |
| 2024 | $7,000 | 0.106 BTC | $65,846 | 9.41 | Legacy |
| 2025 | $7,385 | 0.0727 BTC | $101,575 | 14 | Derived |
| 2026* | $7,766 | 0.105 BTC | $74,040 | 9.53 | Derived |
* Provisional: year in progress or estimate not yet final.
Average annual utility expenses for a U.S. family household. (electricity gas water internet and related services). From 2025, values extend the series with the official BLS CPI fuels & utilities index.
Source: homeguide.com. BTC price: yearly average of monthly prices in USD (mempool.space, ECB exchange rates).
Questions
How much does a year of utility bills cost in Bitcoin in the United States?
In 2026 (provisional data), a year of utility bills in the United States cost $7,766 / year, which is 0.105 BTC at that year's average Bitcoin price of $74,040.
How much has the cost of a year of utility bills in the United States changed since 2016?
Priced in USD, it went from $5,000 to $7,766 (+55%, +4.5% per year). Priced in Bitcoin, it went from 8.67 BTC to 0.105 BTC.
Where does this data come from?
Average annual utility expenses for a U.S. family household. (electricity gas water internet and related services). From 2025, values extend the series with the official BLS CPI fuels & utilities index. Bitcoin prices are yearly averages of monthly prices in USD (mempool.space, converted with ECB exchange rates).