Economics · Mariupol

Utility tariff increases in occupied Mariupol, 2023–2025

Last updated: May 2026

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McGlynn, J. et al. (2026). Mariupol Utility Tariffs (2023-2025). TOT Insights / King's College London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20308096

Cumulative percentage increase per service, 2023 baseline to July 2025 tariff schedule

Sewerage costs rose 71% in two years.² Waste collection increased by up to 68%. These increases compound on a population with collapsed independent income, creating structured financial dependency on the occupation administration (TOT Insights analysis⁴).

Water services

Heating & thermal

Waste collection

Gas

Electricity

Tariff note: the 2024 column reflects rates in force before 1 July 2024; the 2025 column reflects rates effective from 1 July 2025.³ Some services have multiple sub-tariffs (e.g. heating billed seasonally vs annually, waste by metered vs unmetered). Electricity increases are lower than other services (31–40%), consistent with subsidised rates for domestic consumers in RF-administered territories.¹

TOT Insights · Ukraine & Russia Programme, CSNS / King's College London · Source: occupation administration tariff schedule, provided in photographic form, held in the closed hub

Notes

A Russian antimonopoly-service order set 2025 electricity increases for residents of the occupied territories at 30-50%, with Zaporizhzhia at 31% and Kherson at 32.5%, the lowest of the utility categories and below Russian mainland levels. Ukraine Today, ukrainetoday.org.
Occupation authorities in Mariupol announced a further water/sewerage tariff rise of almost 97% from January 2026, the sharpest of the new utility tariffs. This is a further rise measured against January 2025, a different window from the chart's 2023-July 2025 span; presented as corroboration of direction, not the same figure. Ukrainska Pravda (citing Mariupol City Council in exile), pravda.com.ua.
From 1 July 2025, utility tariffs in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk rose by an average of around 30%. PRM, prm.ua.
Donetsk has had no stable water supply since 2022 and Mariupol receives water only every two to three days, with residents hauling buckets and collecting rainwater. Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, business-humanrights.org.