How Much is Gasoline in Europe Today?
Compare gasoline prices across the European Union with this table, sorted by price and converted to US dollars per gallon for easy comparison with American fuel costs.
📅 Last updated: April 30, 2026 · Data from: April 27, 2026 · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin. Updated every Thursday.
| Country | Price (€/L) | Price ($/gal) |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | €2.32 | $10.28 |
| Denmark | €2.27 | $10.05 |
| Germany | €2.14 | $9.48 |
| Finland | €2.09 | $9.26 |
| Greece | €2.04 | $9.04 |
| France | €2.02 | $8.95 |
| Portugal | €1.93 | $8.55 |
| Belgium | €1.82 | $8.06 |
| Ireland | €1.82 | $8.06 |
| Latvia | €1.78 | $7.88 |
| Luxembourg | €1.76 | $7.79 |
| Sweden | €1.76 | $7.79 |
| Italy | €1.73 | $7.66 |
| Lithuania | €1.73 | $7.66 |
| Austria | €1.71 | $7.57 |
| Estonia | €1.71 | $7.57 |
| Romania | €1.71 | $7.57 |
| Croatia | €1.69 | $7.48 |
| Slovakia | €1.69 | $7.48 |
| Czechia | €1.68 | $7.44 |
| Hungary | €1.65 | $7.31 |
| Slovenia | €1.62 | $7.17 |
| Cyprus | €1.53 | $6.78 |
| Spain | €1.50 | $6.64 |
| Bulgaria | €1.48 | $6.55 |
| Poland | €1.44 | $6.38 |
| Malta | €1.34 | $5.93 |
Euro-Super 95 (Gasoline/Fuel) prices in the 27 EU Countries. Source: European Commission.
Fuel Prices in Europe Maps
Static Map: Gasoline Prices in the EU
A familiar north-south divide runs across Europe’s fuel map. Motorists in the Netherlands, where a litre of unleaded now fetches €2.32, pay nearly three-quarters more than their counterparts in Malta, where the same volume costs €1.34. Six of the seven priciest markets — the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Greece and France — sit in the bloc’s wealthier north and west; the cheapest cluster in its southern and central-eastern flank, with Spain (€1.50), Bulgaria (€1.48), Poland (€1.44) and Malta closing the table. The spread is driven less by the underlying cost of crude than by excise duties and value-added tax, which together can account for more than half of the price at the pump.
- Most expensive: Netherlands at €2.32/L (€8.78/gal)
- Cheapest: Malta at €1.34/L (€5.07/gal)
- EU simple average: €1.78/L (€6.74/gal), with a 73% gap between top and bottom
Interactive Map: Gasoline Prices in the EU
Click on any EU country on the map below to view gasoline prices per liter (EUR) and per gallon (USD):
For Americans, the European pump is a sobering sight. The EU’s simple average works out to roughly €6.74 a gallon — more than twice what motorists pay in most American states, and a useful reminder that the United States remains, by rich-world standards, an outlier in the affordability of motor fuel. Taxes do most of the work: in the priciest European markets, levies often account for over half of the retail price, a deliberate policy choice that nudges drivers toward smaller engines, denser cities and, increasingly, electric powertrains.
Above €7.50/gallon — the painful tier
- Netherlands — €2.32/L (€8.78/gal)
- Denmark — €2.27/L (€8.59/gal)
- Germany — €2.14/L (€8.10/gal)
- Finland — €2.09/L (€7.91/gal)
- Greece — €2.04/L (€7.72/gal)
- France — €2.02/L (€7.65/gal)
€7.00–€7.49/gallon — the upper-middle
- Portugal — €1.93/L (€7.30/gal)
€6.50–€6.99/gallon — the broad middle
- Belgium — €1.82/L (€6.89/gal)
- Ireland — €1.82/L (€6.89/gal)
- Latvia — €1.78/L (€6.74/gal)
- Luxembourg — €1.76/L (€6.66/gal)
- Sweden — €1.76/L (€6.66/gal)
- Italy — €1.73/L (€6.55/gal)
- Lithuania — €1.73/L (€6.55/gal)
€6.00–€6.49/gallon — the central-eastern band
- Austria — €1.71/L (€6.47/gal)
- Estonia — €1.71/L (€6.47/gal)
- Romania — €1.71/L (€6.47/gal)
- Croatia — €1.69/L (€6.40/gal)
- Slovakia — €1.69/L (€6.40/gal)
- Czechia — €1.68/L (€6.36/gal)
- Hungary — €1.65/L (€6.25/gal)
- Slovenia — €1.62/L (€6.13/gal)
Below €6.00/gallon — the affordable fringe
- Cyprus — €1.53/L (€5.79/gal)
- Spain — €1.50/L (€5.68/gal)
- Bulgaria — €1.48/L (€5.60/gal)
- Poland — €1.44/L (€5.45/gal)
- Malta — €1.34/L (€5.07/gal)
From Malta’s pumps to those in Rotterdam, the gap is €0.98 per litre — about €3.71 a gallon. That is roughly the entire pre-tax wholesale price of petrol in much of America, which gives a sense of how heavily the European map is shaped by fiscal policy rather than logistics.
EU-Average Gasoline Price Trends
The past year has been an expensive one at the European pump. The EU benchmark currently sits at €1.842 per litre, up 13.56% on a year ago and 13.22% over the past twelve weeks, having climbed from a winter trough of €1.590 on 22 December 2025 to a recent peak of €1.893 on 23 March 2026. The drivers are by now familiar: a firmer dollar against the euro has lifted the cost of dollar-denominated crude, OPEC+ has continued to ration supply, and tighter European refining margins — the result of capacity closures across Germany and the United Kingdom — have squeezed the wholesale market for diesel and petrol alike. Carbon-pricing pass-through and seasonal demand ahead of the spring driving period added further heat. The mild 1.59% pullback over the past four weeks suggests the rally has lost its breath rather than its direction; the week-on-week tick of +0.82% points to a market that is still drifting upward, not unwinding.
- Range: €1.590/L (22 December 2025) to €1.893/L (23 March 2026)
- Momentum: +13.22% over 12 weeks; –1.59% over the past 4 weeks
- Volatility: a €0.30 peak-to-trough swing within five months, modest by historical standards but enough to add roughly €15 to a typical 50-litre fill-up
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin.
Historical Maps: 2017 and 2021
In December 2017, the average gasoline price in Europe was $1.42 per liter. Western European countries like Norway ($1.86) and Italy ($1.84) had the highest prices, while Eastern European nations such as Belarus ($0.64) and Russia ($0.70) experienced significantly lower costs.
By March 2021, the average price had risen to €1.36 per liter. Western Europe continued to see higher prices, with the Netherlands (€1.72) and Greece (€1.57) among the most expensive, while Eastern Europe maintained lower prices, with Bulgaria (€0.95) and Poland (€1.09) at the lower end.
The data reflects a steady increase in fuel prices across Europe over these four years, particularly in Western Europe.