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: June 25, 2026 · Data from: June 22, 2026 · Source: European Commission Oil Bulletin. Updated every Thursday.
| Country | €/Liter | €/Gallon | $/Gallon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | €2.31 | €8.74 | $9.92 |
| Netherlands | €2.21 | €8.37 | $9.49 |
| Finland | €2.15 | €8.14 | $9.23 |
| France | €1.95 | €7.38 | $8.37 |
| Greece | €1.93 | €7.31 | $8.28 |
| Portugal | €1.88 | €7.12 | $8.07 |
| Germany | €1.87 | €7.08 | $8.03 |
| Italy | €1.85 | €7.00 | $7.94 |
| Latvia | €1.80 | €6.81 | $7.73 |
| Ireland | €1.79 | €6.78 | $7.68 |
| Belgium | €1.77 | €6.70 | $7.60 |
| Lithuania | €1.69 | €6.40 | $7.25 |
| Estonia | €1.66 | €6.28 | $7.13 |
| Austria | €1.65 | €6.25 | $7.08 |
| Luxembourg | €1.65 | €6.25 | $7.08 |
| Slovakia | €1.65 | €6.25 | $7.08 |
| Hungary | €1.64 | €6.21 | $7.04 |
| Romania | €1.63 | €6.17 | $7.00 |
| Croatia | €1.62 | €6.13 | $6.95 |
| Czechia | €1.60 | €6.06 | $6.87 |
| Slovenia | €1.60 | €6.06 | $6.87 |
| Cyprus | €1.54 | €5.83 | $6.61 |
| Sweden | €1.54 | €5.83 | $6.61 |
| Bulgaria | €1.50 | €5.68 | $6.44 |
| Spain | €1.46 | €5.53 | $6.27 |
| Poland | €1.38 | €5.22 | $5.92 |
| Malta | €1.34 | €5.07 | $5.75 |
Liter prices from the European Commission Oil Bulletin (EUR). Gallon = 3.785 L. USD column applies today’s ECB EUR→USD reference rate of 1.1340.
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
Europe’s gasoline map reveals a stark north-to-south, west-to-east price gradient — and few continents pay more at the pump. Denmark tops the EU at €2.31 per litre ($9.92/gal), with the Netherlands and Finland close behind, while Malta and Poland anchor the bottom near €1.34–€1.38/L ($5.75–$5.92/gal). The bloc-wide simple average sits at €1.73/L ($7.42/gal). Northwestern Europe’s high prices reflect heavy fuel taxation and import dependence, both exposed by the spring 2026 crude spike following the Iran–Israel escalation, which pushed Brent above $100/bbl before retreating.
- Nordic and Benelux premium: Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland all clear $9/gal, the steepest in the bloc.
- Mediterranean middle: France, Greece, Portugal and Italy cluster in the $7.94–$8.37/gal range, near the EU mean.
- Eastern and island discounts: Poland ($5.92/gal) and Malta ($5.75/gal) sit below $6/gal, the only EU members to do so.
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):
The spread across the European Union is unusually wide for a single market. A driver filling up in Denmark pays €2.31/L ($9.92/gal); the same litre in Malta costs €1.34 ($5.75/gal) — a gap of nearly 73 percent. The EU simple average of €1.73/L ($7.42/gal) masks two Europes: a high-tax, import-exposed north and west, and a cheaper east and Mediterranean periphery where excise duties and VAT account for a smaller share of the pump price.
Above $9.00/gal — the Nordic and Dutch peak
- Denmark — €2.31/L ($9.92/gal)
- Netherlands — €2.21/L ($9.49/gal)
- Finland — €2.15/L ($9.23/gal)
$8.00–8.99/gal — the western core
- France — €1.95/L ($8.37/gal)
- Greece — €1.93/L ($8.28/gal)
- Portugal — €1.88/L ($8.07/gal)
- Germany — €1.87/L ($8.03/gal)
$7.00–7.99/gal — the broad middle
- Italy — €1.85/L ($7.94/gal)
- Latvia — €1.80/L ($7.73/gal)
- Ireland — €1.79/L ($7.68/gal)
- Belgium — €1.77/L ($7.60/gal)
- Lithuania — €1.69/L ($7.25/gal)
- Estonia — €1.66/L ($7.13/gal)
- Austria — €1.65/L ($7.08/gal)
- Luxembourg — €1.65/L ($7.08/gal)
- Slovakia — €1.65/L ($7.08/gal)
- Hungary — €1.64/L ($7.04/gal)
- Romania — €1.63/L ($7.00/gal)
$6.00–6.99/gal — the eastern and Iberian tier
- Croatia — €1.62/L ($6.95/gal)
- Czechia — €1.60/L ($6.87/gal)
- Slovenia — €1.60/L ($6.87/gal)
- Cyprus — €1.54/L ($6.61/gal)
- Sweden — €1.54/L ($6.61/gal)
- Bulgaria — €1.50/L ($6.44/gal)
- Spain — €1.46/L ($6.27/gal)
Below $6.00/gal — the EU’s cheapest pumps
- Poland — €1.38/L ($5.92/gal)
- Malta — €1.34/L ($5.75/gal)
From Malta’s $5.75/gal floor to Denmark’s $9.92/gal ceiling, gasoline within the EU spans a $4.17 range — a spread larger than the average pump price in many oil-producing economies. Excise duties and VAT account for a large share of the European pump price, and divergence in those policies, more than wholesale costs, drives most of the gap.
EU-Average Gasoline Price Trends
The twelve-month arc tells a story of shock and partial relief. The EU average for unleaded petrol now stands at €1.761/L, down 2.44 percent week-on-week, 5.99 percent over twelve weeks, and 7.51 percent over the past four — yet still 8.46 percent higher than a year ago. Prices troughed at €1.590/L on 22 December 2025, then climbed steadily as the Iran–Israel confrontation escalated through the spring, peaking at €1.900/L on 25 May 2026 when Brent crude briefly cleared $100 per barrel. The recent retreat reflects two countervailing forces. On one side, the easing of immediate Hormuz-shipping fears has unwound part of the geopolitical premium. On the other, OPEC+’s decision to hold roughly 3.24 million barrels per day of cuts in place — and to pause any production increase through the first quarter — has kept the floor under crude, while European refinery maintenance and seasonal summer demand prop up retail margins. Temporary VAT and excise reliefs in Spain and Poland have softened the descent rather than driven it.
- Range: €1.590/L (22 Dec 2025) to €1.900/L (25 May 2026) — a €0.31 swing in five months.
- Momentum: -7.51 percent over four weeks; -5.99 percent over twelve weeks; +8.46 percent year-on-year.
- Volatility: Elevated. The May 2026 peak sat 19 percent above the December trough, driven primarily by the Middle East conflict premium.
Source: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin.
Historical Maps: 2017 and 2021
December 2017 — the pre-pandemic baseline
The 2017 map captured a Europe where the simple average gasoline price sat around $1.42 per liter ($5.38 per gallon) — less than half of where the EU-27 average stands today. The dispersion across the continent was already wide. Norway ($1.86/L) and Italy ($1.84/L) topped the table, both driven by some of the highest excise + VAT loadings in Europe. The Netherlands, Sweden and Greece filled out the rest of the expensive cluster, all over $1.65 per liter.
At the cheap end, Belarus ($0.64/L), Russia ($0.70/L) and Kazakhstan ($0.63/L) sold gasoline at a third of Norwegian prices — subsidised, oil-producing, and outside the EU’s tax-and-tariff architecture. Inside the EU, the eastern flank (Poland, Romania, Bulgaria) sat between $1.10 and $1.25, reflecting lower excise duties and lighter VAT regimes than their western neighbours.
March 2021 — after the pandemic shock
Three years later the picture shifted but the geography stayed familiar. The EU average climbed to €1.36 per liter as economies reopened and Brent crude recovered from its April 2020 trough. The Netherlands (€1.72) and Greece (€1.57) led the expensive end, with Italy, Finland and Sweden close behind. The eastern budget tier held: Bulgaria (€0.95), Poland (€1.09) and Romania (€1.11) remained the cheapest forecourts in the bloc.
By 2021 a structural pattern had become unmistakable. The north-western EU — high excise, high VAT, high household income — ran ~50% above the eastern flank. The Mediterranean middle (Spain, Portugal, Italy) sat above the eastern band but below the north, balancing higher tourist-season demand against lower disposable income.
2017 to today — what changed
Three structural forces explain the rise from the 2017 baseline:
- Excise + VAT increases. Several EU members tightened fuel taxation in the late 2010s to fund green-transition budgets. The Netherlands raised excise on petrol by ~€0.10/L between 2018 and 2024; Germany’s CO2 levy on transport fuels began in 2021 and ratcheted annually.
- The Russian-supply shock. Sanctions following the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine removed Russian crude and refined-product imports from western European refining baselines, forcing a re-routing through Middle Eastern and US Gulf Coast suppliers at higher delivered cost.
- EUR weakness against the dollar. Oil is priced in USD; a weaker euro means more euros per barrel even when the dollar price stays flat. The EUR/USD rate has spent most of 2022–2026 in a range that adds 8–15 % to euro-denominated pump prices versus the 2017–2019 baseline.
The eastern–western spread has actually widened since 2017. Where Norway used to be roughly 3× the price of Belarus, the modern Netherlands-to-Malta spread runs about $4.50/gallon — a wider absolute gap, narrower in percentage terms, but more visible to an American comparing US prices to Europe.
