Fuel prices in Europe, May 2022
Average petrol and diesel prices in every EU country in May 2022, ranked from the cheapest to the dearest. Prices include taxes and are averages of the weekly EU Weekly Oil Bulletin figures.
Cheapest petrol
Hungary
€1.252 / litreDearest petrol
Finland
€2.274 / litreEU simple average
€1.835
+4.7% vs April 2022 · +32.3% vs a year earlierPrice gap, 50 L tank
€51
cheapest vs dearestRanking by country, May 2022
1 = cheapest. Changes compare the monthly average with the previous month and with the same month a year earlier.
| # | Country | Petrol 95 | vs prev. month | vs year ago | Diesel | vs prev. month | vs year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | €1.252 | −2.5% | +3.2% | €1.407 (#2) | −0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2 | Malta | €1.340 | 0.0% | 0.0% | €1.210 (#1) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 3 | Poland | €1.527 | +9.0% | +30.4% | €1.567 (#3) | +0.3% | +35.5% |
| 4 | Bulgaria | €1.546 | +4.2% | +49.3% | €1.625 (#4) | +6.1% | +60.5% |
| 5 | Slovenia | €1.563 | +4.0% | +31.5% | €1.668 (#5) | +8.2% | +37.2% |
| 6 | Romania | €1.606 | +3.3% | +42.9% | €1.747 (#6) | +2.8% | +59.5% |
| 7 | Cyprus | €1.617 | +8.9% | +32.4% | €1.790 (#10) | +3.6% | +44.9% |
| 8 | Croatia | €1.767 | +7.1% | +27.8% | €1.834 (#13) | +1.6% | +38.6% |
| 9 | Austria | €1.779 | +4.2% | +42.9% | €1.851 (#15) | +1.5% | +56.3% |
| 10 | Slovakia | €1.780 | +2.9% | +31.4% | €1.776 (#8) | +3.5% | +50.0% |
| 11 | Lithuania | €1.804 | +7.1% | +46.5% | €1.775 (#7) | +1.4% | +60.1% |
| 12 | Luxembourg | €1.811 | +6.1% | +40.3% | €1.780 (#9) | +2.7% | +51.9% |
| 13 | Czech Republic | €1.814 | +2.4% | +45.1% | €1.858 (#16) | −0.7% | +58.7% |
| 14 | Italy | €1.833 | +3.3% | +15.4% | €1.817 (#12) | +2.5% | +25.5% |
| 15 | Latvia | €1.874 | +4.5% | +44.3% | €1.879 (#20) | +3.0% | +57.1% |
| 16 | Ireland | €1.889 | +3.0% | +28.5% | €1.928 (#21) | +0.7% | +41.1% |
| 17 | France | €1.899 | +5.2% | +24.7% | €1.877 (#17) | +0.8% | +35.2% |
| 18 | Spain | €1.904 | +5.4% | +41.5% | €1.878 (#18) | +2.3% | +56.0% |
| 19 | Belgium | €1.908 | +6.8% | +31.0% | €1.977 (#22) | +1.2% | +35.9% |
| 20 | Estonia | €1.950 | +7.1% | +41.3% | €1.849 (#14) | +3.4% | +54.4% |
| 21 | Portugal | €1.963 | −0.4% | +22.9% | €1.806 (#11) | −5.2% | +30.0% |
| 22 | Sweden | €2.059 | +2.2% | +32.0% | €2.272 (#27) | −5.0% | +43.4% |
| 23 | Germany | €2.126 | +4.4% | +38.0% | €2.047 (#25) | +0.7% | +53.7% |
| 24 | Netherlands | €2.184 | +4.2% | +23.1% | €1.994 (#23) | −0.9% | +41.5% |
| 25 | Greece | €2.205 | +7.1% | +37.1% | €1.878 (#19) | +1.8% | +41.6% |
| 26 | Denmark | €2.267 | +9.8% | +38.1% | €2.034 (#24) | +5.1% | +49.2% |
| 27 | Finland | €2.274 | +5.1% | +39.7% | €2.225 (#26) | +0.1% | +51.8% |
Cheapest and dearest diesel, May 2022
Which EU country had the cheapest petrol in May 2022?
Hungary had the lowest average Euro-super 95 price in May 2022 at €1.252 per litre, while Finland was the most expensive at €2.274.
How much more does a 50-litre tank cost in the dearest country in May 2022?
Filling 50 litres of petrol cost about €51.10 more in Finland than in Hungary in May 2022.
Where was diesel cheapest in May 2022?
Malta had the cheapest diesel in May 2022 at €1.210 per litre; Sweden was the dearest at €2.272.
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Source: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (national averages, taxes included). Monthly figures are simple averages of weekly prices; see methodology.