Fuel prices in Europe, December 2023
Average petrol and diesel prices in every EU country in December 2023, ranked from the cheapest to the dearest. Prices include taxes and are averages of the weekly EU Weekly Oil Bulletin figures.
Cheapest petrol
Romania
€1.335 / litreDearest petrol
Netherlands
€1.905 / litreEU simple average
€1.589
−3.4% vs November 2023 · +0.1% vs a year earlierPrice gap, 50 L tank
€28
cheapest vs dearestRanking by country, December 2023
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 | Romania | €1.335 | −2.5% | −1.8% | €1.426 (#3) | −3.8% | −10.9% |
| 2 | Malta | €1.340 | 0.0% | 0.0% | €1.210 (#1) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 3 | Bulgaria | €1.347 | −3.9% | +2.8% | €1.361 (#2) | −4.3% | −12.2% |
| 4 | Cyprus | €1.377 | −4.0% | −5.8% | €1.508 (#7) | −5.7% | −11.2% |
| 5 | Lithuania | €1.455 | −3.5% | −5.4% | €1.502 (#5) | −1.4% | −11.4% |
| 6 | Slovenia | €1.458 | −5.5% | +4.3% | €1.509 (#8) | −8.0% | −5.5% |
| 7 | Luxembourg | €1.464 | −4.5% | −1.2% | €1.492 (#4) | −4.1% | −7.5% |
| 8 | Hungary | €1.472 | −6.0% | −1.3% | €1.552 (#13) | −5.3% | −7.9% |
| 9 | Poland | €1.474 | −0.6% | +5.4% | €1.511 (#9) | −0.4% | −7.9% |
| 10 | Croatia | €1.479 | −2.4% | +1.8% | €1.591 (#15) | −5.2% | −5.6% |
| 11 | Czech Republic | €1.485 | −4.8% | −2.8% | €1.505 (#6) | −4.8% | −5.2% |
| 12 | Austria | €1.503 | −4.8% | +0.7% | €1.613 (#17) | −5.0% | −4.3% |
| 13 | Slovakia | €1.535 | −3.9% | +1.1% | €1.541 (#12) | −4.7% | −6.7% |
| 14 | Spain | €1.550 | −3.9% | −4.4% | €1.516 (#10) | −5.0% | −10.5% |
| 15 | Latvia | €1.598 | −3.1% | −2.3% | €1.598 (#16) | −3.7% | −5.3% |
| 16 | Estonia | €1.613 | −2.6% | −7.3% | €1.531 (#11) | −3.4% | −12.8% |
| 17 | Belgium | €1.615 | −3.8% | −2.9% | €1.756 (#25) | −4.0% | +0.4% |
| 18 | Portugal | €1.645 | −4.5% | +2.3% | €1.578 (#14) | −4.4% | −1.7% |
| 19 | Sweden | €1.652 | −1.6% | −3.4% | €2.020 (#27) | −1.8% | −5.8% |
| 20 | Ireland | €1.726 | −4.7% | +5.6% | €1.728 (#21) | −4.9% | −3.4% |
| 21 | Italy | €1.777 | −2.7% | +6.4% | €1.748 (#23) | −3.6% | +0.7% |
| 22 | Germany | €1.779 | −2.8% | +1.7% | €1.702 (#20) | −3.4% | −6.3% |
| 23 | France | €1.801 | −2.1% | +6.8% | €1.752 (#24) | −3.2% | −0.5% |
| 24 | Finland | €1.819 | −3.7% | −2.5% | €1.905 (#26) | −3.6% | −4.8% |
| 25 | Greece | €1.829 | −2.4% | −2.1% | €1.667 (#18) | −4.1% | −8.4% |
| 26 | Denmark | €1.862 | −3.3% | −0.1% | €1.686 (#19) | −4.3% | −6.4% |
| 27 | Netherlands | €1.905 | −3.9% | +8.4% | €1.732 (#22) | −4.7% | −1.1% |
Cheapest and dearest diesel, December 2023
Which EU country had the cheapest petrol in December 2023?
Romania had the lowest average Euro-super 95 price in December 2023 at €1.335 per litre, while Netherlands was the most expensive at €1.905.
How much more does a 50-litre tank cost in the dearest country in December 2023?
Filling 50 litres of petrol cost about €28.49 more in Netherlands than in Romania in December 2023.
Where was diesel cheapest in December 2023?
Malta had the cheapest diesel in December 2023 at €1.210 per litre; Sweden was the dearest at €2.020.
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Source: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (national averages, taxes included). Monthly figures are simple averages of weekly prices; see methodology.