The price of a petrol in 170+ countries: Interactive world map

What is the average price of petrol around the world?

The average price for a tank of petrol in the UK is £74.
The average price for a tank of petrol in the US is £39, 47% less than in the UK.
The global average price for a tank of petrol is £54.

How do petrol prices in the UK compare to the rest of the world? We’ve looked across the world at petrol prices for a litre, estimated the average size of a fuel tank (55L) and calculated how much a trip to the station costs each one of us across the globe. Read on to find out where the UK is positioned globally and how petrol prices compare between the regions in the United Kingdom.

The most expensive place in the world to fill your car up is Hong Kong (too small to be seen on the map), where it will cost an impressive £145 to fill up a tank – more than double the global average of £60. Meanwhile, the cheapest place when it comes to petrol prices is Iran, where it will cost just £1.30 to fill up your car.

Petrol prices in the UK are 42% higher than the global average, costing on average £85 for a full tank. The average petrol price in the UK is also 90% higher than in the US, costing £74 to fill up a tank compared to just £39 in the US.

The 5 most expensive countries

1. Hong Kong: £145
2. Monaco: £98
3. Iceland: £96
4. Barbados: £92
5. The Netherlands: £90

The 5 cheapest countries

1. Iran: £1.30
2. Libya: £1.30
3. Venezuela: £1.50
4. Angola: £14
5. Kuwait: £15

Country	Average cost for a full tank	Price per litre (£)
Hong Kong	£145	£2.63
Monaco	£98	£1.78
Iceland	£96	£1.75
Barbados	£92	£1.66
Netherlands	£90	£1.64
Israel	£89	£1.63
Singapore	£89	£1.62
Denmark	£89	£1.62
Liechtenstein	£87	£1.59
Switzerland	£85	£1.55
Finland	£85	£1.54
Norway	£84	£1.52
Wallis and Futuna	£83	£1.51
Greece	£82	£1.49
Albania	£81	£1.47
Italy	£81	£1.47
Mayotte	£80	£1.46
Ireland	£80	£1.45
Belize	£79	£1.43
Portugal	£79	£1.43
France	£79	£1.43
Uruguay	£77	£1.40
C. Afr. Rep.	£77	£1.40
Germany	£76	£1.39
San Marino	£75	£1.36
UK	£74	£1.35
Estonia	£74	£1.34
Belgium	£72	£1.32
New Zealand	£71	£1.30
Serbia	£71	£1.29
Latvia	£70	£1.27
Croatia	£70	£1.27
Senegal	£69	£1.26
Spain	£69	£1.26
Austria	£69	£1.26
Slovakia	£69	£1.26
Sweden	£68	£1.25
Jordan	£68	£1.25
Luxembourg	£68	£1.24
Slovenia	£68	£1.24
Hungary	£68	£1.24
Zimbabwe	£66	£1.20
Montenegro	£65	£1.19
Seychelles	£65	£1.19
Mongolia	£65	£1.18
Poland	£65	£1.18
Czech Republic	£65	£1.18
Romania	£65	£1.18
Cayman Islands	£64	£1.16
Cyprus	£64	£1.16
Malawi	£64	£1.16
Andorra	£63	£1.15
Lithuania	£63	£1.14
Bahamas	£63	£1.14
Mauritius	£62	£1.13
Malta	£62	£1.12
Ivory Coast	£61	£1.12
Guinea	£61	£1.11
Sierra Leone	£61	£1.10
Kenya	£61	£1.10
Ukraine	£60	£1.10
Burundi	£60	£1.10
Burkina Faso	£60	£1.08
Laos	£59	£1.08
Uganda	£59	£1.07
Mozambique	£59	£1.07
Saint Lucia	£59	£1.07
Costa Rica	£59	£1.07
Cameroon	£59	£1.07
Armenia	£58	£1.06
Nicaragua	£58	£1.06
Dominica	£58	£1.06
Bulgaria	£58	£1.06
Thailand	£58	£1.05
Aruba	£58	£1.05
N. Maced.	£57	£1.05
Chile	£57	£1.03
Morocco	£57	£1.03
Cuba	£57	£1.03
Bosnia & Herz.	£57	£1.03
Jamaica	£56	£1.02
Sri Lanka	£56	£1.01
Dom. Rep.	£56	£1.01
Madagascar	£55	£1.00
Canada	£55	£1.00
Moldova	£55	£1.00
Cape Verde	£55	£0.99
South Korea	£54	£0.99
Mexico	£54	£0.99
Turkey	£54	£0.98
Grenada	£53	£0.97
India	£52	£0.95
Zambia	£52	£0.94
Nepal	£52	£0.94
Curacao	£51	£0.93
Argentina	£51	£0.93
South Africa	£51	£0.92
Fiji	£50	£0.92
Rwanda	£50	£0.91
Swaziland	£50	£0.91
Trinidad & Tobago	£50	£0.91
Suriname	£50	£0.91
Japan	£50	£0.90
Georgia	£50	£0.90
Haiti	£49	£0.90
Namibia	£49	£0.89
Mali	£49	£0.89
Togo	£49	£0.89
Tanzania	£49	£0.88
Cambodia	£49	£0.88
China	£48	£0.88
Benin	£48	£0.87
Peru	£47	£0.86
Botswana	£47	£0.86
Australia	£46	£0.84
Brazil	£46	£0.84
Bangladesh	£46	£0.83
DR Congo	£46	£0.83
Lesotho	£45	£0.83
Guyana	£45	£0.82
Guatemala	£45	£0.81
Philippines	£44	£0.81
Burma	£44	£0.81
Honduras	£44	£0.81
Uzbekistan	£44	£0.79
Ghana	£43	£0.78
El Salvador	£42	£0.77
Gabon	£42	£0.76
Liberia	£41	£0.75
Puerto Rico	£41	£0.74
Colombia	£41	£0.74
Taiwan	£41	£0.74
Maldives	£40	£0.72
USA	£39	£0.71
Pakistan	£39	£0.71
Syria	£39	£0.70
Panama	£39	£0.70
Afghanistan	£39	£0.70
Kyrgyzstan	£37	£0.68
Paraguay	£37	£0.68
Vietnam	£36	£0.66
Tunisia	£35	£0.63
Indonesia	£34	£0.62
Belarus	£33	£0.59
Ethiopia	£32	£0.59
Lebanon	£31	£0.57
Bhutan	£31	£0.57
UAE	£31	£0.57
Ecuador	£31	£0.56
Nigeria	£31	£0.56
Sudan	£31	£0.56
Iraq	£28	£0.52
Azerbaijan	£28	£0.52
Saudi Arabia	£27	£0.49
Oman	£27	£0.49
Qatar	£25	£0.46
Russia	£25	£0.45
Bolivia	£24	£0.43
Bahrain	£23	£0.42
Kazakhstan	£21	£0.39
Malaysia	£20	£0.37
Turkmenistan	£19	£0.34
Algeria	£15	£0.27
Egypt	£15	£0.27
Kuwait	£15	£0.27
Angola	£14	£0.26
Venezuela	£1.50	£0.03
Libya	£1.30	£0.02
Iran	£1.30	£0.02

What is the average price of petrol around the UK?

In the United Kingdom, the most expensive region for filling up your car is the South East (£86.11). This is followed by the East of England, where it costs £86.04 for a full tank, and London, where it costs £85.83 to fill up.

The cheapest UK region when it comes to the price of petrol is Northern Ireland, where it costs £82.80. This is £2.32 cheaper than the next most affordable region, which is Yorkshire and the Humber where it costs £85.12 for a full tank.

The 5 most expensive UK regions for a full tank of petrol

1. South East: £86.11
2. East: £86.04
3. London: £85.83
4. South West: £85.75
5. West Midlands: £85.72

The 5 cheapest UK regions for a full tank of petrol

1. Northern Ireland: £82.80
2. Yorkshire And The Humber: £85.12
3. North West: £85.16
4. Scotland: £85.23
5. Wales: £85.29

Region	Price for a full tank	Price per litre
South East	£75.51	137.29 pence
London	£75.43	137.15 pence
South West	£75.08	136.51 pence
East Midlands	£74.94	136.26 pence
West Midlands	£74.88	136.14 pence
East	£74.83	136.05 pence
North West	£74.40	135.27 pence
Yorkshire And The Humber	£74.11	134.75 pence
Scotland	£74.01	134.57 pence
North East	£73.80	134.18 pence
Wales	£73.80	134.18 pence
Northern Ireland	£71.92	130.76 pence

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Methodology

The numbers in this piece are based on data from Globalpetrolprices.com and Forecourt Trader for the UK as of November 2024. We estimated the size of a petrol tank and the average amount of miles that can be driven on a full tank based on multiple sources.

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Petrol prices around the world: Interactive map