What is the current diesel price in Costa Rica?

As of June 2026, diesel in Costa Rica costs €1.26 per liter.

What is the gasoline (petrol) price in Costa Rica?

Current gasoline price in Costa Rica is €1.43 per liter.

How does Costa Rica compare in fuel prices?

Costa Rica ranks #5 out of 6 countries in its region by diesel price.

Updated 6 June 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Costa Rica

Name: Fuel Prices in Costa Rica — 2026
Creator: OpenVan.camp
Published: 2026-01-01
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#5 of 6 in region

Currency

Fuel

Dist.

Diesel

670.00 CRC /Litre

€1.26

↑ +7.5% vs. region avg. ↓ 8.4% vs. world

Petrol

91 octane

756.00 CRC

↑16% vs. region avg.

LPG

—

/Litre

Calculator · Diesel

Tank size L Consumption L/100

presets

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

53,600 CRC

€101 · $117

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

6,700.00 CRC

€12.63 · $14.57

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EV Charging Prices

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DC Fast

€0.350/kWh

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Dynamics · Diesel

€0.0019 per 1 CRC · updated weekly

min 670 CRC max 716 CRC —

Neighbours where it's cheaper

Panama ↓16%

Diesel

1.22 USD

Petrol

1.24 USD

LPG

—

Nicaragua ↓19%

Diesel

43.22 NIO

Petrol

47.82 NIO

LPG

—

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Route — select countries and distances

Region Central America

Diesel · Litre

All 6 countries →

Popular route

San José → La Fortuna

🇨🇷 CR

Distance

130 km

Fuel cost

~€16

Est. time

~1 day

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San José → Liberia

215 km · ~€27 · ~1 day

🇨🇷 Costa Rica 215 km

San José → Puerto Viejo de Talamanca

220 km · ~€28 · ~1 day

🇨🇷 Costa Rica 220 km

Cartago → Tamarindo

258 km · ~€33 · ~1 day

🇨🇷 Costa Rica 258 km

Alajuela → Uvita

214 km · ~€27 · ~1 day

🇨🇷 Costa Rica 214 km

Fuel Prices in Costa Rica — Overview

Current fuel prices in Costa Rica: diesel 670.00 CRC (€1.26 · $1.46) per liter, gasoline 756.00 CRC (€1.43 · $1.64) per liter.

The local gasoline grade is Super · 91 octane.

Costa Rica ranks #5 out of 6 countries in Central America by diesel price.

Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Costa Rica.

How fuel prices are formed

Regulated

Monthly

~39% Taxes and levies

Regulator

ARESEP / Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Publicos

ARESEP sets national prices based on import parity, exchange rate, taxes and margins. This is a very clear `regulated` regime.

Taxes and levies

Impuesto unico a los combustibles, RECOPE/ARESEP components and other regulated elements; the impuesto unico itself is indexed quarterly for inflation.

Subsidies

Usually no direct subsidies.

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LPG/Autogas

Limited

Bank cards

Accepted everywhere

Price spread

Moderate

Market

Importer + Refiner

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Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.

Updated: 06.06.2026

Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.

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Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net

CRHoy Costa Rica · crhoy.com

ARESEP Costa Rica · aresep.go.cr

RECOPE Costa Rica · recope.go.cr

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Ideal

49%

Comfortable

47%

Acceptable

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Top city

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