El Salvador

Updated 11 October 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in El Salvador

#2 of 7 in region
Diésel - Diesel
4.86 USD /Gallon

€1.15

↓ 15.4% vs. region avg. ↓ 24.4% vs. world
Gasolina Regular

Petrol (AKI 87)

4.80 USD /gal

↓11% vs. region avg.

Premium

Petrol (AKI 91)

5.13 USD /gal
Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (20 gal, diesel)

97 USD

€87 · $97

100 km (2.6 gal/100 km, diesel)

12.64 USD

€11.27 · $12.63

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Dynamics · Gasolina Regular

€0.89 per 1 USD · updated weekly

1.21 1.24 1.28 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.27 USD
min 1.22 USD max 1.27 USD —
1.29 1.33 1.37 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.36 USD
min 1.31 USD max 1.36 USD —
1.22 1.26 1.3 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.28 USD
min 1.23 USD max 1.28 USD —
1.14 1.22 1.29 18.07 25.07 01.08 08.08 15.08 22.08 30.08 05.09 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.27 USD
min 1.17 USD max 1.27 USD —
1.23 1.3 1.38 18.07 25.07 01.08 08.08 15.08 22.08 30.08 05.09 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.36 USD
min 1.25 USD max 1.36 USD —
1.15 1.23 1.31 18.07 25.07 01.08 08.08 15.08 22.08 30.08 05.09 12.09 19.09 27.09 03.10 11.10 1.28 USD
min 1.17 USD max 1.28 USD —

When this section launched, some countries had few price sources, so the earliest points on the chart may be inaccurate. We keep adding new sources — recent data is more reliable.

Neighbours where it's more expensive

Honduras ↑18%
Diesel
40.56 HNL
Petrol
36.97 HNL
LPG
13.19 HNL
Guatemala ↑16%
Diesel
11.43 GTQ
Petrol
9.70 GTQ
LPG
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Region Central America

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

San Salvador → Santa Ana

SV SV

Distance

65 km

Fuel cost

~€7

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

San Salvador → San Miguel

138 km · ~€16 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 138 km

San Salvador → Ahuachapán

100 km · ~€11 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 100 km

Suchitoto → El Tunco

65 km · ~€7 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 65 km

La Libertad → Juayúa

95 km · ~€11 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 95 km

San Salvador → Guatemala City

240 km · ~€30 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 110 km · GT Guatemala 130 km

San Salvador → Tegucigalpa

330 km · ~€41 · ~1 day

SV El Salvador 190 km · HN Honduras 140 km

Fuel Prices in El Salvador — Overview

Current fuel prices in El Salvador: Gasolina Regular — 4.80 USD/gal (€1.13/L · $1.27/L), Premium — 5.13 USD/gal (€1.21/L · $1.36/L), Diésel — 4.86 USD/gal (€1.15/L · $1.28/L).

Available fuel grades in El Salvador: Gasolina Regular, Premium, Diésel.

The local gasoline grade is Gasolina Regular.

El Salvador ranks #2 out of 7 countries in Central America by diesel price.

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An estimated market model: the crude part is from the current Brent price, refining and logistics from the methodology, tax as the residual (retail price − cost). Not the accounting cost of a specific refinery and not a forecast.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in El Salvador

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: 11.10.2026

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

View data sources

Diario Co Latino El Salvador · diariocolatino.com

GasolinaSV (DGEHM) · gasolinasv.com

DLC El Salvador (precios de referencia) · dlc.com.sv

Government-fixed, revised biweekly

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 11 October 2026.

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