Kenya — how much does fuel cost today?

As of August 2026, fuel prices in Kenya: Super Petrol — 213.62 KES (€1.42), Diesel — 219.67 KES (€1.47), Kerosene — 191.38 KES (€1.28) per liter. These are national averages collected from official fuel operators, government statistics and price aggregators, verified and refreshed weekly by OpenVan. Actual pump prices vary by region and station brand, so treat them as a reliable baseline for budgeting. To estimate a full trip, use the road-trip fuel cost calculator on this page — it combines these prices with your route and consumption.

How does Kenya compare in fuel prices?

Kenya ranks #26 out of 34 countries in its region by diesel price. Rankings are recalculated weekly from the same verified dataset, so a single border crossing can noticeably change your fuel budget — the neighbouring-countries block on this page shows where filling up is cheaper. All comparisons use EUR per liter at current exchange rates.

Fuel Kenya

Updated 30 August 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Kenya

Name: Fuel Prices in Kenya — 2026
Creator: OpenVan.camp
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

#26 of 34 in region

Currency

Fuel

Dist.

Diesel

219.67 KES /Litre

€1.47

↑ +17.5% vs. region avg. ↑ +6.2% vs. world

Super Petrol

Petrol (RON 95)

213.62 KES

↑18% vs. region avg.

Kerosene

191.38 KES

/Litre

Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

17,573 KES

€117 · $136

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

2,196.68 KES

€14.65 · $16.97

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Dynamics · Super Petrol

€0.0067 per 1 KES · updated weekly

min 178 KES max 214.16 KES —

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

Uganda ↑3%

Diesel

6,603.00 UGX

Petrol

6,538.00 UGX

LPG

—

Neighbours where it's cheaper

Tanzania ↓8%

Diesel

4,110.68 TZS

Petrol

4,012.53 TZS

LPG

—

Ethiopia ↓34%

Diesel

180.46 ETB

Petrol

167.45 ETB

LPG

—

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Kenya

78 /100

▲ +0.1% per month

Milk · 1 L -37% $1.11

Eggs · 12 pcs -45% $1.88

Chicken · 1 kg -18% $4.84

Rice · 1 kg -20% $1.81

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Popular route

Nairobi → Naivasha

Distance

95 km

Fuel cost

~€14

Est. time

~1 day

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Nairobi → Mombasa

485 km · ~€71 · ~1 day

🌍 Kenya 485 km

Nairobi → Nanyuki

200 km · ~€29 · ~1 day

🌍 Kenya 200 km

Nakuru → Kisumu

180 km · ~€26 · ~1 day

🌍 Kenya 180 km

Malindi → Diani Beach

169 km · ~€25 · ~1 day

🌍 Kenya 169 km

Nairobi → Addis Ababa

1,440 km · ~€174 · ~4 days

🌍 Kenya 700 km · 🌍 Ethiopia 740 km

Nairobi → cities.Mogadishu

1,240 km · ~€85 · ~3 days

🌍 Kenya 580 km · 🌍 Somalia 660 km

Nairobi → Dodoma

670 km · ~€92 · ~2 days

🌍 Kenya 160 km · 🌍 Tanzania 510 km

Nairobi → cities.Kampala

680 km · ~€101 · ~2 days

🌍 Kenya 490 km · 🌍 Uganda 190 km

Fuel Prices in Kenya — Overview

Current fuel prices in Kenya: Super Petrol — 213.62 KES (€1.42 · $1.65), Diesel — 219.67 KES (€1.47 · $1.70), Kerosene — 191.38 KES (€1.28 · $1.48) per liter.

Available fuel grades in Kenya: Super Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene.

The local gasoline grade is Super Petrol.

Kenya ranks #26 out of 34 countries in Africa by diesel price.

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

What makes up a at the pump

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Average pump price ( · Kenya) ≈ . Below — how much of it is crude, refining, logistics and taxes. ()

No retail price for this fuel in the selected country.

Learn more: how fuel prices are formed

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 Kenya

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: 30.08.2026

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

View data sources

OilPricez.com · oilpricez.com

EPRA Kenya · epra.go.ke

CarNews Kenya (EPRA) · carnews.co.ke/fuel-prices-kenya

KBC Kenya · kbc.co.ke

FuelKenya.com API · fuelkenya.com

Government-fixed, revised monthly

API CC BY 4.0

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 30 August 2026.

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