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Papua New Guinea

Updated 16 May 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Papua New Guinea

Approximate prices

Prices may be outdated. If you know the current fuel cost in this country, let us know.

Diesel
4.09 PGK /Litre

€0.80

↓ 39.1% vs. region avg. ↓ 47.4% vs. world
Petrol
4.44 PGK

↓30% vs. region avg.

LPG
Calculator · Diesel
presets

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

327 PGK

€64 · $74

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

40.90 PGK

€8.02 · $9.31

Dynamics · Diesel

€0.20 per 1 PGK · updated weekly

4 4.27 4.54 27.04 11.05 16.05 4.09 PGK
min 4.09 PGK max 4.45 PGK
4.39 4.42 4.45 27.04 11.05 16.05 4.44 PGK
min 4.4 PGK max 4.44 PGK

Neighbours where it's cheaper

Indonesia ↓59%
Diesel
6,800.00 IDR
Petrol
11,195.00 IDR
LPG
Fuel Cost Calculator

Fuel type

Price per kWh

We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.

Consumption

L/100
kWh/100

Distance unit

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Region Oceania

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

Port Moresby → Lae

🇵🇬 PG

Distance

380 km

Fuel cost

~€30

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Port Moresby → Madang

610 km · ~€49 · ~2 days

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 610 km

Lae → Mount Hagen

390 km · ~€31 · ~1 day

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 390 km

Port Moresby → Kokopo

990 km · ~€79 · ~2 days

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 990 km

Lae → Goroka

240 km · ~€19 · ~1 day

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 240 km

Fuel Prices in Papua New Guinea — Overview

Current fuel prices in Papua New Guinea: diesel 4.09 PGK (€0.80 · $0.93) per liter, gasoline 4.44 PGK (€0.87 · $1.01) per liter.

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

How fuel prices are formed

Regulated

Monthly

Moderate

Regulator

Independent Consumer and Competition Commission

ICCC publishes maximum indicative fuel prices by region. This is a formula-based `regulated` regime.

Taxes and levies

Import/refinery parity, freight, taxes and dealer margins.

Subsidies

Partial possible through smoothing in remote areas.

Useful for motorhome travelers

LPG/Autogas

Limited

Bank cards

Limited

Price spread

Moderate

Market

Producer

Prices are government-subsidized (Partial)

Partial possible through smoothing in remote areas.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Papua New Guinea

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: 16.05.2026

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

View data sources

Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net

ICCC (Papua New Guinea) · iccc.gov.pg

ICCC PNG (WP) · iccc.gov.pg

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 16 May 2026.

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Best cities in the coming days

Goroka +23°·24 km/h
91
Wau +21°·28 km/h
90
Mount Hagen +19°·30 km/h
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Bulolo +25°·14 km/h
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