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Fuel Prices in Russia

Updated 5 April 2026 · #5 of 9 in region

Diesel

76.52 RUB /Litre

€0.83 · $0.95

2.9% cheaper vs. region avg.

Petrol

63.29 RUB /Litre

€0.68 · $0.79

15.2% cheaper vs. region avg.

LPG

31.63 RUB /Litre

€0.34 · $0.39

19.4% cheaper vs. region avg.

Fuel type

Tank size

L

Consumption

L/100

Distance unit

Local currency

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

6,122 RUB

€66 · $76

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

765.25 RUB

€8.27 · $9.52

Route Cost Calculator

Route total

Popular route

Moscow → Tbilisi

RU GE

Distance

2,100 km

Fuel cost

~€181

Est. time

~5 days

Fill up in Russia — in Georgia fuel is 46% pricier

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

Saint Petersburg → Helsinki

460 km · ~€51 · ~1 day

Russia 370 km · Finland 90 km

Moscow → Almaty

3,880 km · ~€289 · ~10 days

Russia 2420 km · Kazakhstan 1460 km

Sochi → Istanbul

1,320 km · ~€134 · ~3 days

Russia 890 km · Georgia 130 km · Turkey 300 km

Vladivostok → Moscow

7,890 km · ~€653 · ~20 days

Russia 7890 km

Fuel Prices in Russia — Overview

Current fuel prices in Russia: diesel 76.52 RUB (€0.83 · $0.95) per liter, gasoline 63.29 RUB (€0.68 · $0.79) per liter.

Russia ranks #5 out of 9 countries in CIS by diesel price.

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

How fuel prices are formed

Regulated

Changes weekly

Variable

Regulator

FAS Russia / Federal Antimonopoly Service; Ministry of Energy and the tax damper mechanism

Retail is formally unregulated, but the damper mechanism, export restrictions, requirements on oil companies and FAS pressure make the market heavily regulated in practice.

Taxes and levies

Excise, VAT 20%, damper/reverse excise mechanisms, logistics.

Subsidies

Partial: the domestic market is indirectly subsidized relative to the export price through the damper and restrictions.

Useful for motorhome travelers

LPG/Autogas

Widely available

Bank cards

Limited

Price spread

Moderate

Market

Exporter

Station networks

Роснефть Лукойл Газпромнефть Татнефть

Prices are government-subsidized (Partial)

Partial: the domestic market is indirectly subsidized relative to the export price through the damper and restrictions.

FAQ — Fuel Prices in Russia

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: 05.04.2026

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

View data sources

Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net

Rosstat (Russia) · rosstat.gov.ru

FuelPrices.ru · fuelprices.ru

Autotraveler.ru · autotraveler.ru

License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 5 April 2026.

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