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Rwanda

Updated 30 August 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Rwanda

#34 of 34 in region
Petrol
2,303.00 RWF /Litre

€1.35

↑ +11.9% vs. region avg. ↑ +3.7% vs. world
Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

184,240 RWF

€108 · $125

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

23,030.00 RWF

€13.51 · $15.65

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Region Africa

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

cities.Kigali → cities.Gitega

RW RW BI BI

Distance

240 km

Fuel cost

~€0

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

cities.Kigali → cities.Kinshasa

2,500 km · ~€224 · ~6 days

RW Rwanda 240 km · CD DR Congo 2260 km

cities.Kigali → Dodoma

1,020 km · ~€121 · ~3 days

RW Rwanda 70 km · BI Burundi 50 km · TZ Tanzania 900 km

cities.Kigali → cities.Kampala

510 km · ~€65 · ~1 day

RW Rwanda 80 km · UG Uganda 430 km

Fuel Prices in Rwanda — Overview

Current fuel prices in Rwanda: Petrol — 2,303.00 RWF (€1.35 · $1.57) per liter.

Available fuel grades in Rwanda: Petrol.

The local gasoline grade is Petrol.

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

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

What makes up a at the pump

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

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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 Rwanda

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

The New Times (RURA, Rwanda) · newtimes.co.rw

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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