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Sierra Leone

Updated 30 August 2026

Diesel & Petrol Prices in Sierra Leone

#29 of 34 in region
Diesel
40.00 SLE /Litre

€1.51

↑ +20.8% vs. region avg. ↑ +9.1% vs. world
Petrol
35.00 SLE

↑9% vs. region avg.

Kerosene
38.41 SLE
Calculator · Diesel

Full tank (80 L, diesel)

3,200 SLE

€120 · $140

100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)

400.00 SLE

€15.06 · $17.45

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Neighbours where it's cheaper

Liberia ↓8%
Diesel
291.10 LRD
Petrol
236.17 LRD
LPG
Guinea ↓22%
Diesel
12,000.00 GNF
Petrol
12,000.00 GNF
LPG
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Region Africa

Diesel · Litre

Popular route

cities.Freetown → cities.Conakry

SL SL GN GN

Distance

300 km

Fuel cost

~€41

Est. time

~1 day

Distance

Fuel cost

Est. time

cities.Freetown → cities.Monrovia

510 km · ~€75 · ~1 day

SL Sierra Leone 380 km · LR Liberia 130 km

Fuel Prices in Sierra Leone — Overview

Current fuel prices in Sierra Leone: Petrol — 35.00 SLE (€1.32 · $1.53), Diesel — 40.00 SLE (€1.51 · $1.74), Kerosene — 38.41 SLE (€1.45 · $1.67) per liter.

Available fuel grades in Sierra Leone: Petrol, Diesel, Kerosene.

The local gasoline grade is Petrol.

Sierra Leone ranks #29 out of 34 countries in Africa by diesel price.

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

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Average pump price ( · Sierra Leone) ≈ . 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 Sierra Leone

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

PRA Sierra Leone (National Petroleum Regulatory Authority) · pra.gov.sl

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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