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Updated 30 May 2026
€1.65
↑27% vs. region avg.
Full tank (80 L, diesel)
2,494 ZAR
€132 · $154
100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)
311.75 ZAR
€16.47 · $19.20
€0.05 per 1 ZAR · updated weekly
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
Litre/Gallon
Distance unit
Route — select countries and distances
Cape Town → Johannesburg
1,400 km · ~€231 · ~4 days
🇿🇦 South Africa 1400 km
Johannesburg → Mbombela
350 km · ~€58 · ~1 day
🇿🇦 South Africa 350 km
Durban → Kimberley
795 km · ~€131 · ~2 days
🇿🇦 South Africa 795 km
Stellenbosch → Gqeberha
725 km · ~€119 · ~2 days
🇿🇦 South Africa 725 km
Current fuel prices in South Africa: diesel 31.18 ZAR (€1.65 · $1.92) per liter, gasoline 26.52 ZAR (€1.40 · $1.63) per liter.
The local gasoline grade is Unleaded 95 · RON 95.
South Africa ranks #14 out of 16 countries in Africa by diesel price.
Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through South Africa.
Regulated
Monthly
~40% Taxes and levies
Regulator
Department of Mineral Resources and Energy
South Africa uses the Basic Fuel Price and officially publishes monthly pump prices with taxes and zonal differentials. This is a formula-based `regulated` regime.
Taxes and levies
General Fuel Levy; Road Accident Fund levy; Carbon Fuel Levy; VAT 15%; slate levy; for diesel also Illuminating Paraffin Tracer Dye levy. From 1 April 2026, Fuel Levy raised to 429.0 c/L for petrol and 416.0 c/L for diesel, RAF levy to 225.0 c/L, Carbon levy increased by 5 c/L and 6 c/L respectively; simultaneously a temporary General Fuel Levy reduction of R3.00/L was in effect from 1 April to 5 May 2026.
Subsidies
No direct subsidies.
LPG/Autogas
Limited
Bank cards
Accepted everywhere
Price spread
Moderate
Market
Importer + Refiner
Station networks
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.
Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.
Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net
Fuels Industry Association of South Africa · fuelsindustry.org.za
BusinessTech South Africa · businesstech.co.za
DMRE South Africa (Dept. of Mineral Resources & Energy) · energy.gov.za/petroleum-pipelines
FuelDirectory South Africa · fueldirectory.co.za/fuel-price.php
License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 30 May 2026.
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