EU Weekly Oil Bulletin, 2 Nov 2026
Fuel prices in Romania
Petrol, Euro-super 95
€1.881/L
▼ -0.006 vs last week
EU rank 17 of 27 · -0.048 vs EU average
Diesel
€2.071/L
▲ +0.034 vs last week
EU rank 12 of 27 · -0.083 vs EU average
LPG
€0.883/L
National averages with taxes included, from the European Commission’s EU Weekly Oil Bulletin of 2 Nov 2026 (CC BY 4.0).
Romania at a glance
Price history and where today sits in it
Petrol vs diesel, 2005 to today
One point per month from the bulletin price developments file, which runs from 2005 (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
The last 12 months, week by week
Romania’s weekly bulletin prices over the last 12 months (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
How today compares with every week since 2005
Today’s petrol price is higher than in 99% of all weeks since 2005, across the 944 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 26 Oct 2026 to find petrol at €1.887/L or more.
Today’s diesel price is higher than in 100% of all weeks since 2005, across the 944 weekly bulletins we hold for this country.
You have to go back to the week of 28 Sep 2026 to find diesel at €2.072/L or more.
Worked out from Romania’s own weekly bulletin history, held here in full (European Commission, CC BY 4.0).
Records from Romania’s own price history
Petrol: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 12 Oct 2026 | €1.898/L |
| Week of 28 Sep 2026 | €1.897/L |
| Week of 19 Oct 2026 | €1.895/L |
| Week of 21 Sep 2026 | €1.891/L |
| Week of 14 Sep 2026 | €1.889/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 12 Jan 2009 | €0.666/L |
| Week of 2 Feb 2009 | €0.701/L |
| Week of 19 Jan 2009 | €0.702/L |
| Week of 26 Jan 2009 | €0.710/L |
| Week of 5 Jan 2009 | €0.736/L |
Diesel: the extreme weeks
5 most expensive weeks
| Week of 21 Sep 2026 | €2.093/L |
| Week of 28 Sep 2026 | €2.072/L |
| Week of 2 Nov 2026 | €2.071/L |
| Week of 5 Oct 2026 | €2.050/L |
| Week of 19 Oct 2026 | €2.044/L |
5 cheapest weeks
| Week of 23 Mar 2009 | €0.776/L |
| Week of 12 Jan 2009 | €0.790/L |
| Week of 2 Feb 2009 | €0.793/L |
| Week of 2 Mar 2009 | €0.797/L |
| Week of 9 Mar 2009 | €0.799/L |
First bulletin of the year, selected years
| Year | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | €0.978/L | €0.921/L |
| 2015 | €1.136/L | €1.183/L |
| 2020 | €1.087/L | €1.116/L |
| 2022 | €1.254/L | €1.240/L |
| 2026 | €1.424/L | €1.472/L |
The price in the first weekly bulletin of each year, from Romania’s stored weekly series.
What makes up the price of a litre
Petrol, €1.881/L
- Product and margins€0.982 (52%)
- Excise duty€0.573 (30%)
- VAT at 21%€0.326 (17%)
Diesel, €2.071/L
- Product and margins€1.292 (62%)
- Excise duty€0.420 (20%)
- VAT at 21%€0.359 (17%)
The split applies the bulletin’s own duties and taxes tables (excise duty and the VAT rate) to the pump price of 2 Nov 2026. Whatever is left is the fuel itself and the margins on it. European Commission (CC BY 4.0).
A 50 litre tank across the border
| Country | Petrol, 50L | Diesel, 50L |
|---|---|---|
| Romania (this page) | €94.05 | €103.55 |
| BulgariaCheapest neighbour | €80.25€13.80 less than here | €94.65€8.90 less than here |
| Hungary | €87.50€6.55 less than here | €98.90€4.65 less than here |
Each figure is a full 50 litre tank at that country’s bulletin price of 2 Nov 2026, with the difference against Romania shown alongside.
Calculators for Romania
The three calculators below work from Romania’s bulletin prices of 2 Nov 2026, so the numbers move with every new bulletin.
Tank cost
What filling up costs in Romania, what the same tank costs at the EU average price, and across the cheapest border.
Monthly driving cost
What a month of your driving costs at Romania prices.
Cross-border detour checker
Is it worth driving to Bulgaria for petrol at €1.605/L instead of €1.881/L here?
More on fuel prices in Romania
Questions about fuel prices in Romania
What is the average price of petrol and diesel in Romania?
In the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, a litre of petrol (Euro-super 95) cost €1.881 on average in Romania, and a litre of diesel €2.071, taxes included. That puts Romania 17 of 27 for petrol and 12 of 27 for diesel, counting from the cheapest.
How does Romania compare with the EU average?
Across the EU as a whole, the same bulletin put the weighted average at €1.929/L for petrol and €2.154/L for diesel. Against that, Romania is -2.5% on petrol and -3.9% on diesel.
How much of the price of fuel in Romania is tax?
Take the pump price in the bulletin of 2 Nov 2026: excise duty, VAT and other indirect taxes account for 48% of every litre of petrol and 38% of every litre of diesel. The stacked bars above show where the rest of the money goes.
What is the most expensive fuel has ever been in Romania?
Petrol reached its highest point at €1.898/L in the week of 12 Oct 2026. Diesel peaked at €2.093/L in the week of 21 Sep 2026. Both come from Romania's own weekly bulletin record, which runs back to 2005.
Where is fuel cheaper near Romania?
Of Romania's neighbours, Bulgaria has the cheapest petrol at €1.605/L. That is €13.80 less on a 50 litre tank, before you count the drive itself. The detour checker above does that maths for you.
When were prices last this high in Romania?
Petrol last reached €1.881/L or more in the week of 26 Oct 2026. Diesel last reached €2.071/L or more in the week of 28 Sep 2026.
Sources and method
- Everything on price, history, records and tax on this page comes from one place: the EU Weekly Oil Bulletin (European Commission, DG ENER), bulletin of 2 Nov 2026, reused under CC BY 4.0.
- Other currencies are converted at ECB euro reference rates (European Central Bank); the rate in force is the one shown in the header selector.
- How to read this page: the averages are the prices drivers pay at the pump, taxes included, exactly as the bulletin publishes them. Records, extremes and percentiles all come from Romania’s own stored weekly series, back to 2005. Nothing is estimated, and nothing is borrowed from another country’s data. The calculators use the per-litre prices above as published, to three decimal places.