Fuel prices are among the highest in Germany

Gasoline and diesel are more expensive at German gas stations than in most of Germany's immediate neighbors, as reported by Destatis based on data from the European Commission and the Federal Cartel Office's Fuel Market Transparency Unit (MTS-K). Motorists in Germany (according to data collected on April 4) paid an average of 2.06 euros for a liter of super gasoline and a liter of diesel.

Among Germany's immediate neighbors, the price of a liter of super gasoline was higher that day only in the Netherlands (2.11 euros) and Denmark (2.09 euros), while diesel was cheaper than in Germany: 2.04 euros in the Netherlands and 1.93 euros in Denmark.

Fuel prices were cheaper in the countries bordering Germany that day: in Poland, super gasoline was 1.42 euros, and diesel was 1.61 euros. In Austria, super gasoline is 1.72 euros, diesel is 1.84 euros. In Luxembourg, super petrol is 1.73 euros, diesel is 1.76 euros. In the Czech Republic, super gasoline is 1.81 euros, diesel is 1.93 euros. In Belgium, super gasoline is 1.81 euros, diesel is 2.02 euros. In France, super gasoline was 1.83 euros and diesel was 1.89 euros, so refueling here was also cheaper than in Germany. Similar data are not available for Switzerland.

Gasoline and diesel prices at German gas stations were also significantly higher in the first week of April than before the war in Ukraine, although the prices of super gasoline and diesel have already decreased compared to the peak values measured in the second and third weeks of March. After the start of the war on February 24, prices rose significantly. For example, on February 21, shortly before the start of the war, super gasoline still cost 1.80 euros and diesel 1.66 euros per liter.

During the Easter holidays, many families plan to travel to southern European countries by car or camper. According to the April 4 data, travelers to Italy, for example, can expect fuel prices there to be slightly lower than in Germany - both super gasoline and diesel cost 1.79 euros per liter. In Croatia, super gasoline is 1.68 euros, diesel is 1.88 euros. Refueling in Hungary is considerably cheaper than in Germany: super gasoline is 1.30 euros, and diesel is 1.42 euros. In Sweden, however, you have to pay much more: a liter of super gasoline costs 2.03 euros, and a liter of diesel costs 2.44 euros.

According to Destatis data, fuel prices are the lowest in the EU in Hungary and Malta. Super gasoline is the cheapest in Hungary, 1.30 euros per liter, and the second cheapest in Malta, 1.34 euros. Diesel, on the other hand, is cheaper in Malta, 1.21 euros, while in Hungary it is 1.42 euros, the second cheapest in the EU.

Super petrol is the most expensive in Finland at €2.15 per litre, while diesel is the most expensive in Sweden at €2.44 per litre.

(Source: autokalauz.co.hu; MTI | Image: pixabay.com)