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Austria’s fuel prices in the EU midfield

by AI | 23.Dec 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Gasoline is comparatively cheap in Austria. In Denmark, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany and Ireland, fuel is significantly more expensive.

Gasoline at the gas station (archive image) Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa

Vienna (APA) – Fuel prices in Austria have already fallen for the third year in a row on an annual average. In an EU comparison, Austria, with 1.54 euros per liter for diesel and 1.52 euros per liter for Eurosuper, is in the middle of the EU field, according to the fuel price balance of the Verkehrsclub Österreich (VCÖ) for this year. The highest fuel prices were in Denmark, while motorists in Bulgaria and Malta paid significantly less.

For Eurosuper, motorists in this country had to pay 1.52 euros, 5 cents per liter less than in the previous year. The diesel price fell by 6 cents compared to the previous year to 1.54 euros. Motorists in Denmark, on the other hand, had to dig much deeper into their pockets: there, a liter of Eurosuper cost 1.96 euros per liter. But in the Netherlands (1.92 euros), Greece (1.76 euros) as well as in Germany and Ireland (1.73 euros each), a tankful also cost significantly more than in Austria. The situation is not much different for diesel: in Denmark it cost 1.76 euros per liter, in Ireland 1.71 euros. But in the Netherlands (1.69 euros), Belgium (1.66 euros) and Italy (1.65 euros), fuel also cost significantly more.

Low prices

Motorists in Bulgaria, Malta and Cyprus fared better. In Bulgaria, a liter of Eurosuper cost 1.24 euros. In the island states of Malta and Cyprus, not much more was charged for this fuel. It is similar for diesel: here, however, Malta took first place with a liter price of 1.21 euros, followed by Bulgaria with 1.24 euros.

However, there is also the possibility of reducing fuel costs in Austria, the VCÖ reported: those who adjust their driving behavior, drive with foresight and evenly, can reduce fuel consumption – and thus fuel costs – by 15 to 20 percent. (23.12.2025)