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Africa Fuel Prices

This is your cut-out-and-keep guide to African fuel prices, where you need to fill up, and where to avoid. The prices here are naturally subject to variation - if you are using this guide then please give me feedback on the latest prices so that others can benefit from your knowledge too! Please note that this is no longer live(ish) data as this server doesn't support ASP...

 
Country Name Location Local Currency Diesel Petrol Notes Date
Algeria No Data No Data
Angola National Kwanza 8 (€0.09) 16 (€0.17) 01/06/2003
Benin National CFA 385 (€0.59) No Data
Botswana Gabarone Pulas 2.05 (€0.37) 2.2 (€0.4) 01/10/2003
Botswana Trans Kalahari Pulas 2.18 (€0.39) No Data 01/10/2003
Burkina Faso CFA 385 (€0.59) No Data varies by about +/-15 CFA 01/07/2003
Burundi No Data No Data
Cameroon National CFA 405 (€0.62) No Data
Cape Verde No Data No Data
Central African Republic No Data No Data
Chad N'Djamena CFA 500 (€0.76) 600 (€0.91)
Comoros No Data No Data
Cote d’Ivoire No Data No Data
Democratic Rep of Congo Kinshasa Francs 330 (€0.69) 335 (€0.7)
Djibouti No Data No Data
Egypt Pounds 0.4 (€0.06) 1 (€0.14) 29/07/2003
Equatorial Guinea No Data No Data
Eritrea No Data No Data
Ethiopia Birr 2.7 (€0.28) No Data up to 3 ETB for diesel 01/06/2003
Ethiopia Moyale Birr 2.95 (€0.3) No Data 18/01/2004
Ethiopia Addis Abeba Birr 2.82 (€0.29) No Data 18/01/2004
Gabon Libreville CFA 345 (€0.53) No Data 01/07/2003
Gambia National Dalasi No Data No Data rampant inflation - expect €0.50-0.60 01/08/2003
Ghana National Cedis 3888 (€0.41) No Data Infaltion means this one moves a lot 01/07/2003
Guinea National Francs 250 (€0.11) No Data black market at about 50,000CFa for a 200l barrell 01/08/2003
Guinea Bissau National CFA 328 (€0.5) No Data 01/08/2003
Kenya National Shillings 46 (€0.54) No Data
Lesotho No Data No Data
Liberia No Data No Data
Libya No Data No Data
Madagascar No Data No Data
Malawi National Kwachas 57 (€0.54) No Data may be as low as 52 01/06/2003
Malawi Lilongwe Kwachas 72 (€0.68) 82 (€0.77) 01/11/2003
Mali Timbouctou CFA 385 (€0.59) No Data varies by about +/-15 CFA 01/06/2003
Mauritania Ouguiyas 90 (€0.31) No Data may be as high as 140 in places 01/07/0200
Mauritius No Data No Data
Morocco Nr. Tarfaya Dirhams 2.8 (€0.26) No Data Cheap gas starts 150km N. of Tarfaya 01/08/2003
Morocco Layyoune Dirhams 2.76 (€0.26) No Data last chance to fill up is 200km North of RIM border - if it's open… 01/06/2003
Morocco Casablanca Dirhams 6 (€0.55) No Data NB - fuel is duty free in Western Sahara
Morocco Tetuan Dirhams 7 (€0.65) No Data Ceuta diesel = €0.46!
Mozambique National Meticais 12000 (€0.45) No Data 30/06/2003
Namibia Dollars 3.8 (€0.45) 4 (€0.47) 01/06/2003
Niger National CFA 495 (€0.75) No Data
Nigeria Nairas 26 (€0.18) No Data Official Price - due to shportages 45N+ is more likely 01/07/0200
Republic of Congo Brazzaville CFA No Data No Data
Rwanda Kigali Francs 477 (€0.8) 477 (€0.8) 01/01/2004
Sao Tome No Data No Data
Senegal National CFA 345 (€0.53) No Data 01/08/2003
Seychelles No Data No Data
Sierra Leone No Data No Data
Somalia No Data No Data
South Africa Cape Town Rand No Data 4.7 (€0.59) 01/06/2004
South Africa National Rand 3.4 (€0.43) 4.75 (€0.6) 01/06/2004
Sudan Nyala Dinars 70 (€0.24) 90 (€0.31)
Swaziland National Emalangeni 3.4 (€0.4) 3.9 (€0.46) 01/09/2003
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Shillings 680 (€0.58) 725 (€0.61) 01/12/2003
Tanzania National Shillings 700 (€0.59) No Data May be as low as 660 01/06/2003
Togo National CFA 385 (€0.59) No Data 01/07/2003
Tunisia No Data No Data
Uganda National Shillings 1500 (€0.67) No Data 30/06/2003
Uganda Sipi Falls Shillings 1370 (€0.61) 1620 (€0.72) More expensive in regions 01/01/2004
Zambia South East Kwacha 3653 (€0.71) 4162 (€0.81) 01/11/2003
Zambia Kampala Kwacha 3193 (€0.62) 4199 (€0.82) 01/11/2003
Zambia Kwacha 3700 (€0.72) No Data 01/06/2003
Zimbabwe National Dollars No Data No Data Pretty much no fuel

Other Resources:
WELTREISE-FORUM - various price postings in German
Worldata.org - Out of date information, but comprehensive anyway...