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Germany has one of the highest fuel prices in Europe
Four fuel nozzles hang at a downtown gas station. In a European comparison, Germany has one of the highest fuel prices. Photo: Peter Kneffel/dpa
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A liter of diesel costs over two euros – there are only a few other European countries. In terms of fuel prices, Germany is currently way ahead of the rest of Europe.
Only a few countries in Europe have higher fuel prices than Germany. EU-wide, the local diesel price is only exceeded by Finland and Sweden, as shown by figures published by the Federal Statistical Office.
In addition, fuel is also more expensive in Switzerland, according to data from the Touring Club Switzerland. According to the Federal Statistical Office, diesel cost 2.06 euros per liter in Germany as of April 4th. That is 45 cents more than in neighboring Poland. More recent figures are available for Germany, where the price has recently fallen a few cents, but not on a comparable basis for the other EU countries.
Diesel is also much cheaper in other neighboring countries than in Germany, for example in Luxembourg at 1.76 euros, Austria at 1.84 euros and France at 1.89 euros. With a falling price difference, the neighboring countries are followed by Denmark and the Czech Republic with 1.93 euros, Belgium with 2.02 euros and the Netherlands with 2.04 euros. The cheapest diesel in the EU is found in Malta at 1.21 euros per liter and in Hungary at 1.42 euros.
Germany is also one of the most expensive countries in Europe when it comes to E5 premium petrol. On April 4th, together with Greece, it was the third most expensive country in the EU at 2.06 euros per liter. The local prices were surpassed by Finland, the Netherlands and Denmark, while Switzerland is on a similar scale to Germany. The cheapest neighboring country for E5 is Poland with 1.42 euros per liter. Here the price difference is 64 cents. It is followed by Austria with 1.72, Luxembourg with 1.73, the Czech Republic with 1.81 and France with 1.83 euros per liter. A key reason for the differences are different taxes.