Fuel prices in Albania and Europe, explained clearly

Today's fuel prices at a glance (18 August 2026)

Prices last updated 18 August 2026. Sorted by petrol price, cheapest first. Click a country for the full market breakdown, 30-day trend, and border-crossing advice.

Today's market in one paragraph

Albanian diesel stands at €2.153 per liter today, +9.3% over the past 30 days and +19.5% since we began recording on 14 February 2026. That places Albania 29th cheapest of the 33 European markets we track. The European average today is €1.828, so Albanian drivers are paying €0.325 above the continental average.

Computed from 186 days of our own price observations. Full breakdown in the daily market report.

What this site does

Fuel Today (Karburanti Sot) is an independent fuel price comparison website for Albania and Europe. It collects public country-level fuel price data, converts it into a consistent EUR-per-liter format, and presents it with editorial context so drivers can make informed decisions about where and when to refuel.

The site covers petrol (gasoline 95), diesel, and LPG prices across Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Data is sourced from public fuel price aggregators and updated based on upstream publication schedules.

How to interpret country-level prices

Country-level fuel prices represent broad reference values from available datasets. They are useful for comparison and planning, but individual station prices can vary based on competition, location, brand, and delivery timing. Use the numbers for trend and spread analysis, then validate your exact station before buying fuel.

For Albania specifically, the displayed price is most representative of major-city stations. Rural and highway stations may differ by 2-8 ALL/L. The EUR conversion uses mid-market exchange rates from a public FX source.

Albania and Balkan context

Albania sits at the center of several busy cross-border driving corridors: Tirana–Pristina (Kosovo), Tirana–Podgorica (Montenegro), and Tirana–Ioannina (Greece). The price differences at those borders are large enough to be worth planning around, and they change: the Kosovo gap has widened substantially during 2026, while Greece and Italy have moved from being more expensive than Albania to slightly cheaper on diesel. Rather than quoting a fixed figure that will date, we publish the current gaps on the comparison page and explain what they mean for a tank of fuel in our cross-border fill-up guide.

Tools and guides

• Methodology — how data is collected and processed
• Europe fuel comparison — why prices vary across the continent
• Road trip fuel guide — estimate costs for specific routes
• Rankings — which countries are cheapest and most expensive
• Compare — build a country watchlist for quick checks

Data source attribution

Fuel price data is sourced from publicly available European fuel price aggregators. Exchange rates come from a public FX API. All values are informational references — not guaranteed station prices. Our methodology page documents the full pipeline: which sources we use, how values are normalised, and exactly how every derived figure on this site is calculated.