Fuel prices in Greece remain above €2 a liter, with motorists on the country’s islands facing some of the highest costs and a widening gap between the most and least expensive parts of the country.
The nationwide average price of 95-octane unleaded gasoline stood at €2.168 a liter, while premium 100-octane gasoline averaged €2.388, according to the latest fuel-price data. Automotive diesel averaged €2.139 a liter and liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, €0.992.
Those national averages mask substantial regional differences, with many of Greece’s island regions clustered at the expensive end of the market.
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The Cyclades, the Aegean island group that includes popular destinations such as Mykonos and Santorini, recorded the country’s highest average price for 95-octane gasoline, at €2.385 a liter. That was nearly 22 European cents above the national average.
The Dodecanese, another Aegean island group, followed at €2.278 a liter, while the Ionian island of Lefkada averaged €2.268. Kefalonia stood at €2.242 and Evrytania, a mountainous region in central Greece, at €2.234.
Prices also exceeded €2.20 a liter on Lesbos, where the average was €2.207, and in Rethymno on Crete, at €2.202. Heraklion, Crete’s largest city and regional unit, recorded an average of €2.200.
The Cyclades were also the most expensive region for premium gasoline. The average price of 100-octane fuel there reached €2.560 a liter, compared with the nationwide average of €2.388. Evrytania followed at €2.499, the Dodecanese at €2.464 and Phocis at €2.443. Prices averaged €2.430 in Lefkada and €2.424 in Kefalonia.
A similar pattern was evident in diesel. Against a national average of €2.139 a liter, the Cyclades recorded an average of €2.334, the highest among the regions covered by the data. Lefkada followed at €2.222, Evrytania at €2.213 and the Dodecanese at €2.212. Diesel averaged €2.203 in Phocis and €2.201 in Kefalonia.
Regional disparities were even more pronounced for LPG. While the national average was €0.992 a liter, the price reached €1.351 in the Dodecanese. Chios followed at €1.329, Corfu at €1.321 and Lasithi in eastern Crete at €1.310. The Cyclades averaged €1.282.
At the other end of the market, Florina in northern Greece recorded the lowest average price for 95-octane gasoline, at €2.119 a liter. Imathia followed at €2.129, Preveza at €2.136, Serres at €2.138 and Kozani at €2.139.
The difference between Florina and the Cyclades amounted to 26.6 cents a liter. For a motorist filling a 50-liter tank, that translates into a difference of €13.30 for the same quantity of gasoline, illustrating how geography can have a significant effect on the cost of driving in Greece.
