Petrol prices in Canberra this week
Week ending · TGP
- Unleaded
- 244.9
- −3.3
- Diesel
- 293.1
- −4.9
- Terminal gate ULP
- 234.3
- Terminal gate diesel
- 265.8
- Canberra week low
- Canberra week high
- 247.3
- vs national average
- +7.6
- ULP margin over TGP
- 12.2
- TGP change, 7 days
- +1.2
- 60-litre fill at the average
- $146.94
Canberra paid 244.9 c/L for unleaded in the week to 4 October 2026, which makes it 7th of eight capitals and 7.9 cents above Sydney.
The national figure for the same week was 237.3: Canberra sits 7.6 cents over it ($4.56 per 60 litres).
Canberra has no fuel terminal: everything sold in the ACT arrives by road, and AIP publishes no Canberra terminal gate price, so this page uses Sydney's. That is one reason the ACT pays more; the ACT Legislative Assembly has also held an inquiry into fuel pricing in the territory.
ACT servos report to the NSW FuelCheck system, which the territory kept after a pilot; the open monthly history therefore covers Canberra station by station, and it is rebuilt here into a daily average.
Wholesale against the bowser in Canberra
The terminal gate price behind Canberra's bowsers averaged 232.7 c/L over the same week, leaving a gross margin of 12.2 cents; on diesel the margin was 25.9. The terminal moved +1.2 cents in seven days and +33.5 in 28.
How far can the terminal swing? In Canberra it has covered 141.3 (7 December 2021) to 249.0 (26 March 2026) in five years. Today's 234.3 is marked on the dipstick, and the retail average tends to arrive there a week or two later (signal by city).
August 2026 in the FuelCheck record
The ACT's servos are in the same FuelCheck file. Replayed day by day, they averaged 207.4 c/L for U91 over August 2026; Canberra Airport was the cheapest suburb at 201.8, and the spread between Canberra suburbs is far narrower than across Sydney.
Metro Fuel had the lowest brand average in the territory (202.0); Canberra drivers who want the comparison with WA's live prices will find it on the brands page.
| Suburb | Avg U91 | vs city |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra Airport | 201.8 | −5.6 |
| Fyshwick | 202.6 | −4.8 |
| Farrer | 203.8 | −3.6 |
| Mitchell | 204.9 | −2.5 |
| Fyshwick Wiluna | 205.0 | −2.4 |
| Scullin | 205.2 | −2.2 |
| Amaroo | 205.4 | −2.0 |
| Express Manuka | 205.7 | −1.7 |
| Brand | Avg U91 | vs city | Station-days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Fuel | 202.0 | −5.4 | 186 |
| United | 207.0 | −0.4 | 62 |
| Ampol | 207.3 | −0.1 | 62 |
| BP | 207.7 | +0.3 | 62 |
| Reddy Express | 207.9 | +0.5 | 465 |
| EG Ampol | 208.1 | +0.7 | 310 |
| 7-Eleven | 208.4 | +1.0 | 310 |
| Ampol Foodary | 209.8 | +2.4 | 279 |
Straight answers
What are Canberra drivers paying per litre this week?
Canberra servos averaged 244.9 c/L for ULP and 293.1 for diesel, according to AIP for the week to 4 October 2026.
Where does Canberra rank among the capitals?
7th cheapest of eight for unleaded, +7.6 c/L on the national average.
How much is 60 litres of fuel in Canberra?
$146.94 of unleaded or $175.86 of diesel at this week's averages.