Fuel Prices in North Cyprus: 2026 Petrol & Diesel

Petrol 95 costs 77.12 TL per litre (about €1.38) in North Cyprus under the decree effective 17 September 2026, still in force on 19 October 2026. Prices are state-set maximums, identical at every station on the island, and they move by government announcement rather than daily market pricing. For international visitors comparing sides of the island, the short version: after seven increases in 2026 the north still fuels about a fifth cheaper than South Cyprus on petrol and about a third cheaper on diesel.

What do petrol and diesel cost in North Cyprus today?

The prices below are the maximum retail prices set by the decree effective 17 September 2026, with no newer change reported as of 19 October 2026:

Fuel type	Price (TL/litre)	~EUR	Effective
Petrol 95 octane	77.12	~€1.38	2026-09-17
Petrol 98 octane	78.12	~€1.40	2026-09-17
Euro Diesel	76.00	~€1.36	2026-09-17
Kerosene	76.00	~€1.36	2026-09-17

Euro equivalents use the 16 October 2026 reference rate (~55.7 TL/EUR). Two caveats worth more than the table. First, fuel-company websites lag badly, so decree announcements, the Official Gazette and local press reports are the reliable trail, and this page treats its figures as the latest reported change rather than a live feed. Second, a current LPG autogas price could not be verified from those sources, so this page does not state one — ask at the station if your vehicle needs it. The dataset behind this table, including superseded prices as history rows, is published at /data/guides/fuel-prices-north-cyprus.csv.

How fuel pricing works in the TRNC

Fuel prices in the TRNC are maximum retail prices set by government decree, published through the official gazette and applied identically at every station — there is no station-by-station price shopping as of 2026. Changes are event-based rather than scheduled: a decree can land after months of stability or twice in one week, typically tracking import costs and the lira. The practical consequence for a visitor is simple: any price you read online, including this one, carries a date, and the pump board outranks all of them.

How much have fuel prices risen in North Cyprus in 2026?

Petrol 95 went from 46.12 TL to 77.12 TL per litre between November 2025 and 17 September 2026 — seven increases in two bursts, three in March and four between late July and mid-September:

Effective	Petrol 95 (TL/litre)	Euro Diesel (TL/litre)
2025-11-20	46.12	—
2026-03-05	52.12	—
2026-03-12	57.12	—
2026-03-26	61.12	60.00
2026-07-31	64.12	63.00
2026-08-20	68.12	67.00
2026-09-11	71.12	70.00
2026-09-17	77.12	76.00

The 11 and 17 September decrees landed six days apart. Over a longer window, local press put the cumulative 95-octane increase at roughly +210% from March 2023 to March 2026 (Kıbrıs Postası), and another 16 TL per litre has been added since. The takeaway for trip budgeting: fuel figures in older guides and forum posts go stale fast here — check the date on any number before building a budget on it, this page’s included.

What a full tank and a day trip cost

At 77.12 TL per litre, filling a typical 40-litre small-car tank costs about 3,085 TL (€55), and a 50-litre tank about 3,856 TL (€69) — calculations at the September 2026 price, not quoted pump receipts. Route fuel works the same way: take the kilometres, assume a small automatic’s consumption of roughly 6.5 L/100 km, multiply by the litre price.

Day trip from Famagusta (return)	~km	~Litres	Fuel cost (calc., 2026)
Long Beach / İskele	46	3	≈ 230 TL
Ercan Airport	103	6.7	≈ 515 TL
Karpaz / Golden Beach	200	13	≈ 1,000 TL

Point-to-point distances for every route on the island live in the driving distances guide, and the long Karpaz run has its own day-trip guide. Kipra Rent A Car is a Famagusta-based local rental company with VAT and third-party insurance included in every displayed price and no mileage limit — which makes fuel the only per-kilometre cost of exploring, and the table above the whole marginal-cost story. The rental fuel rule is same-to-same: return the car with the level you received. On a long-term rental, fuel typically becomes the dominant running cost, which is exactly why this math is worth doing before you commit to a month.

Budgeting fuel for a typical week

A seven-day Famagusta or Long Beach stay with one airport pickup, one Karpaz day and daily short runs adds up to roughly 600–700 km, which at 6.5 L/100 km and the September 2026 price calculates to 39–46 litres and about 3,000–3,550 TL (€54–64) of fuel for the whole week. That number is worth holding next to the alternative: a single taxi-metered Karpaz round trip alone calculates to 8,900 TL+ on the published tariff — the full comparison, scenario by scenario, is in the rental vs taxi guide. As with every figure on this page, these are calculations at a dated price, not quotes — rerun them if a newer decree has landed.

Is fuel cheaper in North Cyprus, South Cyprus or Türkiye?

North Cyprus is the cheapest of the three as of October 2026. Petrol 95 costs about €1.76 per litre in South Cyprus (GlobalPetrolPrices, 12 October 2026) and island-average diesel about €2.02, against €1.38 and €1.36 in the north. Türkiye’s national average on 19 October 2026 was 83.84 TL for petrol and 96.66 TL for diesel (Mynet) — above the north’s 77.12 TL and 76 TL, a reversal of mid-2026, when the two sat level. Türkiye reprices several times a week, so that gap moves. The south-side gap is visible on the ground: Kıbrıs Postası reported on 10 October 2026 that more Greek Cypriots are crossing north to buy cheaper fuel.

One thing the gap does not enable: fuel arbitrage with a rental car. Rental cars may not cross between North and South Cyprus in either direction — the restriction is legal and the insurance stops at the line — so the price difference matters for budgeting, not for border-hopping fill-ups. It does feed the bigger holiday-cost picture, which our north-vs-south cost index breaks down item by item.

Paying at the pump

Stations in North Cyprus are attendant-served: you name the fuel and amount, and as a rule both cash in Turkish lira and bank cards are accepted. Stations are frequent along the main corridors and thin out toward the Karpaz Peninsula — Yenierenköy has a petrol station and Dipkarpaz village is the final refuel point before Golden Beach, so top up before the last stretch. Driving-side rules, speed limits and everything else the road asks of you are in the driving rules guide.

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