Drivers in Cyprus are paying hundreds of euros more this year to cover the same distances as last year. Official data show they have barely cut back on fuel use despite the steep price rises.
In October 2025, unleaded 95 petrol sold for €1.340 a litre and diesel for €1.428. A year later, petrol costs €1.728 a litre, up 29%, and diesel €2.004, up 40.3%.
Take a driver who spends €70 a week on fuel. In a petrol car using 8 litres per 100km, €70 bought 52.24 litres in October 2025, enough for about 653km. Now it buys 40.51 litres, or about 506km. That is 147km less a week, a drop of 22.5%.
The gap is wider for diesel. In a car using 7 litres per 100km, €70 bought 49.02 litres last October, covering about 700km. It now buys 34.93 litres, or about 499km. That is 201km less a week, a drop of 28.7%.
To keep driving the same distance, the driver would need to spend about €90 a week on petrol or €98 on diesel. Over four weeks, that adds €81 for petrol and €113 for diesel.
According to the calculations, some drivers face up to €1,500 in extra costs per car each year. For households running two or three vehicles, the total can double or triple, depending on each family’s travel needs.
Despite the higher costs, drivers do not appear to be travelling less. Statistical Service data show petrol station sales of unleaded fuel rose 2.2% in January to September 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, while diesel sales dipped just 0.3%.
For many households, higher fuel costs may therefore be a burden that is hard to reduce.
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