Fuel Prices on Sunday, Sept. 6: Where Drivers Can Find the Cheapest Petrol and Diesel
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- The cheapest petrol price listed for Sunday was 9.49 lei per liter in Iernut, Mureศ County; the cheapest diesel was 9.96 lei in Albeศti, also in Mureศ.
- Petrol averaged 9.69 lei per liter in Cluj-Napoca, 9.60 lei in Timiศoara, and 9.73 lei in Bucharest, Iaศi and Constanศa.
- Compared with the previous month, the average petrol price rose 0.2%, while diesel fell 6.8%; LPG was cheapest among major cities in Cluj-Napoca at 4.59 lei per liter.
Drivers in Romania can find petrol for less than 9.5 lei per liter in some areas, but diesel remains above 10 lei in most localities, according to Peco Online data cited by the article.
On Sunday, Sept. 6, the lowest petrol price stood at 9.49 lei per liter in Iernut, Mureศ County. Petrol cost 9.69 lei in Cluj-Napoca, 9.60 lei in Timiศoara, and 9.73 lei in Bucharest, Iaศi and Constanศa.
Diesel was cheapest in Albeศti commune, in Mureศ County, at 9.96 lei per liter. In the major cities listed, LPG cost 4.59 lei per liter in Cluj-Napoca, 4.63 lei in Bucharest, 4.65 lei in Constanศa, and 4.67 lei in both Timiศoara and Iaศi.
The average petrol price increased 0.2% from the previous month. A 50-liter tank therefore cost 1.0 lei more than 30 days earlier. Diesel moved in the opposite direction, with its average price falling 6.8%, cutting the cost of a 50-liter fill by 37.0 lei.
The article places the latest prices against longer-term averages. In 2021, petrol averaged 5.69 lei per liter, diesel 5.65 lei and LPG about 3 lei. By 2026, the averages had reached 8.62 lei for petrol, 9.12 lei for diesel and 4.25 lei for LPG, according to Peco Online data.
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Originally published by Adevฤrul in Romanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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