Cheap fuel in Hungary: US citizen sentenced to jail for illegal purchase

Fuel prices continue to rise in Europe, while, in Hungary, the government froze them. Thanks to the price cap, car owners with Hungarian licence plates pay a third of the average price in other European countries. Based on the latest survey, only Russia and Belarus precede Hungary in that regard. Of course, if you do not have Hungarian licence plates, you have to pay the market price, which is much higher. Therefore, many foreigners break the law.

Europe’s third-cheapest fuel in Hungary

According to the summary of index.hu, fuel is now the third cheapest in Hungary in the European Union, thanks to the price cap. If you have Hungarian licence plates, you can refill your tank for only 480 HUF per litre (1.17 EUR). That sum is lower in Russia (0.902 EUR/l) and Belarus (0.712 EUR/l). If you have foreign licence plates, the average price is currently 1.85 EUR/l for gasoline (Euro 95), holtankoljak.hu says.

In that respect, Hungary is beyond almost all Balkans states like Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey. Furthermore, fuel is also cheaper in Malta, Moldova, and Romania. However, for example, in Central Europe, only Poland precedes Hungary if we calculate the market price. Moreover, in the eurozone, the fuel price is above 2 EUR per litre.