Fuel Price Zones South Africa

Official figures — October 2026. These are the confirmed prices published by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR), effective Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Petrol 93 rose 312 c/l, petrol 95 rose 333 c/l, diesel 500ppm rose 284 c/l, diesel 50ppm rose 324 c/l and illuminating paraffin rose 358 c/l. The previous official prices took effect on 2 September 2026.

South Africa is divided into 54 fuel pricing zones. Each zone adds its own transport charge, from 3.9 to 189.0 cents per litre, so Petrol 95 ranges from R29.38 to R31.23 in October 2026.

Fuel Price Zones South Africa: current price

The two zones quoted in every official announcement are zone 1A at the coast and zone 9C for Gauteng.

Benchmark zone	Zone differential	Petrol 95	Petrol 93	Diesel 500ppm (wholesale)
Coast (zone 1A)	3.9 c/l	R29.38	R29.01	R31.08
Gauteng (zone 9C)	91.1 c/l	R30.25	R29.88	R31.95

How the zones work

Every magisterial district in the country is assigned to one zone.
Each zone has a zone differential: the regulated cost of transporting fuel to that area.
Everything else in the price is identical in all zones.
Petrol costs the same at every station inside a zone.

All 54 zones, cheapest to most expensive

Zone	Zone differential	Compared with Gauteng	Petrol 95	Petrol 93	Diesel 500ppm (wholesale)
1A	3.9 c/l	87.2 c/l below	R29.38	R29.01	R31.08
2A	10.3 c/l	80.8 c/l below	R29.44	R29.07	R31.15
3A	16.1 c/l	75.0 c/l below	R29.50	R29.13	R31.20
4A	23.7 c/l	67.4 c/l below	R29.58	R29.21	R31.28
3B	24.7 c/l	66.4 c/l below	R29.59	R29.22	R31.29
6B	30.8 c/l	60.3 c/l below	R29.65	R29.28	R31.35
5A	34.4 c/l	56.7 c/l below	R29.69	R29.32	R31.39
5B	39.0 c/l	52.1 c/l below	R29.73	R29.36	R31.43
7B	43.8 c/l	47.3 c/l below	R29.78	R29.41	R31.48
6A	49.8 c/l	41.3 c/l below	R29.84	R29.47	R31.54
5C	50.3 c/l	40.8 c/l below	R29.84	R29.47	R31.55
9B	56.7 c/l	34.4 c/l below	R29.91	R29.54	R31.61
8B	60.1 c/l	31.0 c/l below	R29.94	R29.57	R31.64
6C	60.5 c/l	30.6 c/l below	R29.95	R29.58	R31.65
57A	63.5 c/l	27.6 c/l below	R29.98	R29.61	R31.68
7A	63.5 c/l	27.6 c/l below	R29.98	R29.61	R31.68
10B	71.8 c/l	19.3 c/l below	R30.06	R29.69	R31.76
57C	77.5 c/l	13.6 c/l below	R30.12	R29.75	R31.82
7C	77.5 c/l	13.6 c/l below	R30.12	R29.75	R31.82
12B	77.6 c/l	13.5 c/l below	R30.12	R29.75	R31.82
8A	89.7 c/l	1.4 c/l below	R30.24	R29.87	R31.94
14B	90.8 c/l	0.3 c/l below	R30.25	R29.88	R31.95
9C	91.1 c/l	Same as Gauteng	R30.25	R29.88	R31.95
31J	91.2 c/l	0.1 c/l above	R30.25	R29.88	R31.96
58C	97.9 c/l	6.8 c/l above	R30.32	R29.95	R32.02
8C	97.9 c/l	6.8 c/l above	R30.32	R29.95	R32.02
10C	111.8 c/l	20.7 c/l above	R30.46	R30.09	R32.16
60C	111.8 c/l	20.7 c/l above	R30.46	R30.09	R32.16
9A	117.2 c/l	26.1 c/l above	R30.51	R30.14	R32.22
32J	117.3 c/l	26.2 c/l above	R30.51	R30.14	R32.22
10A	124.6 c/l	33.5 c/l above	R30.59	R30.22	R32.29
34J	133.9 c/l	42.8 c/l above	R30.68	R30.31	R32.38
11C	136.1 c/l	45.0 c/l above	R30.70	R30.33	R32.40
61C	136.1 c/l	45.0 c/l above	R30.70	R30.33	R32.40
33J	136.6 c/l	45.5 c/l above	R30.71	R30.34	R32.41
15A	137.3 c/l	46.2 c/l above	R30.71	R30.34	R32.42
36J	141.7 c/l	50.6 c/l above	R30.76	R30.39	R32.46
35J	142.2 c/l	51.1 c/l above	R30.76	R30.39	R32.47
12C	143.7 c/l	52.6 c/l above	R30.78	R30.41	R32.48
62C	143.7 c/l	52.6 c/l above	R30.78	R30.41	R32.48
37J	159.5 c/l	68.4 c/l above	R30.94	R30.57	R32.64
13C	163.5 c/l	72.4 c/l above	R30.98	R30.61	R32.68
63C	163.5 c/l	72.4 c/l above	R30.98	R30.61	R32.68
15C	167.4 c/l	76.3 c/l above	R31.02	R30.65	R32.72
16C	168.5 c/l	77.4 c/l above	R31.03	R30.66	R32.73
19A	171.4 c/l	80.3 c/l above	R31.06	R30.69	R32.76
69A	171.4 c/l	80.3 c/l above	R31.06	R30.69	R32.76
11A	179.0 c/l	87.9 c/l above	R31.13	R30.76	R32.83
13A	182.6 c/l	91.5 c/l above	R31.17	R30.80	R32.87
17A	184.0 c/l	92.9 c/l above	R31.18	R30.81	R32.88
17C	188.3 c/l	97.2 c/l above	R31.22	R30.85	R32.93
67C	188.3 c/l	97.2 c/l above	R31.22	R30.85	R32.93
14C	189.0 c/l	97.9 c/l above	R31.23	R30.86	R32.93
64C	189.0 c/l	97.9 c/l above	R31.23	R30.86	R32.93

Source: zone prices are from the fuel price schedule published by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources for 7 October 2026.

Inland vs coastal prices

The cheapest zone is 1A and the most expensive is 64C, a spread of R1.85 per litre. Gauteng sits roughly in the middle at 91.1 c/l.

How to use this price information

If you know the price of Petrol 95 at your local station, find the matching price in the table to identify your zone. Several zones can share the same differential, so more than one code may match.