LPG gas price: the most a cylinder refill may cost

The LPG gas price is capped at R39.64 a kilogram in Gauteng and R36.39 at the coast until 1 December. Pick your cylinder size.

Other towns pay their own zone price, between the two

Example: a 9 kg cylinder· change a figure to see yours

Most a 9 kg refill may cost

R357

R39.64 a kg, maximum retail price in Gauteng

Same refill in October 2026R340
Change+R16

A maximum: dealers may sell below it. Gas only, no deposit on the cylinder.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the estimate is made

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the gas in the cylinders used for cooking, heating and geysers, has a regulated maximum retail price per kilogram in South Africa. It is set each month with the fuel prices, by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on the Central Energy Fund’s figures, but with its own formula, based on international propane and butane prices. Since 4 November 2026 the maximum is R39.64 a kilogram in Gauteng and R36.39 at the coast, up +183c on October. A 9 kg refill may therefore cost up to R357 inland and R328 at the coast; a 48 kg cylinder up to R1,903 inland. In 2026 the Gauteng maximum ranged from R34.43 in January to R41.12 in May. Dealers may sell below the maximum, so compare. This site does not estimate the December LPG price: the daily CEF sheets do not cover gas.

LPG gas price by cylinder size

The regulated price is per kilogram, so a refill costs the weight of gas times the price. The cylinder itself, its deposit and any delivery fee are separate. The table gives the maximum at the current price and at the October price.

Maximum retail price of LPG from 4 November 2026. CEF statement of 30 October 2026, Annexure 1.
CylinderGauteng nowCoast nowGauteng in October 2026
9 kgR357R328R340
19 kgR753R691R718
48 kgR1,903R1,747R1,815

LPG through 2026

The gas price did not follow petrol. In May 2026, when petrol rose again, the LPG maximum jumped by +507c a kilogram in a single month; in August it fell by +441c, while petrol barely moved. Over the year the Gauteng maximum went from R34.22 in December 2025 to R39.64 now.

Maximum retail price of LPG, rand a kilogram. CEF statements of 2026.
Change ofGauteng per kgCoast per kgChange
7 January 2026R34.43R31.17+21c
4 February 2026R34.74R31.49+31c
4 March 2026R34.97R31.72+23c
1 April 2026R36.05R32.79+108c
6 May 2026R41.12R37.87+507c
3 June 2026R40.95R37.69-17c
1 July 2026R41.11R37.86+16c
5 August 2026R36.70R33.44-441c
2 September 2026R37.39R34.14+69c
7 October 2026R37.81R34.56+42c
4 November 2026R39.64R36.39+183c

Your refill against an earlier month

Example: November 2025 against November 2026· change a figure to see yours

Change since November 2025

+16.7%

R33.98 a kg then, R39.64 now (Gauteng)

9 kg thenR306
9 kg nowR357
Difference+R51
Full calculator: November 2026 prices →

What the maximum covers

The maximum retail price applies to LPG sold to households in cylinders. Bulk gas for businesses and for vehicles is priced differently. A dealer who charges more than the maximum per kilogram is in breach of the regulations; check the weight on the cylinder and the price per kilogram on the slip.

LPG competes with paraffin and electricity for cooking and heating. At this month’s prices a kilogram of gas costs R39.64 and a litre of paraffin up to R35.48 at the shop, but the two give different amounts of heat, so the comparison per kilogram and per litre is not a comparison of cost per meal.

Questions drivers ask

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How much is a 9 kg gas refill in South Africa?

At most R357 in Gauteng and R328 at the coast from 4 November 2026, at the regulated maximum per kilogram. Many dealers charge less than the maximum, so prices differ. The cylinder deposit or exchange fee comes on top of the gas.

Why is there no December estimate for LPG on this site?

The Central Energy Fund publishes daily over- and under-recovery figures for petrol, diesel and paraffin only. LPG follows a different formula, and no daily figure is published for it, so there is nothing public to project. The new maximum appears in the statement released a few days before each change.

Why is gas dearer in Gauteng than at the coast?

As with liquid fuels, most LPG comes through the coastal refineries and ports and travels inland by road. The maximum price includes that transport cost. The gap between the two maximums this month is +325c a kilogram, R29 on a 9 kg cylinder.

Next steps

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Price history since 2024

Every regulated price change since April 2024 for petrol 95, diesel, paraffin and LPG, inland and at the coast, and any month against today.

Coast against Gauteng

Why petrol costs less in Durban, Cape Town and Gqeberha than in Johannesburg, the gap in cents for each fuel, and what it adds up to in a year.

November 2026 prices

The prices in force since 4 November 2026 and the three moves that cancelled out on petrol: under-recovery, levy relief and slate levy.

Central Energy Fund, Department and Reserve Bank documents behind this page (3)

Every price, levy and rate on this page was read in these documents on 13 November 2026.

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Next month figures are estimates built from the latest Central Energy Fund data and stated assumptions; the official price is announced by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources a few days before the change. Diesel and paraffin prices are wholesale prices: your pump may charge more.