Petrol 93 price in Gauteng and the December estimate

The petrol 93 price is R29.87 a litre in Gauteng until 1 December, +37c below 95. The estimate for 2 December 2026 is below.

Diesel, paraffin: wholesale price

R1.50 a litre on petrol, R3.00 on diesel until 1 December

A small car tank holds about 40 litres, a bakkie about 80

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Example: petrol 93, levy relief ending as announced, CEF data to 11 November 2026· Change the fuel or the assumptions to see another estimate

Petrol 93, estimated from 2 December 2026 (Gauteng pump price)

R27.76

-R2.11 a litre (-211c) on today’s R29.87

Over-recovery so far (average from 30 October 2026)+286c a litre
Latest day (11 November 2026)+422c over
Window average projected to the close+361c over
Fuel levy relief ends+150c
A 50-litre tankR1,494 now, R1,388 then

Petrol pump prices are regulated: every station in the zone charges the same. The official figure comes with the Department’s statement a few days before 2 December 2026.

How this is computed

Compiled by Radif Partners · How the estimate is made

Petrol 93 is the lower-octane unleaded grade sold mainly inland, where the thinner air at altitude lets engines run on it. Its pump price is regulated like 95: R29.87 a litre in Gauteng since 4 November 2026, a 50-litre tank at R1,494. The gap with 95 was only +11c in January 2026; it widened to +37c in October, because the October statement raised 95 by +333c and 93 by +312c, and stands at +37c now. The Central Energy Fund sheet of 11 November 2026 shows an over-recovery of +286c a litre on 93 so far in the December window, a little less than on 95. Carried to the close and with the levy relief ending, 93 would fall by about +211c to R27.76 on 2 December 2026. The statements publish no coastal 93 price: at the coast, nearly every station sells 95.

Petrol 93 price through 2026

The statements’ price history covers 95 only, so the 93 prices below come from the pump price in force printed on the Central Energy Fund daily sheets, one sheet per month after each change. They are Gauteng prices.

Rand a litre, Gauteng. CEF Daily Basic Fuel Price sheets, 2026.
Price in force onPetrol 93Petrol 95Gap
12 January 2026R20.64R20.75+11c
12 February 2026R19.99R20.10+11c
12 March 2026R20.19R20.30+11c
13 April 2026R23.25R23.36+11c
12 May 2026R26.52R26.63+11c
12 June 2026R27.95R28.06+11c
13 July 2026R25.94R26.10+16c
12 August 2026R25.42R25.58+16c
14 September 2026R26.76R26.92+16c
12 October 2026R29.88R30.25+37c
11 November 2026R29.87R30.24+37c

Through most of the year the two grades moved by the same amount, because they share the same levies, margins and transport costs, and their landed costs track each other. The gap only widens when the international price of the higher-octane blend moves apart from the lower one, as it did in July and again in October 2026.

How the December petrol 93 price is estimated

On 11 November 2026, a litre of 93 cost +1,385c landed, against +1,807c built into the November price: an over-recovery of +422c that day, and +286c on average since 30 October 2026. The estimate fills the remaining days of the window with the latest figure and averages the whole, which gives +361c, rounded to +361c. Adding back the +150c of levy relief gives the change of -211c.

The December page explains each assumption and shows how a move in oil or the rand before the close would change the result. The landed cost of 93 makes up 61% of the pump price; the rest is the same for both grades and is set out on the litre breakdown page.

A tank of 93 now and in December

Example: a 50-litre tank in Gauteng· change a figure to see yours

50 litres of petrol 93, Gauteng

R1,494

at R29.87 a litre (pump price until 1 December 2026)

Same tank from 2 December 2026 (estimate)R1,388
Difference per tank-R106
Four tanks a monthR5,974
Full calculator: Petrol 95 →

93 or 95 for your car

For a car that runs on either, the choice is a matter of cents: R56 a month on 150 litres at this month’s gap. For a car whose manual requires 95, it is not a choice. The petrol 95 page gives the 95 figures for every tank size, and the cost per kilometre compares the two over a month of driving.

Questions drivers ask

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Is petrol 93 cheaper to run than 95?

Per litre, yes: +37c less this month, R19 on a 50-litre tank. Per kilometre, only if your engine is designed for 93. An engine that asks for 95 can retard its ignition on 93 and use more fuel, which can wipe out the saving. Your owner’s manual or the label inside the fuel flap gives the minimum octane.

Why is 93 not sold at the coast?

At sea level, engines need a higher octane rating to avoid knocking than at the altitude of Gauteng, where the air is thinner. Fuel companies therefore sell 95 at the coast and both grades inland. The Central Energy Fund statements list the 93 price for Gauteng only.

How much will petrol 93 cost in December 2026?

About R27.76 a litre in Gauteng from 2 December 2026 on the figures to 11 November 2026, a cut of +211c. That already counts the +150c of fuel levy relief ending on 1 December. If the relief were extended, the cut would be about +361c.

Next steps

Petrol 95

Today’s petrol 95 price inland and at the coast, what a tank costs, and the estimate for the change of 2 December.

December 2026 estimate

Next month’s petrol, diesel and paraffin prices from the Central Energy Fund figures to date, with every assumption you can change.

Cost per kilometre

What each kilometre costs in petrol or diesel at today’s regulated price, and your month of commuting before and after 2 December.

Basic Fuel Price and recoveries

How the Central Energy Fund measures over- and under-recovery each business day, and how the window average becomes next month’s change.

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.