South Africa petrol prices: Here’s how much a litre will cost from Wednesday, 4 February 2026  

Fuel prices will drop for petrol, diesel and paraffin from Wednesday, 4 February 2026, while LPG gas becomes more expensive.

Petrol prices in South Africa: Official adjustments from Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Petrol is getting cheaper across both grades. Petrol 93 and petrol 95 will each drop by 65 cents per litre from Wednesday.  

Diesel also comes down, with wholesale prices dropping more than petrol. Diesel 0.05% sulphur decreases by 50 cents per litre, while diesel 0.005% sulphur decreases by 57 cents per litre.  

For households that rely on illuminating paraffin, both wholesale and regulated retail-linked pricing move lower. LPG gas is the one major exception in this update. The maximum retail price for LPGAS increases by 31 cents per kilogram.

The table below shows these new indicative prices from 4 February 2026:

Note: Diesel prices are recommendations based on monthly adjustments. The diesel retail price is not regulated. Therefore, the final price determination listed may not be represented at petrol stations.

Inland:

Coastal

Factors impacting fuel prices in February 2026  

South Africa’s monthly fuel price adjustments are mainly driven by two moving parts: what fuel costs on international markets, and what the rand is doing against the US dollar.

This month, both moved in a direction that made imported fuel cheaper in rand terms, which is why petrol, diesel and paraffin all fall.

The notice states that the average international product prices for petrol, diesel and illuminating paraffin declined during the review period.  

When those international prices ease, the “base” component of local pricing — the Basic Fuel Price (BFP) — tends to come down too.

The rand also helped. Over the review window from 2 January 2026 to 29 January 2026, the average exchange rate improved to R16.3054/$, compared with R16.8485/$ in the previous period. 

A stronger rand means South Africa needs fewer rands to buy the same dollar-priced fuel.

This stronger exchange rate reduced the BFP contribution by 28.515 c/l on petrol, 31.430 c/l on diesel, and 31.863 c/l on illuminating paraffin.  

For paraffin, there is also a clear, consumer-facing marker: the SMNRP for the new period is 1,529.00 c/l, down from 1,598.00 c/l in the previous pricing period.

On the levy side, the notice confirms the slate levy remains at 0.00 c/l for petrol and diesel from 4 February. In simple terms, there is no extra “slate” charge being added on top of the price structure for this change.

LPG is moving in the opposite direction in this update. The maximum LPG refinery gate price for the period and also notes a higher level for LPG imported through the Port of Saldanha Bay. 

That matters because LPG pricing has its own supply chain and cost structure, which can rise even when petrol and diesel are falling.