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Germany's Fuel Prices in July 2025: Bonn Remains Cheapest for Super E10, While Dresden and Leipzig Lead the Most Expensive
In the month of July 2025, Bonn emerged as the cheapest city for Super E10 fuel stations, with an average price of 1.6363 euros per liter. This marked a significant decrease compared to July 2024, making it a more affordable option for motorists.
The price gap between Super E10 and diesel was approximately 5.66 cents per liter in July 2025. Diesel, however, was about 3 cents more expensive compared to June, and also less expensive compared to July 2024. The cheapest day to tank Super E10 was on Thursday, July 24, while the cheapest day for diesel was on Wednesday, July 2.
Dresden remained the most expensive city for Super E10 for the seventh consecutive month, with an average price of 1.6959 euros per liter. Leipzig and Hannover followed closely, with average prices of 1.6870 euros and 1.6882 euros per liter, respectively. Both Saxon cities, Leipzig and Dresden, have been among the three most expensive diesel locations nationwide for the eighth consecutive month.
The average national price for diesel in July 2025 was 1.6119 euros per liter, while the average national price for Super E10 was around 1.6685 euros. Leipzig has been the most expensive diesel location seven times in the past eight months. Bochum and Essen followed Bonn in the ranking of cheapest Super E10 fuel stations, with average prices of 1.6374 euros and 1.6428 euros per liter, respectively.
The development of fuel prices in Germany and internationally is influenced by a combination of global supply-demand dynamics, energy import costs, geopolitical factors, domestic policies, and seasonal patterns. Key factors include global oil and gas market prices, energy import dependence and geopolitical risks, domestic energy transition policies, seasonal temperature changes and consumption patterns, national tax and environmental regulations, inflation and consumer price index trends.
Together, these factors create a complex interaction: global energy market trends set a baseline price; geopolitical and supply security concerns create volatility; domestic policies shape longer-term demand and taxation; and seasonal and economic conditions modulate short-term price fluctuations.
References:
- Bloomberg
- Deutsche Welle
- Reuters
- Eurostat
- IEA
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