Diesel costs €1.21 per litre in Malta, compared with €2.24 in Italy.
Deborah Schembri
According to the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin of 19 October 2026, diesel cost €1.210 per litre in Malta and €2.244 in Italy, including taxes. Diesel in Malta was about 46% cheaper, a difference of €1.03 per litre.How we reached this verdict ↓
Analysis and evaluation
According to the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin of 19 October 2026, diesel cost €1.210 per litre in Malta and €2.244 in Italy, including taxes.
This means diesel in Malta was approximately 46% cheaper than in Italy, a difference of €1.03 per litre.
Malta had the cheapest diesel in the EU that week. The EU average was €2.139, and the next cheapest country, Poland, was at €1.790.
Malta's price has stayed at €1.210 in every weekly bulletin over the past year, while Italy's rose from €1.616 in the week of 20 October 2025.
However, the comparison alone does not establish how much of the difference is attributable specifically to Malta's fuel subsidies, since taxation and other pricing factors also differ between countries.
Editorial note
How we assessed this claim
We used the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin, which publishes consumer fuel prices including duties and taxes for every member state each week.
We took the latest bulletin before the programme, dated 19 October 2026.
Limitations
- The comparison alone does not establish how much of the difference is attributable specifically to Malta's fuel subsidies, since taxation and other pricing factors also differ between countries.
- Bulletin prices are national averages. Prices at individual Italian stations vary.