Petrol & Diesel Price in Nepal — how NOA sets fuel rates
पेट्रोल र डिजेलको मूल्य नेपाल — NOA भाउ व्यवस्था
How Nepal Oil Corporation sets petrol and diesel prices in Nepal — the tax stack, price revision process and where to check today's official pump rate. Plus a fueber trip-cost calculator.
आजको आधिकारिक तथ्यांक उपलब्ध छैन।
Nepal Oil Corporation's official pump-rate notices are not yet fetched by this site's automated engine. Until that source is added, we link to the official publication instead of quoting an invented price.
- • NOA revises pump rates via public notices — the national rate is the same at every pump.
- • Most of the pump price is tax stack (excise, customs, construction levies, 13% VAT) plus dealer commission — not the fuel itself.
- • Given the entered per-litre rate, our fuel cost calculator works out any trip's total.
About Petrol Price Nepal
Petrol and diesel in Nepal are imported and priced by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOA), the state-owned oil company. Pump rates are revised in fresh public notices — typically when international prices, Indian Freight rates or the Nepali rupee's value against the dollar move enough, or when the government adjusts the tax stack.
Most of what you pay at the pump is not the fuel itself: customs and excise duties, VAT, road construction and infrastructure taxes, dealer commission and local government taxes are layered on top of NOA's landed cost. That is why Nepali pump prices move with both the world market and every budget's tax decisions.
How to use — step by step
- Check this month's NOA public notice (linked from its official site) or ask your local pump — rates apply from the notice's effective date.
- Remember the price is set nationally — a tank of petrol costs the same across provinces (unlike vegetables).
- For trips, use the fuel cost calculator with the current per-litre rate and your vehicle's real mileage.
- For EV comparisons: running cost per km is typically a fraction of petrol — our electricity bill tool helps estimate home charging.
What is inside every litre of petrol you buy
| Landed cost | import price + freight + NOA overhead | set by world market & USD rate |
| Taxes & fees | customs, excise, road & infrastructure levies | the largest share for years |
| VAT | 13% value-added tax | applied on the chained total |
| Dealer + local | pump commission, local taxes | small but fixed |
Frequently asked questions
QWhat is the petrol price in Nepal today?
NOA publishes the current pump rate in its official notices, and your local pump follows it from the effective date. This page links to NOA's official publication; we do not quote a number until our engine can fetch that source reliably — we will not invent one.
QCan NOA run out of fuel or ration it?
During past blockades and border disruptions, queues and informal rationing appeared, but the current system imports through multiple Indian supply points and generally maintains normal supply.
QWhy doesn't Nepal refine its own oil?
Nepal has no operating refinery; all refined product is imported. Studies and agreements over the years have discussed pipelines and storage expansion — infrastructure, not refining, is the current focus.
QHow much does a Kathmandu–Pokhara trip cost in fuel?
Roughly 200 km each way. A car doing 12 km/l burns about 17 litres one-way — multiply by the current pump rate and add the return. Our fuel cost calculator does this with your own numbers.
Data note: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOA) is the state-owned importer and publishes its official pump rates in public notices (noa.org.np). This site does not yet auto-fetch NOA rates; until the engine supports that source, this page explains the system and links to the official publication — no invented prices.