Today in plain words
Right now in Kathmandu: petrol Rs 200/litre · diesel Rs 200/litre · cooking gas Rs 2060/cylinder.
Prices are holding steady — no recorded move in the recent history below.
काठमाडौंमा आजपेट्रोल रु 200 प्रति लिटर · डिजेल रु 200 प्रति लिटर · खाना पकाउने ग्यास रु 2060 प्रति सिलिन्डररहेको छ।
How fuel pricing works here
Nepal produces no petroleum of its own — every litre arrives by tanker, bought by Nepal Oil Corporation, the state monopoly that sets the retail price for the whole country. When NOC's import cost rises (crude oil up, or the rupee down against the dollar), it absorbs the loss for a while and then revises pump prices in one step; when costs fall, cuts follow the same road back. That's why our prices move in jumps with quiet stretches between, instead of creeping daily like a stock ticker. The history chart above is literally that story: flat lines, then steps.
Petrol, diesel, gas — which is which
Petrol runs bikes, scooters and most private cars. Diesel runs the working half of Nepal — trucks, buses, tractors, generators — and is usually priced a bit lower because taxing it hard would tax everything it carries, including your food. LPG in the red cylinder is kitchen fuel for most city homes; its price follows bulk gas imports on a separate rhythm, so don't be surprised when gas rises while petrol sits still. Putting petrol in a diesel engine (or the reverse) is an expensive workshop visit — check the cap sticker, not the queue you're standing in.
Stretching a litre
The cheapest fuel is the fuel you don't burn. Under-inflated tyres alone can drink 3–5% extra, so check pressure monthly — free air at most pumps. Short city hops on a cold engine are the thirstiest kilometres your bike will ever do; combine errands. And steady throttle beats racing to red lights on Kathmandu's stop-start streets. None of this is exciting, and all of it works.
When this page updates
The moment NOC announces a revision, the new board lands here the same day and the old price becomes a point on the history chart — that's how the "last moved" lines above stay honest. These are Kathmandu valley depot rates; districts further along the tanker route pay a few rupees more, so treat this page as the valley baseline, not a promise for Jumla.
Quick answers
- What is the petrol price today in Kathmandu?
- Nepal Oil Corporation's latest Kathmandu rate is Rs 200 per litre. NOC revises pump prices from time to time in step with what it pays for imported fuel — when the board moves, this page updates the same day and keeps the history below.
- What is the difference between petrol and diesel prices?
- Diesel currently sells at Rs 200 per litre, against petrol at Rs 200. Diesel is usually cheaper because it is taxed lighter and powers trucks, buses and generators — the working fuel of the economy. Your bike or scooter almost certainly wants petrol; check the cap sticker, not the queue.
- What is the cooking gas (LPG) price?
- A household cylinder currently refills at Rs 2060. Cylinder prices move on their own schedule from pump fuels, tracking bulk LPG import costs — so gas can rise while petrol sits still, and the reverse.
- Why do fuel prices change?
- Nepal imports every drop, mostly through Indian Oil Corporation, so the world crude price plus the dollar rate flows straight to the Kathmandu pump. When crude rallies or the rupee weakens, NOC pays more per litre and eventually passes it on; when both ease, cuts follow the same road back.
- Are fuel prices the same outside Kathmandu?
- Not exactly — this board shows Kathmandu valley depot rates. Districts add transport cost, so prices run a few rupees higher the further fuel travels by tanker. Remote mountain districts can differ noticeably; treat this page as the valley baseline.