Melbourne Petrol Prices — Week Ending 18 October 2026
Diesel: 279.0 c/L · National U91 average: 242.1 c/L
AIP weekly report · week ending 18 October 2026- Melbourne U91 rose 1.3 c/L from the week ending 11 October 2026 (240.4 c/L).
- At 241.7 c/L, Melbourne was the 4th dearest of the 8 capitals for U91, 0.4 c/L lower than the national average (242.1 c/L).
- That is 74.8 c/L higher than in the week ending 12 July 2026 (166.9 c/L), the earliest week on record here.
- Diesel averaged 279.0 c/L, 37.3 c/L more than U91; it fell 2.8 c/L on the week before.
Melbourne's price cycle tends to run long, often stretching across several weeks rather than resetting in a matter of days. That makes the timing less predictable than a short, sharp cycle, but it also means a low point can persist for a while once prices bottom out.
Victoria has no mandatory live-price reporting scheme of the kind New South Wales runs, so there is no single official board of station prices. In practice, mobile apps that crowd-source and aggregate pump prices fill that gap for drivers wanting to compare stations before they fill up.
| City | U91 (c/L) | Diesel (c/L) |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 241.3 | 277.5 |
| Melbourne | 241.7 | 279.0 |
| Brisbane | 239.9 | 281.4 |
| Perth | 238.4 | 270.0 |
| Adelaide | 236.8 | 283.0 |
| Hobart | 250.0 | 282.5 |
| Canberra | 246.3 | 287.3 |
| Darwin | 249.0 | 288.7 |
| National average | 242.1 | 280.7 |
Melbourne week by week
| Week ending | U91 | Change | Diesel | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 October 2026 | 241.7 | +1.3 c/L | 279.0 | −2.8 c/L |
| 11 October 2026 | 240.4 | +5.4 c/L | 281.8 | −2.3 c/L |
| 4 October 2026 | 235.0 | +0.1 c/L | 284.1 | −3.6 c/L |
| 27 September 2026 | 234.9 | +10.0 c/L | 287.7 | +13.4 c/L |
| 20 September 2026 | 224.9 | +15.3 c/L | 274.3 | +16.1 c/L |
| 13 September 2026 | 209.6 | — | 258.2 | +4.9 c/L |
| 6 September 2026 | — | — | 253.3 | +0.2 c/L |
| 30 August 2026 | 204.7 | +4.7 c/L | 253.1 | +4.6 c/L |
| Change is against the week before and is shown only where both weeks' reports exist. A dash means AIP's report for that fuel and week could not be recovered, so the week is left blank rather than estimated. Weeks with no report at all are not listed. | ||||
What does a drive cost at Melbourne prices?
Default price: Melbourne average U91, week ending 18 October 2026. Fuel only — tolls, wear and rest stops not included.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the average petrol price in Melbourne in the week ending 18 October 2026?
- Regular unleaded (U91) averaged 241.7 c/L across Melbourne for the week ending 18 October 2026, and diesel averaged 279.0 c/L. The national average was 242.1 c/L.
- Why is this a weekly average and not a live price?
- Pump prices cycle within a week, so any single moment misleads. The weekly average is the fair comparison line. It comes from the Australian Institute of Petroleum's weekly report; the figures here are the week ending 18 October 2026. AIP publishes each report on the Monday after the week it covers.
Trip costs from and to Melbourne
- Melbourne → Sydney
- Adelaide → Melbourne
- Canberra → Melbourne
- Geelong → Melbourne
- Melbourne → Ballarat
- Melbourne → Bendigo
- Australian Institute of Petroleum — weekly petrol prices report, week ending 18 October 2026verified
- Australian Institute of Petroleum — weekly diesel prices report, week ending 18 October 2026verified
- ACCC weekly fuel price monitoringcross-checked
AIP weekly averages for the week ending 18 October 2026. Individual stations vary with the price cycle. VIC drivers can check live station prices via the state's fuel price service.