Fuel prices in Greece continue to rise, but this is especially painful on the islands: Some gas stations there have already reached almost shocking prices – diesel up to €2,598 per liter, and gasoline 98-100 octane up to €2,747.
If a few days ago the main conversation was about the average price of regular gasoline, approaching €2.20, now the situation looks tougher: in island Greece, local records are already being recorded, which until recently seemed almost incredible.
— fuel prices in Greece continue to rise;
— in Rhodes diesel already reaches €2,598 per liter;
– 98–100 octane gasoline at some gas stations reaches €2,747 per liter;
— even regular gasoline on the islands remains noticeably more expensive than on the mainland;
— a new round of price increases is especially hard on island residents, the tourism business and transportation.
The new figures clearly show that we are no longer talking about just gradual growth, but about a transition to a new price level. According to the application FuelGRwhich uses information from the official Greek monitoring of fuel prices, in Rhodes, according to one of the filters, a range for diesel was recorded from €2,118 to €2,598with an average price of about €2,310. For premium-segment gasoline 98–100 octane, offers on the island are visible up to €2,747 per liter.
This means that if for mainland Greece the topic so far sounds like “gasoline has risen in price again,” then for the islands we are already talking about an almost full-scale price shock. This is especially noticeable in tourist destinations, where transport costs, seasonal demand and logistics traditionally make fuel more expensive than in Athens or Thessaloniki.
By comparison, in Athens drivers can still find much more reasonable prices, and many gas stations stay well below the island’s maximums. But the island picture shows where the market could go next if rising oil prices and tensions in the region continue.
In fact, today the news is not so much that gasoline and diesel “have risen in price by a few more cents”, but that new psychological markers are breaking through on the islands. For the average driver, the difference becomes very noticeable: a tank of 50 liters at a price of about €2.60 means an amount of approximately €130and at a price of about €2.75 – almost €138. For families, taxi drivers, rental companies, the hotel business and carriers, this is no longer a statistic, but a direct additional expense.
A separate problem is diesel. If recently the price of regular gasoline was considered the main indicator of growth, now it is clear that diesel on the islands has begun to approach levels that directly affect the cost of transportation, store supply, services and final prices for the consumer. This means that fuel inflation is gradually starting to hit not only motorists, but also the entire island economy.
The Athens News has already written that Fuel prices in Greece are rising rapidly amid new energy tensions. But the current situation gives the new topic a different, stronger angle: the islands are becoming a kind of indicator of how high prices could rise in the coming days if pressure on the market continues.
If the government does not announce additional support measures in the coming days or the oil market does not adjust downward, the topic of fuel may well once again become one of the central issues on the country’s economic agenda. And this time – not only because of the Athenian price tags, but because of the frankly record values on the islands.
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