The UAE’s fuel price follow-up committee announced October 2026 prices: Super 98 at AED 4.40 a litre, Special 95 at AED 4.28, E-Plus 91 at AED 4.21 and diesel at AED 4.80, effective from 1 October.
Prices rose about 0.6 dirhams on the previous month, passing four dirhams a litre for the first time since 2022.
Gulf fuel prices — October/September 2026
| # | Grade | UAE (AED) | Saudi Arabia (SAR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrol 98 | 4.40 | 4.64 |
| 2 | Petrol 95 | 4.28 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Petrol 91 | 4.21 | 2.18 |
| 4 | Diesel | 4.80 | 1.79 |
UAE prices for October 2026 and Saudi prices for September 2026, per litre. UAE prices passed four dirhams a litre for the first time since 2022. The gap in 91 and 95 is wide in Saudi Arabia’s favour, while the two converge in 98. — Source ↗
The effect on running costs is direct and calculable: a car consuming ten litres per hundred kilometres and covering 1,500 kilometres a month needs 150 litres, about AED 642 on 95 instead of roughly AED 552 before the increase.
The monthly difference does not change a purchase decision, but its accumulation over three years is what measures the case for a hybrid or an electric car.
The monthly difference alone does not change a purchase decision, but accumulated over three years it runs to thousands of dirhams — precisely the margin by which the case for hybrids and electric cars is measured.
Which is why reading the monthly UAE fuel announcement concerns more than current owners; it feeds directly into the calculation of a buyer weighing a petrol engine against an electrified one.
