Fuel Cost Calculator Philippines 2026: Gas per km and Trip Cost

At the DOE Unleaded 95 price in effect for 27 October to 2 November 2026, ₱84.20 a liter, a 12 km/L car uses 0.083 liters and ₱7.02 a km.

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Fuel for 100 km, one way

₱702

Liters needed: 8.3 L
Liters per km: 0.083 L
Cost per km: ₱7.02
Round trip, fuel: ₱1,403

Round trips a month= ₱5,613 a month

Price: DOE Metro Manila common price, week of 27 October to 2 November 2026 (DOE file). Tolls are not included unless you pick a trip with a toll.

Not sure of your km per liter? The median of the 27 cars in our catalogue is rated 17 km/L on the highway, and the median of our 50 big bikes 24 km/L. Each car page lists its own figure.

By Aditya AmanPublished Feb 7, 2026Updated Oct 3, 2026Editorial PolicyLives in the Philippines and has driven nearly every Luzon expressway with his family.

Next: add tolls for any entry and exit in the toll calculator, or see this week's pump prices by brand and city.

Liters per km and pesos per km

Liters per km is 1 divided by km per liter. Pesos per km is the pump price divided by km per liter. Find your car's figure on its page in our car catalogue.

Prices: DOE Metro Manila common price, week of 27 October to 2 November 2026.
Your km per liter	Liters per km	Per km, Unleaded 95	Per km, diesel	Per 100 km, Unleaded 95
8 km/L	0.125 L	₱10.53	₱11.81	₱1,053
10 km/L	0.100 L	₱8.42	₱9.45	₱842
12 km/L	0.083 L	₱7.02	₱7.88	₱702
15 km/L	0.067 L	₱5.61	₱6.30	₱561
20 km/L	0.050 L	₱4.21	₱4.72	₱421
30 km/L	0.033 L	₱2.81	₱3.15	₱281
40 km/L	0.025 L	₱2.10	₱2.36	₱211

By the peso: ₱500 buys 5.94 liters of Unleaded 95 this week, ₱1,000 buys 11.88 liters and ₱2,000 buys 23.75 liters.

Fuel and toll on the main expressway runs

Plaza to plaza, one way, for a class 1 car doing 12 km/L on Unleaded 95. Tolls are the TRB-approved rates as of February 1, 2026. This week the toll is the bigger cost on 1 of the 6 runs and fuel on the rest.

Distance: operator lengths in our expressway registry. Toll: class 1, TRB-approved rates as of February 1, 2026. Fuel: DOE Metro Manila common price, week of 27 October to 2 November 2026.
Run	Distance	Fuel	Toll	Fuel and toll
Skyway Stage 3, Buendia to BalintawakSkyway Stage 3; full length	18.83 km	₱132	₱264	₱396
SLEX, Magallanes to CalambaSLEX; full length	49.56 km	₱348	₱244	₱592
NLEX, Balintawak to Dau (Clark)NLEX; full length	84 km	₱589	₱411	₱1,000
Magallanes to BatangasSLEX and STAR; two full lengths	91.5 km	₱642	₱379	₱1,021
TPLEX, La Paz to RosarioTPLEX; full length	89.21 km	₱626	₱311	₱937
Balintawak to Rosario (for Baguio)NLEX, SCTEX, TPLEX; sCTEX Dau to Tarlac counted as 45 km	218.2 km	₱1,531	₱981	₱2,512

For any other entry and exit, the toll calculator prices the trip by class, and each route page adds drive time and the RFID you need.

This week's price by brand in Metro Manila

Lowest and highest pump price DOE recorded for each brand across Metro Manila cities. Put your own station's price into the calculator if it differs, or open fuel prices by city for your area.

DOE NCR price monitoring, week of 27 October to 2 November 2026, source file.
Brand	Unleaded 95	Diesel
Petron	₱83.40 to ₱88.50	₱93.70 to ₱97.70
Shell	₱90.30 to ₱97.30	₱94.70 to ₱98.20
Caltex	₱84.30 to ₱98.20	₱93.79 to ₱99.30
Phoenix	₱84.10 to ₱92.06	₱91.26 to ₱97.30
Seaoil	₱84.90	₱92.36 to ₱96.25
Unioil	₱85.50 to ₱90.70	₱93.00 to ₱96.30
PTT	₱83.90 to ₱85.70	₱93.30 to ₱94.50
Total	₱86.65 to ₱90.20	₱91.26 to ₱96.54
Flying V	₱75.50 to ₱86.80	₱90.50 to ₱93.80

How to use less fuel on the expressway

Percentages are from the US Department of Energy's fuel economy guidance. Apply them to your own km per liter in the calculator.

Hold a steady speed. Hard acceleration and braking cut mileage by roughly 15% to 30% at highway speeds and 10% to 40% in stop-and-go traffic (fueleconomy.gov). On a 12 km/L car, 15% is 1.8 km/L.
Keep to the limit. Mileage drops quickly above about 80 km/h; slowing by 8 to 16 km/h saves 7% to 14% (same source). NLEX allows 100 km/h for cars; the speed limits page lists every road.
Use cruise control on long, level runs such as TPLEX and SCTEX. It holds a constant speed, which in most cases saves fuel; switch it off in rain and in heavy traffic (fueleconomy.gov).
Take the roof box off. A large roof box lowers economy by 6% to 17% on the highway (fueleconomy.gov).
Check tire pressure cold, before the trip. Correct pressure improves mileage by about 0.6% on average and up to 3%; every 1 psi under costs about 0.2% (fueleconomy.gov).

What the calculator does not include

It prices fuel at one steady km per liter. City traffic, a full load and mountain roads such as the climb to Baguio use more, so use your car's city figure for those legs.

Tolls show only when you pick one of the runs above. Prices are the DOE Metro Manila figures; outside Metro Manila, enter your station's price. For an EV, see EV charging stations instead.

Questions drivers ask

How many liters of gasoline per km?

Divide 1 by your car's km per liter. At 12 km/L that is 0.083 liters a km, or ₱7.02 at this week's Unleaded 95 price of ₱84.20. The median car in our catalogue is rated 17 km/L on the highway: 0.059 liters a km.

How much gas from Manila to Baguio?

Balintawak to the TPLEX Rosario exit is about 218.2 km of expressway. At 12 km/L and ₱84.20 a liter, that is ₱1,531 in fuel one way, plus a class 1 toll of ₱981 on the TRB matrix. Add the mountain road from Rosario into Baguio; the Manila to Baguio route has the full plan.

How many liters does ₱500 of gas buy?

5.94 liters of Unleaded 95 at this week's Metro Manila common price of ₱84.20. In a 12 km/L car that covers about 71 km.

How many liters of diesel per km?

A diesel pickup or SUV doing 10 km/L uses 0.1 liters a km. At this week's diesel price of ₱94.50 that is ₱9.45 a km, or ₱945 per 100 km.

Is diesel or gasoline cheaper per km this week?

In our catalogue the median diesel car is rated 14 km/L on the highway and the median gasoline car 17 km/L. At this week's prices that is ₱6.75 a km for diesel and ₱4.95 a km for Unleaded 95. Compare your own two cars in the calculator.

How do I measure my car's real km per liter?

Fill the tank to the first click and reset the trip meter. Drive normally, then fill to the first click again. Divide the kilometers on the trip meter by the liters you just added. Do it over two or three tanks for a steadier figure.

How many liters of gas per km on a motorcycle?

The median big bike in our catalogue is rated 24 km/L, which is 0.042 liters a km and ₱3.51 a km on Unleaded 95 this week. Each bike in our motorcycle catalogue lists its own figure.

Which fuel price does the calculator use?

The Department of Energy's Metro Manila common price for the week of 27 October to 2 November 2026, the same figure as on our fuel prices page. Your station can be a few pesos above or below it; the brand table shows the spread.