Starting September 1st the price of fuel will be increased considerably in Kuwait. I’ve put together a table below showing the current/old prices, the new prices and the change in percentage. Premium 91 fuel got the smallest increase while Ultra 98 got the largest increase. That makes sense since whoever is filling their car with Ultra 98 fuel can afford to pay more for it. Check out the prices below:
Update: If you want to know what fuel type to use for your car, KNPC have a nifty guide to help you, check it out [Here]
47 replies on “The New Fuel Prices”
Price increase for everybody or expats only?
obviously for everyone…
It’s Kuwait, nothing is ever obvious.
Why would you say obvious? That’s bizzare, especially after the power tariffs that came out?
stupid question
Not really, there was actually a lot of talk and suggestions from PMs to enforce the increase on expats only.
It seems like this affects the privileged the most which I’m completely in favor of.
#socialism
+1
What’s even the difference practically? I’ve been filling Super all my life because they’re basically the same price but now that there’s an actual decision to make I honestly don’t know why I use it.
depends on your car, when I had my old Wrangler TJ it was recommended I fill up with Premium 91 to get the best mileage. With sports cars you’re recommended to fill up with Ultra 98 to get the best performance.
KNPC have the site for fuel type per car models:
https://kuwaitfuel.knpc.com/user/main/index.aspx
oh thats cool
I Have a ford explorer and been using super 95 from last 7yeras , the KNPC website says i am good with Premium 91. My question is it ok to change now to premium or do i have to stay on the same once started??
nope u can change and and you can mix if you want. if u fill up half with 91 and half with 98 you’ll get fuel with an octane of 94.5
New cars are getting smaller engines, and are fitted with turbo chargers, for example The Audi A4 2016. It’s an affordable car therefore, people who use Ultra do not necessarily shit money.
Well an A4 isn’t really an affordable car, a Corolla is an affordable car, an A4 is an affordable luxury car, that’s not the same. But in any case you don’t have to use Ultra for you Audi A4 anyway, Super is 95 octane which is already higher then Audi’s recommended 91 octane (based on google science) so ultra fuel would be considered splurging.
I drive a Honda city, and based on the table above, the fuel cost increase will cost me less than KD50/year extra in transportation expenses. I’m not losing sleep over it…
In that sense a Corolla could be unaffordable for some as well, in any case my point was that ultra users are not necessarily super car drivers, and my basis was on the nifty guide you linked.
A Corolla is considered affordable because its one of the cheapest cars you can buy and not based on my salary or yours.
You need to know when you’re beaten. By your logic the Airbus A318 is an affordable plane since it’s the cheapest Airbus.
I don’t see how that logic is flawed. If I am an airline and I want to purchase a plane and the A318 is the cheapest then that is the most affordable plane the airline can purchase.
When people call the GTR an affordable super car it’s not because everyone can buy it but because compared to all the other super cars it’s the cheapest.
Same way the A4 is considered affordable in the luxury car brand market but isn’t considered an affordable car in general.
On what salary are you basing your assumption then? Also, you need to update the post and mention that the KNPC link is not dependable.
I’m not basing it on a salary which is what I’m trying to explain you shouldn’t do because everyone’s salary is different. So if you make a billion bucks a year a Porsche 918 is cheap but if you’re making 1000kd a year a corolla is expensive. I’m basing it by comparing to other cars. So Corolla is 4000kd, A4 is 10,000 which means Corolla is an affordable car.
I dunno, I think there’s a big difference between the meaning of cheap and affordable.
Byzantine discussion 🙂
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“Well an A4 isn’t really an affordable car, a Corolla is an affordable car, an A4 is an affordable luxury car”
Mark.
You have a lot of patience in answering questions. Haha!
I think you’re mixing your octane ratings.
The US rates their octane based on the AKI system while Europe and Middle East use the RON system
91 RON = 87 AKI
95 RON = 91 AKI
98 RON = 93 AKI
If Audi USA recommends 91 octane fuel as a minimum, then the equivalent octane fuel for this region would be 95 octane.
Also, everyone here seems to be comparing KNPC recommendations with those listed in the manufacturer’s website (which most likely caters to US customers and therefore use the AKI rating system) which is wrong.
That site is so freaking slow…
For nearly a year in UAE, the fuel prices are regulated on monthly basis. On the 28th of every month, they release the rates applicable for the next month.
Our equation for September is like below
Super 98 – 1.75dhs (currently 1.73)
Special 95 – 1.64dhs (currently 1.62)
E Plus 91 – 1.57dhs (currently 1.55)
Kuwait is not the UAE.
Old news – but sad to see its still the case.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3765181/Thinking-moving-abroad-Survey-reveals-Taiwan-best-country-expats-Kuwait-worst.html
so taxes are coming next year? Lmao
Companies have started filing tax paperwork in Kuwait already
The site says I need move my 4 Cylinder car to Premium. After 5 years on Super, is it a good idea to downgrade it to Premium? Does the engine and car ever get used to a grade of fuel?
haha! of course…don’t upset your car by downgrading its food!!
As long as it’s at, or better, than the manufacturer rating you’ll be fine.
It should be written on the fuel panel too btw
Premium is higher grade than super.
They need to rebrand their produxts.
So, does this mean that the bus fare and the taxi fares will go up as well?
You dayum right son!
Taxi drivers will use this as an excuse to increase their fares for sure. However, bus fares will stay the same as they run on diesel and there is no word of diesel prices being increased anytime soon. The last time this was increased was in 2015, from 55fils/litre to 110fils/litre. ( https://news.kuwaittimes.net/diesel-kerosene-prices-cut-110-fils/ ) .
Yes. Kuwait times has already released the new prices.
There was already an announcement from the ministry of interior that Taxi tariffs will be increased.
Do taxis even have rates? They seem to charge whatever they feel like
Not sure KNPC recommendation is accurate. It says that I should use Super in my Santa Fe, but as per manufacturer’s recommendation, Premium is fine. I will go with the manufacturer.
Not sure about KNPC recommendation either. For Mercedes-Benz GLK 2010, KNPC recommends SUPER 95, but the official Mercedes-Benz Owners Manual on p337 says: “Only use premium unleaded gasoline. The octane number (posted at the pump) must be 91 min.” Also, from Mercedes-Benz Customer Help FAQ: “Mercedes-Benz gasoline engines require the use of premium unleaded gasoline (91 octane or higher).”
This is what an “Advanced Engine Development Engineer” at Ford Motor Company said about what happens if you put a higher octane: “In short, nothing. Absolutely nothing (except waste money).” Here is the full article: https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-real-impact-of-using-wrong-fuel-octane-1785829176
You can download the Mercedes-Benz Owners Manual from here: https://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/service_and_parts/owners_manuals#!year=2010&class=GLK-Class)
Mercedes-Benz FAQ: https://mercedes-benz.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/49/~/what-kind-of-gasoline-should-i-utilize-in-my-mercedes-benz%3F
Reminds me of…
“We filled your call with one full tank of petrol”
“WHAT????”
“We filled your call with one full tank of petrol”
“My car is a diesel!!!”
Pussyfoot increases. The fuel prices should be doubled across the board.