Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator
Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator. Use an entered exchange rate. Enter your values and view the result.
Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator
Use an entered exchange rate.
Use the calculation engine below to model your exact costs with custom fuel prices, distances, and vehicle efficiencies:
Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator: inputs
Adjust sliders or enter exact figures
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How Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator Works
This tool works by converting a foreign fuel price into your home currency with an entered exchange rate, then converting the volume unit between liters and gallons.
- Step 1
Enter the foreign price
Type the price in local currency per liter or per gallon, such as €1.85 per liter.
- Step 2
Enter the exchange rate
Type the rate from your bank or card, such as 1 EUR = 1.08 USD.
- Step 3
Choose the target unit
Pick price per liter, per US gallon, or per imperial gallon.
- Step 4
Read the converted price
The calculator shows the price in your currency and unit, and the cost of a sample trip.
Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator Formula
The formula multiplies the foreign price by the exchange rate and by liters per gallon.
Home Price per Liter = Foreign Price per Liter × Exchange Rate
Home Price per US Gallon = Home Price per Liter × 3.785
- Exchange Rate
- = home currency units per 1 foreign currency unit
- 3.785
- = liters per US gallon (4.546 for an imperial gallon)
Worked Example
- A US traveler sees gasoline at €1.85 per liter in Germany. The entered rate is 1 EUR = 1.08 USD.
- Home price per liter = €1.85 × 1.08 = $2.00 per liter.
- Home price per US gallon = $2.00 × 3.785 = $7.56 per gallon.
- A 500 km (311 mi) drive at 6.5 L/100 km uses 32.5 L and costs €60.13, or $64.94.
Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator Conversion Table
The table converts euro prices per liter into US dollars per liter and per gallon at an entered rate of 1 EUR = 1.08 USD.
| € / L | $ / L | $ / US gal | $ / Imperial gal | Cost of 100 km at 6.5 L/100 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| €1.50 | $1.620 | $6.13 | $7.36 | €9.75 / $10.53 |
| €1.60 | $1.728 | $6.54 | $7.86 | €10.40 / $11.23 |
| €1.70 | $1.836 | $6.95 | $8.35 | €11.05 / $11.93 |
| €1.80 | $1.944 | $7.36 | $8.84 | €11.70 / $12.64 |
| €1.85 | $1.998 | $7.56 | $9.08 | €12.03 / $12.99 |
| €1.90 | $2.052 | $7.77 | $9.33 | €12.35 / $13.34 |
| €2.00 | $2.160 | $8.18 | $9.82 | €13.00 / $14.04 |
| €2.20 | $2.376 | $8.99 | $10.80 | €14.30 / $15.44 |
Exchange rates change daily. Enter the rate your bank or card applies on the purchase date.
What is a Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator?
A Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator is a travel and pricing tool that converts fuel prices between currencies and volume units using an entered exchange rate.
Fuel prices abroad come in a different currency and often a different unit. A price of €1.85 per liter means little to a driver used to dollars per gallon. The Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator converts both the currency and the unit in one step.
The tool uses the exchange rate you enter, which keeps the result tied to the rate you actually pay.
What are the uses of a Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator?
There are 4 main uses of the Fuel Currency Comparison Calculator, including foreign trip budgets, cross-border fill-up decisions, and price research.
Budget a trip abroad
Convert local fuel prices into your home currency.
Decide where to fill up
Compare prices on both sides of a border.
Compare countries
Put fuel prices from several countries in one unit.
Report foreign expenses
Convert foreign receipts for expense claims.