Melbourne — local market overview
Melbourne has 17 stations in our live directory carrying United, Reddy Express and 7-Eleven and other brands. Unleaded currently runs from 160.0¢/L at Metro up to 172.0¢/L — a 12.0¢/L spread, so the closest bowser is rarely the cheapest. The suburb average sits at 165.2¢/L, with a median of 164.0¢/L.
Melbourne sits in Inner Melbourne, within Melbourne — use this hub to compare board prices across 17 tracked stations before you join your usual commute corridor.
- Stations
- 17
- Reporting unleaded
- 15
- Average unleaded
- 165.2¢/L
- Median unleaded
- 164.0¢/L
Pricing trends and cycle context
Melbourne's median unleaded (164.0¢/L) is about 28.7¢/L below the Melbourne reference median — a useful baseline, though individual stations can still vary on the day.
Current Melbourne average is 32.7¢/L below the typical metro median. This is the cycle window worth filling in if your tank can take it.
With prices near a cycle trough, Sunday is a reasonable day to fill if your tank is below half. Re-check before weekend demand picks up.
Melbourne-wide unleaded has been firming — about 7.6¢/L higher across the last 5 days in our reference data (now near 192.7¢/L).
Today's Melbourne median (164.0¢/L) should be read against that metro context; metro diesel averages near 193.5¢/L in the same snapshot.
- Melbourne median
- 164.0¢/L
- Melbourne median
- 192.7¢/L
- Difference
- -28.7¢/L
- Cycle phase
- Near cycle trough
- Cheapest in Melbourne
- 160.0¢/L
- Melbourne reference
- 192.7¢/L
Driving routes and corridors in Melbourne
Melbourne drivers often compare prices along West Gate Freeway and 11-17 Alexandra Parade before joining peak traffic — multiple servos on the same strip mean the cheapest board is rarely the first you pass.
Commuting and fill-up timing in Melbourne
Inner-city drivers mix short CBD trips with tram-corridor arterials — competition is tight where multiple independents sit within a few blocks of major retail strips.
Listed unleaded in Melbourne currently centres around a 164.0¢/L median and 165.2¢/L average — timing fills with the Melbourne weekly cycle (mid-week lows, weekend highs are common) often matters as much as brand choice.
Station price summary — Melbourne
Melbourne has 15 stations with published unleaded a 12.0¢/L spread between the cheapest and dearest boards. Ranked below cheapest-first — tap through for other grades and freshness timestamps.
- EG Australia172.0¢/L (highest listed) · Caltex
Grades available in Melbourne
Melbourne stations currently report Unleaded 91, Diesel and Premium 95/98 in our directory (15 listings for Unleaded 91 alone). Open each fuel-type page for ranked boards and last-reported timestamps.
Listed diesel starts 35.0¢/L above the cheapest unleaded in Melbourne.
Across 15 diesel and 15 unleaded listings, averages sit at 205.3¢/L diesel vs 165.2¢/L unleaded. Running-cost comparisons depend on your vehicle — use our diesel vs petrol calculator for longer trips.
- Lowest unleaded
- 160.0¢/L
- Lowest diesel
- 195.0¢/L
- Avg unleaded
- 165.2¢/L
- Avg diesel
- 205.3¢/L
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