Bro, take a deep breath and get ready for news that hits you right in the wallet! Gasoline and diesel have calmed down a bit from their crazy rise, but they're still burning a hole in your pocket, man. Here's what I found out from a guy who deals with these numbers daily.
So after a week of madness, the difference between gasoline and diesel has dropped from 50 bani to just 10 bani per liter. I mean, sit down—gasoline was more expensive than diesel for 9 days straight! Now, in the big cities—Bucharest, Cluj, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța—prices have stayed put in the last 24 hours, according to the peco-online.ro platform.
In the capital, the cheapest standard gasoline is 9.62 lei/liter at Petrom, and diesel starts at 9.53 lei/liter. That's exactly 9 bani difference! In Cluj-Napoca, where life is expensive and rents leave you shirtless, gasoline is actually cheaper: 9.49 lei/liter. Man, I don't know what they've got there, but I'd rather have a shot of Berceni plum brandy than move to Cluj for these prices. Iași and Timișoara are the same as Bucharest, and Constanța, where this summer will be a robbery at the pump, is around the same.
Don't think you're getting off easy, bro! Nationwide, the lowest gasoline price is 9.05 lei/liter at an RST station in Lungulețu, Dâmbovița county. Yeah, out there in the middle of nowhere, probably nobody passes by. Meanwhile, the cheapest diesel is in Reghin, Mureș, at 9.49 lei/liter. So if you want to fill up, better grab a bucket and head to the countryside.
Experts say these prices are indicative and vary by station, update time, and your luck. But let's be serious, who still believes in fairy tales? Now, even though things have calmed down, we're left with the memory that in March 2026 we were 2nd in the EU for fuel price increases, according to Eurostat. And that, bro, while we're struggling to make an honest buck with our 2008 BMW that drinks like a fish. Where does our money go? To those who speculate, not to our needs.
So, nah, better walk or take the metro, because a 100-lei fill-up won't even get you to Lidl. And if you hear someone complaining about prices, tell them I've been through it too, but at least I've got a cigarette and a coffee from the vending machine. That's how it is in our country, bro: you pay, you cry, and you're still left with a swollen lip!
