These are retail pump prices. Kerala VAT is already inside each figure.
Petrol
₹105.71
Diesel
₹94.52
CNG
₹96.00
E20
₹103.71
XP95
₹112.21
XP100
₹143.71
AutoLPG
₹84.48
Updated: 2026-09-12. Petrol and diesel are a weekly cache from the Indian Fuel Price API. Other fuels are estimated.
The Ernakulam pump price already includes Kerala VAT. The calculator does not add tax again.
Petrol VAT: 30.08% VAT + ₹3.00/L
About 30% petrol sales tax plus additional tax, cess and a social-security cess.
Pump price
₹105.71
Est. state VAT
₹26.75
Central excise
₹11.90
Base + freight + dealer
₹67.06
Taxes are about 36.56% of this litre. Thiruvananthapuram is usually at the expensive end of the list.
Ernakulam petrol is ₹23.25 /L more than Nicobar — mostly state VAT and local cess, not a different fuel.
Other Kerala cities: Alappuzha ₹114.09, Kannur ₹113.82, Kollam ₹114.92, Kottayam ₹114.00, Kozhikode ₹113.79, Malappuram ₹114.26, Palakkad ₹114.78, Thiruvananthapuram ₹115.34, Thrissur ₹114.19. Small gaps inside a state are mostly freight, not a different VAT rate.
Illustrative split using published VAT slabs. Kerala prices · How a litre is built. Confirm the exact notification before relying on the rupee split.
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