These are retail pump prices. Kerala VAT is already inside each figure.
Petrol
₹114.00
Diesel
₹102.88
CNG
₹96.00
E20
₹112.00
XP95
₹120.50
XP100
₹152.00
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 Kottayam 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
₹114.00
Est. state VAT
₹28.67
Central excise
₹11.90
Base + freight + dealer
₹73.43
Taxes are about 35.59% of this litre. Thiruvananthapuram is usually at the expensive end of the list.
Kottayam petrol is ₹31.54 /L more than Nicobar — mostly state VAT and local cess, not a different fuel.
Other Kerala cities: Alappuzha ₹114.09, Ernakulam ₹105.71, Kannur ₹113.82, Kollam ₹114.92, 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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