Brand comparison
Ampol vs Budget
Budget — cheaper on average
Budget is 10.1c cheaper on average — across Australia — 167.0c vs 177.1c
Head to head
Ampol vs Budget fuel prices
Average, cheapest and highest bowser prices plus station coverage across Australia. Brand averages move with the price cycle — on a given day, the cheapest servo near you can beat either brand.
Ampol
1,378 stations
Average price
- Cheapest
- 157.9c
- Highest
- 260.0c
- Stations
- 1,378
- Coverage
- 8 states
Budget
30 stations
Average price
- Cheapest
- 161.9c
- Highest
- 175.9c
- Stations
- 30
- Coverage
- 1 states
The call: Budget is 10.1c cheaper on average right now — but timing the cycle beats either brand.
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Ampol vs Budget FAQ
Budget is currently cheaper, averaging 167c versus 177.1c for Ampol — a difference of about 10.1c per litre across Australia. The cheapest individual station near you can still beat either brand on a given day.
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