Live fuel price in Chennai, Tamil Nadu - Petrol ₹107.74/litre, Diesel ₹99.55/litre. Updated daily at 6:30 AM IST.
Petrol and diesel prices in Chennai are set daily by India's oil marketing companies, typically revised at 6 AM IST. Prices shown here are for informational purposes only, always confirm at the pump before making fuel purchase decisions. Chennai is in Tamil Nadu; see the full state page for the state-level rate and other cities.
Chennai is the 1st cheapest of 31 Tamil Nadu cities today, ₹1.17 below the group average.
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, the state-owned companies that set fuel prices, revise petrol (Motor Spirit, MS) and diesel (High Speed Diesel, HSD) rates daily based on international crude prices and the rupee-dollar exchange rate. State VAT and cess then push the same fuel to different prices in different places, so a full tank can cost noticeably more just across a state line.
Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum, the state-owned companies that set fuel prices, revise petrol (Motor Spirit, MS) and diesel (High Speed Diesel, HSD) rates daily based on international crude prices and the rupee-dollar exchange rate. State VAT and cess then push the same fuel to different prices in different places, so a full tank can cost noticeably more just across a state line.
India's oil marketing companies revise petrol and diesel rates once every 24 hours, effective 6 AM IST, based on the previous day's international crude oil trading and the rupee-dollar exchange rate. This page's automated fetch runs shortly after that window to give the new numbers time to actually appear on the source.
Yes - Puducherry currently charges about ₹4.19/litre less for petrol, the difference being state VAT, not the fuel itself. A special trip just for that saving rarely pays for itself once you account for the fuel burned getting there, unless you're already crossing the border for another reason.
Petrol in Chennai, Tamil Nadu is ₹107.74/litre and diesel is ₹99.55/litre, as shown above. Chennai is the 1st cheapest of 31 Tamil Nadu cities today, ₹1.17 below the group average.