diff --git a/crates/mempool/src/mempool.rs b/crates/mempool/src/mempool.rs
index 8732b25274..d151277045 100644
--- a/crates/mempool/src/mempool.rs
+++ b/crates/mempool/src/mempool.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use starknet_api::core::{ContractAddress, Nonce};
-use starknet_api::transaction::{ResourceBoundsMapping, Tip, TransactionHash};
+use starknet_api::transaction::{Resource, ResourceBoundsMapping, Tip, TransactionHash};
 use starknet_mempool_types::errors::MempoolError;
 use starknet_mempool_types::mempool_types::{
     Account,
@@ -235,4 +235,12 @@ impl TransactionReference {
             resource_bounds: ResourceBoundsMapping::default(),
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn get_l1_gas_price(&self) -> Option<u128> {
+        self.resource_bounds.0.get(&Resource::L1Gas).map(|bounds| bounds.max_price_per_unit)
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_l2_gas_price(&self) -> Option<u128> {
+        self.resource_bounds.0.get(&Resource::L2Gas).map(|bounds| bounds.max_price_per_unit)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/mempool/src/transaction_queue.rs b/crates/mempool/src/transaction_queue.rs
index 4863ea9ac8..7e0a0e4faa 100644
--- a/crates/mempool/src/transaction_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/mempool/src/transaction_queue.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,38 @@ impl TransactionQueue {
     }
 }
 
+/// Encapsulates a transaction reference to assess its order (i.e., priority).
+/// A transaction with gas price below the threshold. Sorted according to the gas price.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, derive_more::Deref, derive_more::From)]
+struct PendingTransaction(pub TransactionReference);
+
+/// Compare transactions based only on their gas price, a uint, using the Eq trait. It ensures that
+/// two gas price are either exactly equal or not.
+impl PartialEq for PendingTransaction {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &PendingTransaction) -> bool {
+        self.get_l2_gas_price() == other.get_l2_gas_price() && self.tx_hash == other.tx_hash
+    }
+}
+
+/// Marks this struct as capable of strict equality comparisons, signaling to the compiler it
+/// adheres to equality semantics.
+// Note: this depends on the implementation of `PartialEq`, see its docstring.
+impl Eq for PendingTransaction {}
+
+impl Ord for PendingTransaction {
+    fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
+        self.get_l2_gas_price()
+            .cmp(&other.get_l2_gas_price())
+            .then_with(|| self.tx_hash.cmp(&other.tx_hash))
+    }
+}
+
+impl PartialOrd for PendingTransaction {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
+        Some(self.cmp(other))
+    }
+}
+
 /// Encapsulates a transaction reference to assess its order (i.e., priority).
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, derive_more::Deref, derive_more::From)]
 struct QueuedTransaction(pub TransactionReference);