Best and Worst Gas Prices
November 8, 2009
Planning on traveling for the holidays? In the U.S., where you go will affect how expensive a trip by car may be. Here’s a look at where you’ll pay the most for a gallon of gas in the U.S. and the places where it’s cheap in comparison.
Thats still very cheap compared to us in the UK. It costs around £4.40 for a gallon over here… :(
Comment by josh — November 9, 2009 @ 2:49 am
Hah - think that’s bad - you should live in Europe - it’s £1.10 per litre in the UK. Quit moaning and get real!
Comment by A European — November 9, 2009 @ 5:59 am
When you are regularly paying US$6.50+ per gallon THEN (perhaps) you can start to complain.
Until then, be thankful you live in a country where petroleum is so cheap!
Comment by Minger — November 9, 2009 @ 6:17 am
hmmmmm
Comment by Neel — November 9, 2009 @ 6:27 am
OK, who is surprized that 9 of the 10 highest states are Blue, (and Alaska is a long way from a refinery…), and 9 of 10 lowest are Red, (And New Jersey has trouble justifying high gas taxes when the refineries are just down the street, and Big Oil won’t pay off the Mob?)
Comment by Jonascord — November 9, 2009 @ 7:50 am
Regular gas is $2.39 in St. Louis.
Comment by MoMick — November 9, 2009 @ 11:15 am
For people in Europe who are jealous of our gas prices. When one state in our union is much larger the entire land mass of all of Europe, it’s obvious that we use a hell of a lot more gas that you do. It’s not an equal comparison. Demand is much higher here and supply is much greater as well. We don’t have mass transit the same way that you do because it’s not economically viable to have it in the same manner across entire countries as you do. So, yes, we do complain about gas prices that are much lower than you; however, we drive more miles in a week than you will in an entire month, guaranteed. I don’t know for sure, but I would venture to argue that an American will pay much more money per year than the average European citizen. This is not always due to having vehicles that consume more gas either, most Americans can’t afford these vehicles any more any way.
So, yes, we wine, but our economies are completely different when it comes to this issue, so there’s no direct correlation.
Comment by JLo — November 9, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
I filled up yesterday at BJ’s in Virginia Baech VA for $2.39 for regular
Comment by Tom — November 9, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
Anyone who talks, ad nauseum, about the EU having higher fuel prices than the US, and we should all quit bitchin…
Your country is not even close to the size nor population. Which directly correlates to how much fuel the average person uses, and thus an expense incurred by just living/going to work.
In the EU, public transportation and the relatively small size and population make expensive gas…normal.
Comment by The EU can get out — November 9, 2009 @ 1:25 pm
Seriously, American gas prices are the cheapest. Stop whining.
Comment by Roy — November 9, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
jonascord - huh?
Comment by joe — November 9, 2009 @ 3:01 pm
Regular gas is $2.50 in New Orleans. Lower than any state you have listed. So come on down to New Orleans for Christmas! Be sure to bring your bullet proof vest thought.
Comment by Mike — November 9, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
I paid 2.49 today in STL Missouri
Comment by Bren — November 9, 2009 @ 3:42 pm
And why is Oregon colored in?
Comment by PDXHipter — November 9, 2009 @ 5:38 pm
Did you know that if you grow hemp instead of corn, the united states would not need to buy oil anymore because hempseed is actually more efficient (and ecologically friendly) than fossil fuels. The first car ran on hempseed oil, and was made out of hemp… and was 9 times stronger than steel.
Comment by Jesse — November 9, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
People from Europe love to say “But look at what we pay!” Well if they would look at what they pay they would understand that is is about the same cost. You see we pay much lower tax on our fuel when compared to Europeans. Every country over there is a little different at the tax rate but on average you will find that for every Euro you spend on gas (pre tax) there is another Euro of tax. So when you are paying 100% tax, at least, more in some areas. It would only make sense that your gas costs double what it does here. Here the tax is about $0.30 of the cost per gallon. Higher in some areas, lower in others. Some of those states with the highest prices also have the highest tax on gas.
Maybe someone should do a graph showing the cost of gas around the world pre tax. Then you would have something to compare. Europeans have no one to blame but themselves for what they pay in taxes.
Oh, I lived in Germany for 6 years. So I know what it is like to pay those high prices.
Comment by Dave — November 9, 2009 @ 10:00 pm
Europe has 830 million people. Us has 300. Smaller in size, more people. Better collective transportation.
Comment by Tom — November 10, 2009 @ 1:18 am
Connecticut’s gas is so high because we did away with toll roads in the 1980s. Thanks to that, we fund our major highways, the one’s connecting Providence and Boston with NYC, with gas taxes. Of course anyone living in the Northeast knows this and gasses up out of state before driving straight through.
We need EZ-Pass NOW!
Comment by Ed — November 10, 2009 @ 8:07 pm