You may have been reading about the gas shortage in the United Kingdom, with long lines forming at the pumps. Even if British drivers can find a gas station with petroleum available, they may have to wait over an hour to fill their tank.
Hopefully, this won’t happen in the United States like it did in the 1970s.
Yet, the price of gasoline at the pump in the US, has been increasing with prices around six dollars gallon for high octane gas in California.
Have you ever wondered how the US gas prices compare to other countries and how prices compare across the United States? The following is a selection of prices per gallon in US dollars from various American cities and countries around the world, based on recent averages.
| Prices per Gallon of Gasoline Around the World | |
| Hong Kong | $9.72 |
| Italy | $7.43 |
| UK | $7.08 |
| Switzerland | $6.62 |
| Japan | $5.29 |
| India | $5.26 |
| US – San Francisco | $4.69 |
| Canada | $4.64 |
| US – Los Angeles | $4.64 |
| China | $4.44 |
| Australia | $4.29 |
| US – Chicago | $4.23 |
| Mexico | $4.18 |
| US – New York | $3.62 |
| US – AVERAGE | $3.54 |
| US – Oklahoma City | $3.25 |
| US – Austin | $3.18 |
| Russia | $2.61 |
| Saudi Arabia | $2.35 |
| Iran | $0.23 |
| Venezuela | $0.08 |