The next metre you ’re bemoaning a sudden cost increase ingasolineprices , look on the bright side : It ’s credibly chintzy in the U.S. than it is in Hong Kong . Or the Central African Republic , or Finland , or Italy , or several twelve other nation .

In fact , according to a newstudyby Budget Direct Australia , the U.S. is number 130 on the list of place with the most expensive gas . It ’s around $ 0.72 per liter here , as oppose to Hong Kong ’s $ 2.36 per liter .

As all drivers know , accelerator pedal prices fluctuate more ofttimes than your most indecisive protagonist deepen their head about what they want for dinner , so the figures mentioned here are hardly set in stone . The data used in the survey was collect on February 2 , 2021 . But it ’s still a bewitching snapshot of how much variation there is in fuel rates around the public . In world-wide , Europe — and Scandinavia in particular — is home to usurious flatulency prices , while filling up your tank will cost significantly less in North America , South America , and large swaths of Africa and Asia .

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That ’s not to say there is n’t any variation within the U.S. For example , Californians can belike expect to pay well above the national middling price . San Francisco is the most expensive city in America for petrol , with a cost per liter of one whole dollar sign . San Jose , just a undivided penny cheaper , is in 2nd home ; Los Angeles , Sacramento , and San Diego tie for third at $ 0.96 per liter ; and Fresno is in fourth at $ 0.94 . Texans , on the other hand , are likely used to paying a short less than $ 0.72 ; in Austin , Houston , Fort Worth , and Dallas , for example , the toll per liter is just $ 0.65 .

See if your city order on the list below , and find oneself out more about the datahere .

One list you don’t want to be first on.