Topic: CNN on gas prices

[MiniSimp]

Gas prices around the world
Think you pay a lot for gas? Perhaps you'd prefer to live in Venezuela.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S. The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc. In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.

Nation City - Price in USD Regular/Gallon

Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
United States Average $2.61
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

[brainlessfool]

I'm moving to Venezuela. 

[Lady Di]

LOL!! I was going to post that!

[CTENG in KS]

How many times can they use the GAS HITS NEW ALL TIME HIGH headlines before it is just redundant and no one cares???

[FATB0Y]

twice then it's just boring

[CTENG in KS]

Then I suggest  you do not read USA TOday...today 

[BigMike]

How many times can they use the GAS HITS NEW ALL TIME HIGH headlines before it is just redundant and no one cares???

I hope everyone will care or else it will become the new "acceptable" price standard, having gas at $3 a gallon like it is here in Fresno, CA.

I've always know that we've got it really cheap, also Japan is like $5 or $6 per gallon, plus many of their stations are like Oregon, were self-serve it not available, so you also see people tipping the fuel boys and that just adds up if you're filling up 2 or 3 times a week, Sheesh

[sloyota]

its getting real close to $3 a gallon in northern california some places over $3.30 a gallon like San Francisco and Marin county,to many rich people who dont mind spending that much,they just want to drive and drive and drive,they say it's still cheaper than the rest of the country,but we dont live there!!! I'm starting to drive less.When is Marlin going to build a hybrid rock crawler?

[mr4x42u]

well if fuel is in such short demand how can the other countries get it so chep,,,its just bull and weather we lioke it or not were going to take it up the brown eye..

maybe we should invade another mor oil rich country for our own personal gain..I say hell yea..  .12 a callon sounds kick ass..

Hell I'd even pay a buck a gallon for go juice..

[FATB0Y]

well if fuel is in such short demand how can the other countries get it so chep,,,its just bull and weather we lioke it or not were going to take it up the brown eye..

maybe we should invade another mor oil rich country for our own personal gain..I say hell yea..  .12 a callon sounds kick ass..

Hell I'd even pay a buck a gallon for go juice..

what he said