How much does gasoline cost per gallon in the USA? If you were in the UK it would cost you $9 a gallon.?

Question

David j whats the difference between a us gallon and a uk gallon please?

Answer 1

In the USA, gasoline is sold on a gallon basis.
1 US (liquid) gallon is approx. 3.785 liters.

USA does not use the larger Imperial gallon, which is approx. 4.546 liters.

1 Imperial gallon is approx. 1.2 US gallons.
A handy converter: http://www.tdiclub.com/misc/conversions.html

Pricing varies from station to station, from state to state (mainly taxes), region of the country to another. The USA average on Oct. 1, 2007 is about $2.788 per (US) gallon for unleadded gasoline (petrol).
Regionally, and locally, you can find prices (links to various aggregate sites) here:
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/gasprices/

http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/fuel/index.html
says that today's UK average price for petrol is 95.8 p/liter
if that was 1 US gallon, that would be 95.8p*3.785 = 362.60p/USgallon
http://www.xe.com/ puts 1GBP to 2.04359 US dollars, so:
3.6260*2.04359 = US$7.410 for 1 US gallon for the average price of gasoline in the UK today.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm from the UK, and I moved to the US (New Hampshire) in April. I pay around $2.80 for a gallon of premium unleaded.
Be aware though that a US gallon is different to a UK gallon, so you'll have to do the math for a true comparison.

Edited to reply to your additional question:
1 UK gallon = 1.2 US liquid gallons.

Rex B: You'd think so right? But unfortunately they tax the hell out of us for everything over there in Britain. It's far cheaper to live here in NH, but I do miss the security blanket of the National Health Service. It may not be perfect, but at least it's there.

Answer 4

About 2.77 dollars U.S. But remember, the American gallon is smaller than the U.K. Imperial gallon. The U.S. gallon has 4 quarts and I think the Imperial gallon has about 1/5 more volume than the Amerian.

Answer 5

About $2.80 for regular unleaded in Indianapolis. I understand that the UK taxes the heck out of fuel. Chances are this reduces your tax in some other areas such as housing or food tax.

Answer 6

2.79 a gallon in North carolina

Answer 7

$2.93 in Southern California

Answer 8

in the Chicago suburb that i live in, i think the average is $3.12/gallon

Answer 9

I recently paid 2.47 in NJ

and I've paid 2.85 in KY

Answer 10

we're at 2.99 in eastern michigan.
as for in the UK; i have no clue.