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May 11, 2005
Why We Cannot Complain About Gas Prices~A Comparison
From CNN: 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. . . . 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.
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
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
Posted by wjbailes at May 11, 2005 06:48 PM
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Buy it from Venezuela Caracas and bring it back in a tanker to the US and sell it for $1.50/ gal.
Posted by: Jeremy at May 11, 2005 09:55 PM
If we had the public transportation and higher gas mileage cars - I wouldn't complain about the cost of gas in Europe. Who cares. American life depends on driving your car. Few people in America (unlike the people in Europe) can live without having a car.
Posted by: Jen McCarthy at August 10, 2005 05:09 PM
I just found this link while searching for the original CNN webpage after hearing about it on the Sean Hannity radio show yesterday afternoon. I would have to agree with Jen. Perhaps if we redistributed a small portion of all those taxes we pay in the US for better roads towards alternative fuels and higher MPG vehicle research we'd be a little better off...
Posted by: David at August 19, 2005 01:07 PM
Yes, but people in most of the countries that pay more for gas receive much more from their governments for the taxes they pay....if I received more from my government for the taxes (like free college, healthcare, vacation, retirement, etc.) I wouldn't mind the price so much...but in the good ol' USA everything goes up and up but the wages.
Posted by: Stacee at August 31, 2005 04:28 PM
Those countries are fundamentally designed for transporting people better. This country will never have that because they currently retain at least 36 cents per gallon of gasoline - there's too much money. Those countries are smaller, and have great public transportation. Our country is large, not commuter friendly, and not even pedestrian friendly. Americans can and should complain about fuel costs. I'm all for profit, but a typical fuel company has a net profit (this is after taxes, expenses, etc) of four (4) billion (with a b) dollars (USD) every quarter (3 months). That is a lot of profit, there can be some leverage with rates paid at the pumps. If you're going to compare something, compare it equally, don't generalize it.
Posted by: None at September 2, 2005 03:57 PM