wonder how accurate this is?

[WannaBrie]

I just got an email detailing gas prices around the world and I was wondering how accurate these are?
Oslo , Norway
$6.82

Hong Kong
$6.25

Brussels , Belgium
$6.16

London , UK
$5.96

Rome , Italy
$5.80

Tokyo , Japan
$5.25

Sao Paulo , Brazil
$4.42

New Delhi , India
$3.71

Sidney , Australia
$3.42

Johannesburg , South Africa
$3.39

Mexico City
$2.22

Buenos Aires , Argentina
$2.09


These seem abnormally low?


Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
$0.91

Kuwait
$0.78

Caracas , Venezuela
$0.12

What do you all think? Prices here are about $3.35 per gal

[morea]

Gas here costs $1.19 per litre, and there are 3.79 litres in a US gallon, so we're paying the equivalent of $4.51 per gallon.

I do remember Norway being pretty high all along - fredrich had said that it was about $6/gallon there the last time that we took a forum poll (must have been at least a year ago).

[jimking]

Some countries have a higher tax applied. Most countries listed with the lowest prices, pump plenty of oil and most likely have less tax attached. What do I think of the price...........:cool:

[Red Kittie Kat]

It might be higher now. I found a list on CNN thats about the same .. but it says its from 2005


http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/

[Bladez]

THAT does it....I'm moving!

[Red Kittie Kat]

From reports of my UK connections its between 6 and 7 depending on where you go.

[frankster]

average unleaded petrol price in the UK today is 1.07 pounds per litre, so that's 2.12 dollars per litre, which is $8.03 per US gallon. No where close to the estimate of $5.96 in the OP.

Source: http://www.petrolprices.com/

[Red Kittie Kat]

^^ shes right lol .. I didn't convert right

.. hey I told you I stink at Math :D

[TeeJay!]

Here in Norway the prices today is about 12,5 NOK pr. litre, 2,37 USD.

2,37 * 3,79 = about 9$ pr. gallon.

This makes Norwegian gas very expensive even though we make fortunes on exactly gas and oil from export.

[Virgo Nightingale]

The 'abnormally low' prices are from places that produce enough of their own oil to keep their gas prices way down. In the middle east, gas is so cheap that 'cruising' is the main thing for kids to do. Load the car up with gas and drive around.

[PrintDriver]

From my few visits to Egypt, even that price is beyond the means of most citizens. Not saying there aren't a lot of cars in Cairo, you just see far fewer of them in the less urban areas. Bicycles, donkey cart, or shanks ponies mostly.

That original post was probably something created to stir anger toward the people we are 'at war' with... It's a loaded list.

[budafist]

That original post was probably something created to stir anger toward the people we are 'at war' with... It's a loaded list.

Well that's not fair, would you rather pay more for oil or would you rather live in a warzone?

I know what I'd pick.

[PrintDriver]

I guess you didn't see it as a "Hey, if they are paying pennies for gas, they got enough to give more to us."?

[garricks]

I just filled my tank at $3.08/gal.

[budafist]

I guess you didn't see it as a "Hey, if they are paying pennies for gas, they got enough to give more to us."?

I guess not.

Still, if you see it the way I did, would you want cheap gas or not?

[Red Kittie Kat]

lol my gas light came on I put 5 bucks in until I could get to the bank .. the gas light stayed on :p

[DesignStudio]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5166/picture7zu1.png

[Red Kittie Kat]

hehe .. great pic :D

[WannaBrie]

That original post was probably something created to stir anger toward the people we are 'at war' with... It's a loaded list.[/quote]


I never thought of it that way, PD. But I can see the rationale behind it. Not surprising. Bogus, but not surprising. I did notice also that the prices in that list are almost identical to the ones RKK found from 2005. So, not accurate either as of 2007.

[garricks]

Here's a list i got today. The person claims it's from the US DOT.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a249/garricks/Picture29.png

[frankster]

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5166/picture7zu1.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOHhV1EFe4 ;) :D

[urstwile]

http://i25.tinypic.com/5qnsy.jpg

[Red Kittie Kat]

^^ ditto :D

[Jam]

average unleaded petrol price in the UK today is 1.07 pounds per litre, so that's 2.12 dollars per litre, which is $8.03 per US gallon. No where close to the estimate of $5.96 in the OP.

Frankster's right, here in the UK the average may be 1.07 but prices can vary from 1.06 to 1.19 pe litre!!

Our V6 SUV sits on the drive way most of the time!!
We have a scooter that we use most of the time - £5 a tank and runs for about 60 miles!!

The biggest change happened about 10 years ago when they switched from selling fuel 'per gallon' to 'per litre' people didn't realise but the cost went up by about 50 pence a gallon!!

Welcome to rip off Britain!!:mad:

[DesignStudio]

Nice video. The cyclists around here can be pretty annoying. Once a month or so they practically shut down streets in the city riding their bikes around on mass. I don't actually own a bicycle, and I get a good kick out of the die hard bicycle fans. There are a few guys who ride their bikes like five miles to work every day where my wife works, I've seen them show up in the whole spandex outfit and everything. Pretty hard core if you ask me.

Personally if I was that concerned about rising gas prices, I'd buy one of those new fangled vehicles they have- the ones that run on basic gasoline motors, never need to be plugged in, cost only a few thousand bucks, and get 75 mpg or better. I can't remember what they're called, I think its motorcycles? Yeah, that's it.

[urstwile]

I'd say that it's about time Americans were paying equivalent prices for gas as European countries have been paying for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that our lack of mass transit and infrastructure that lends itself to people biking or walking makes it that much harder for the majority of people to get around any other way besides in cars here in the U.S. We're sadly unprepared, methinks.

[John G]

I'd say that it's about time Americans were paying equivalent prices for gas as European countries have been paying for a long time, if it weren't for the fact that our lack of mass transit and infrastructure that lends itself to people biking or walking makes it that much harder for the majority of people to get around any other way besides in cars here in the U.S. We're sadly unprepared, methinks.
Don't we? They're taxed out the wazzu on gas. The US isn't.
As our gas goes up, so does theirs unless their government decides to lay off for a bit.

They've somehow got to pay for all their mass transit and other socialized services.
and off of wiki... (lewl) population of "Europe" is 728 million vs. the US at just over 300 million for roughly the same landmass (I'm guessing) makes the mass transportation infrastructure, not to mention our(US) vast urban sprawls, considerably harder to achieve and pay for. (especially when vying for the increased demand of social services types of tax monies)

luckily Obama says he has a cure all.......
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.......................... (that was sarcasm btw)

[Optimusdinkus]

sigh... I need to move. Houston is nothing but car transit. There is absolutly no way for me to get to my work through public transportation, as does most of the idiots that live here. anytime we ask for more public routes to other sprawls, never seems to happen... In fact if I quite my job and became a cleark at the store nearby it would be considered a raise than commuting an hour or so a day 5 times a week.......

[Paj]

From my few visits to Egypt, even that price is beyond the means of most citizens. Not saying there aren't a lot of cars in Cairo, you just see far fewer of them in the less urban areas. Bicycles, donkey cart, or shanks ponies mostly.

That original post was probably something created to stir anger toward the people we are 'at war' with... It's a loaded list.

what a shame that those countries are the ones with all the oil I suppose :p

my dad recently returned from america and one thing that he noticed was the lack of footpaths in the urban areas he stayed in. the entire infrastructure was entirely based around vehicles, very little consideration for pedestrians. could have been an isolated example i guess, but it was quite interesting to hear.

[JgS]

I'm not complaining. The higher the price of oil the bigger my paycheck is :)

[Broacher]

When I was driving home from Ottawa the other day I spied a guy on a bicycle halfway up the Burlington Skyway -- part of a six-lane expressway that towers hundreds of feet above the harbour waters in Hamilton Ontario.

I'd say he was playing with infinity, for sure.

[TheBluePanda]

I wish riding a bike was an option for me. I have a 60 mile round-trip commute. : /

[Lithonate]

Idaho. $3.21 (US)/ gallon. :cool:

[frankster]

my dad recently returned from america and one thing that he noticed was the lack of footpaths in the urban areas he stayed in. the entire infrastructure was entirely based around vehicles, very little consideration for pedestrians. could have been an isolated example i guess, but it was quite interesting to hear.

I noticed that on moving to America too. I have to walk a long way out of my way to be able to cross roads. Pedestrian crossings when you do get to them give you a very very short time to cross and in a lot of situations there just isn't anywhere you can walk, no pavement. It was ok within San Francisco, but as soon as you get outside the city it's very different. The thing I noticed as funny was that schools have huge car parks because kids can drive younger here and often do. When I was in school back in the UK there were only enough parking spaces for the teachers and a few visitors because only a handful of students owned a car. The driving here is terrifying also. My husband took his driving test here and said it was hilariously easy compaired to the UK test.

[Virgo Nightingale]

Most of the places around me are between $3.05 to $3.15 for regular. There are a couple places that have kept it below $3. I paid $2.98 on Friday and hope to find it again at that price when I start getting low. I haven't spent more than $3 a gallon since Katrina.

[garricks]

I noticed on my way home tonight that prices went up a dime today. This morning Regular was running at $3.08, on my way home it was $3.19. And Premium is $3.49.

[Paj]

who here thinks that prices for petrol have a high degree of manipulation by OPEC and such that doesnt really reflect supply and demand?

I cant think of any other widely consumed product whose price fluctuates so widely from day to day. one day the price per litre in australia may jump up by 5c/litre, whereas the oil price will not change that much. perhaps its something to do with supply further down the chain, refining and what have you.

personally i cant wait till the successor to petrol/gas comes along and is widely implemented.

[captain spanky]

just paid £1.14 per litre this morning so that's well over $8 per us gallon... yeek! £70 ($139) to fill my tank. :( will last me a fortnight tho...