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United States — fuel prices US Updated: 31.10.2026
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Regular

$1.12 /L

€1.00 · £0.84/L

34 of 175

cheaper than 81% of countries

Midgrade

$1.28 /L

€1.14 · £0.96/L

22 of 103

cheaper than 80% of countries

Premium

$1.38 /L

€1.23 · £1.03/L

8 of 28

cheaper than 75% of countries

Diesel #2

$1.67 /L

€1.49 · £1.25/L

95 of 174

pricier than 54% of countries

LPG

$0.95 /L

€0.85 · £0.71/L

31 of 56

pricier than 54% of countries

E85

$0.87 /L

€0.78 · £0.65/L

2 of 6

cheaper than 83% of countries

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Best regions in the coming days

California +74°·9 mph
88
Arizona +75°·15 mph
85
Virginia +67°·13 mph
81
South Carolina +72°·23 mph
81
New Jersey +68°·11 mph
81
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Alaska +40°·5 mph
33
Montana +46°·7 mph
39
Avg. score 66
Ideal 12%
Comfortable 63%
Acceptable 21%
Challenging 4%
4,681 cities tracked
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