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The Car Coach: Putting the cost of gas into perspective
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Around the world, gasoline prices generally are much higher than in the United States. This is the case in most European countries, whereas in oil-rich nations like Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, gasoline is cheap.
In Venezuela, gasoline sells at around 12 cents a gallon. It’s cheaper than water. In Saudi Arabia, it’s about 45 cents per gallon. In Qatar, gasoline prices recently increased 25 percent to a whopping 88 cents per gallon.
Here are examples of the price of gasoline per gallon in other nations:
• Spain: $7.60
• Italy: $8.79
• France: $9.24
• Germany: $9.07
• Portugal: $9.13
• Czech Republic: $8.21
• Denmark: $9.69
• The Netherlands: $9.58
Think a gallon of gas is expensive? Did you know gas compared to other liquids is still cheaper, gallon-to-gallon?
Here’s a little humor to help ease the pain of your next trip to the pump and put things in perspective:
• Brand Bleach: $2.56 a gallon
• Soda: $3.84 a gallon
• Diet Snapple (16 oz. $1.29): $10.32 per gallon
• Starbucks Coffee Grande: $7 per gallon
• Lipton Iced Tea (16 oz. $1.19): $9.52 per gallon
• Gatorade (20 oz. $1.59): $10.17 / gallon
• Ocean Spray (16 oz. $1.25): $10 / gallon
• Brake fluid (12 oz. $3.15): $33.60 / gallon
• Vick’s Nyquil (6 oz. $8.35): $178.13 per gallon
• White-Out (7 oz. $1.39): $25.42 per gallon
• Scope Mouthwash (1.5 oz. $0.99): $84.48 per gallon
• Name-brand cough syrup: $128 / gallon
• Champagne: $755 a gallon
• Nail polish: $ 1,024 a gallon.
• Bottled water $21.19 per gallon.
So the next time you’re at the pump, be glad your car doesn’t run on Scope, White-Out or Nyquil.