What Gas Costs
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An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 30 September 2026

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New York City

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Dated source observation · 2026-09-28 · 2 days old
Last successful source refresh: 2026-09-30 07:39:45 UTC. A successful refresh does not mean a new price was published. Source status

Reported pump priceUSD 1.16per litre

Observation date2026-09-2828 September 2026

Share paid in taxesUnavailableBreakdown pending

Change from prior week-0.7%Comparable ranking unavailable

Breakdown pending: verified taxes or contemporaneous benchmarks are missing.

Where your money goes

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Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-10-06 to 2026-09-28. USD per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.440.871.312025-10-06: USD 0.79/L2025-10-13: USD 0.79/L2025-10-20: USD 0.77/L2025-10-27: USD 0.77/L2025-11-03: USD 0.77/L2025-11-10: USD 0.78/L2025-11-17: USD 0.79/L2025-11-24: USD 0.79/L2025-12-01: USD 0.78/L2025-12-08: USD 0.77/L2025-12-15: USD 0.76/L2025-12-22: USD 0.75/L2025-12-29: USD 0.74/L2026-01-05: USD 0.74/L2026-01-12: USD 0.73/L2026-01-19: USD 0.72/L2026-01-26: USD 0.72/L2026-02-02: USD 0.74/L2026-02-09: USD 0.74/L2026-02-16: USD 0.75/L2026-02-23: USD 0.75/L2026-03-02: USD 0.76/L2026-03-09: USD 0.88/L2026-03-16: USD 0.94/L2026-03-23: USD 1.01/L2026-03-30: USD 1.01/L2026-04-06: USD 1.06/L2026-04-13: USD 1.06/L2026-04-20: USD 1.04/L2026-04-27: USD 1.08/L2026-05-04: USD 1.16/L2026-05-11: USD 1.19/L2026-05-18: USD 1.19/L2026-05-25: USD 1.17/L2026-06-01: USD 1.14/L2026-06-08: USD 1.10/L2026-06-15: USD 1.08/L2026-06-22: USD 1.04/L2026-06-29: USD 1.01/L2026-07-06: USD 1.00/L2026-07-13: USD 1.02/L2026-07-20: USD 1.06/L2026-07-27: USD 1.09/L2026-08-03: USD 1.07/L2026-08-10: USD 1.05/L2026-08-17: USD 1.04/L2026-08-24: USD 1.06/L2026-08-31: USD 1.08/L2026-09-07: USD 1.12/L2026-09-14: USD 1.15/L2026-09-21: USD 1.16/L2026-09-28: USD 1.16/L2025-10-062026-09-28

USD per litre. Line shows the reported pump price; component history is incomplete.

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USD per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-10-060.794Unavailable
2025-10-130.787Unavailable
2025-10-200.775Unavailable
2025-10-270.771Unavailable
2025-11-030.771Unavailable
2025-11-100.779Unavailable
2025-11-170.790Unavailable
2025-11-240.790Unavailable
2025-12-010.784Unavailable
2025-12-080.771Unavailable
2025-12-150.762Unavailable
2025-12-220.748Unavailable
2025-12-290.741Unavailable
2026-01-050.736Unavailable
2026-01-120.729Unavailable
2026-01-190.722Unavailable
2026-01-260.719Unavailable
2026-02-020.736Unavailable
2026-02-090.737Unavailable
2026-02-160.746Unavailable
2026-02-230.754Unavailable
2026-03-020.757Unavailable
2026-03-090.877Unavailable
2026-03-160.942Unavailable
2026-03-231.010Unavailable
2026-03-301.013Unavailable
2026-04-061.060Unavailable
2026-04-131.057Unavailable
2026-04-201.037Unavailable
2026-04-271.081Unavailable
2026-05-041.165Unavailable
2026-05-111.191Unavailable
2026-05-181.187Unavailable
2026-05-251.173Unavailable
2026-06-011.140Unavailable
2026-06-081.104Unavailable
2026-06-151.077Unavailable
2026-06-221.037Unavailable
2026-06-291.010Unavailable
2026-07-061.003Unavailable
2026-07-131.020Unavailable
2026-07-201.061Unavailable
2026-07-271.087Unavailable
2026-08-031.071Unavailable
2026-08-101.048Unavailable
2026-08-171.043Unavailable
2026-08-241.064Unavailable
2026-08-311.078Unavailable
2026-09-071.117Unavailable
2026-09-141.154Unavailable
2026-09-211.164Unavailable
2026-09-281.157Unavailable

USD per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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