It's All Relative
The big news here in the US lately has been how the national average price for gas has reached $US4 per US gallon (oddly, not the same as an Imperial gallon). Apparently it spells the end of the world as we know it or something. So I did some quick sums based on a recent Sydney Morning Herald article that stated that petrol prices had reached 171.9 cents a litre in Sydney.
Works out Sydneysiders are paying the equivalent of $US6.13 a gallon for petrol or thereabouts. Ouch. There's always someone worse off than you. Makes me glad I ride a bike, that's for sure!
Posted in: australia, chaosboy, general musings, united states on June 18, 2008 at at 3:20:00 PM
In France at present, diesel is around 1.50 Euros per litre. If my calculations are right, this is about $8.80 US per US gallon.
French farmers and fishermen are protesting loudly about how this cost is putting them out of business. Obviously, they should move to USA.