the top 10 cheapest places in the world for petrol

[clyde]

startling if true like...



UK consistently ranks in the top three most expensive.
The Facts
Caracas, Venezuela
2p per litre (average) — Is Hugo Chavez proving a point to the Western world?

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
8p per litre (average) — 20% of the world's oil reserves: they'll remain one of the cheapest till the end

Tripoli, Libya
9p per litre — 41 billion barrels of oil per yer make Libya 9th in the oil-producing world league

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
12p per litre (average) — Car drivers are entitle to 120 litres free per month, so maybe the price isn't important

Manama, Bahrain
13p per litre (average) — 60% of the government's revenue comes from oil production

Kuwait City, Kuwait
14p per litre (average) — The government-subsidised petrol and public transport shows consideration for the community

Doha, Qatar
15p per litre (average) — Citizens have the 2nd highest incomes and the 7th lowest petrol in the world

Cairo, Egypt
19p per litre (average) — The future of their price per litre is uncertain in an unstable country

Muscat, Oman
20p per litre (average) — 600,000 barrels produced every day, so the government gives its citizens a break

Algiers, Algeria
20p per litre (average) — 60% of the country's income comes from their oil production

Oslo, Norway - Most expensive
£1.64 per litre (average) — Road use tax £1.64 per litre + CO2 tax £0.10 per litre
London, UK - 3rd most expensive
£1.35 per litre (average) — Duty ££0.59 per litre + VAT = 20%

[botafogo]

Originally Posted by clyde

startling if true like...



UK consistently ranks in the top three most expensive.
The Facts
Caracas, Venezuela
2p per litre (average) — Is Hugo Chavez proving a point to the Western world?

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
8p per litre (average) — 20% of the world's oil reserves: they'll remain one of the cheapest till the end

Tripoli, Libya
9p per litre — 41 billion barrels of oil per yer make Libya 9th in the oil-producing world league

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
12p per litre (average) — Car drivers are entitle to 120 litres free per month, so maybe the price isn't important

Manama, Bahrain
13p per litre (average) — 60% of the government's revenue comes from oil production

Kuwait City, Kuwait
14p per litre (average) — The government-subsidised petrol and public transport shows consideration for the community

Doha, Qatar
15p per litre (average) — Citizens have the 2nd highest incomes and the 7th lowest petrol in the world

Cairo, Egypt
19p per litre (average) — The future of their price per litre is uncertain in an unstable country

Muscat, Oman
20p per litre (average) — 600,000 barrels produced every day, so the government gives its citizens a break

Algiers, Algeria
20p per litre (average) — 60% of the country's income comes from their oil production

Oslo, Norway - Most expensive
£1.64 per litre (average) — Road use tax £1.64 per litre + CO2 tax £0.10 per litre
London, UK - 3rd most expensive
£1.35 per litre (average) — Duty ££0.59 per litre + VAT = 20%

a similiar graph for "top ten places in the world where human life is cheapest" would probably have a similiar look about it

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The tesco in dragonsville is usually the cheapest round here

[UaeExile]

If my conversion is accurate I pay 29p