Paying at the Pump

Americans, lately accustomed to paying about $1 per gallon for gasoline, may get some sticker shock abroad. Recent average prices at the pump for the cheapest-grade gasoline, from a survey of 85 locations:

Most Expensive

Hong Kong: $5.04

Oslo: $4.57

Paris: $4.47

Amsterdam: $4.35

Hamilton, Bermuda: $4.32

London: $4.27

Milan, Italy: $4.21

Brussels: $4.05

Buenos Aires: $3.97

Stockholm: $3.97

Least Expensive

Caracas, Venezuela: $0.48

Lagos, Nigeria: $0.49

Kuwait City: $0.51

Jakarta, Indonesia: $0.61

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: $0.62

Manama, Bahrain: $0.82

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: $0.85

U.S. (average): $0.96

Cairo: $1.03

Manila: $1.05

Source: Runzheimer International survey in fourth quarter 1998.