Gas Prices in Downtown San Diego, CA April 20, 2011
Gas prices have been soaring and there is no end in sight. Last night I took this photo when I went to fill up my tank in downtown San Diego. I paid almost $4.50 per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. It cost over $60 to fill up my gas tank.
Most analysts and experts predict that 2011 prices will break the gas price records set in July of 2008. The US average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gas is $3.84, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. Gas prices have increased 30 cents in the last 30 days. One month ago, gas was averaging $3.54 per gallon.
Gas prices are averaging over $4 per gallon in several cities across the US. According to GasBuddy.com, gas price averages have topped $4 per gallon of regular gas in 27 cities.
- Waterbury, CT – $4.067
- New Haven, CT – $4.087
- Hartford, CT – 4.088
- Long Island, NY – 4.097
- Gary, IN – 4.103
- New York City, NY – 4.114
- Bridgeport, CT – 4.125
- Anchorage, AK – 4.127
- Stockton, CA – 4.127
- Chico, CA – 4.128
- Fresno, CA – 4.150
- Sacramento, CA – 4.151
- Riverside, CA – 4.156
- San Bernardino, CA – 4.160
- Modesto, CA – 4.163
- Bakersfield, CA – 4.168
- San Diego, CA – 4.184
- Orange County, CA – 4.203
- Salinas, CA – 4.205
- San Jose, CA – 4.205
- Ventura, CA – 4.208
- Los Angeles, CA – 4.209
- Oakland, C – 4.210
- San Francisco, CA – 4.243
- Chicago, IL – 4.258
- Santa Barbara, CA – 4.389
- Honolulu, HI – 4.416