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Canadians also pay much more for gasoline than Americans. Of course, not all of this is in taxes. To check this: find a "gas buddy" site for a place in Canada,
by patrickgzill 16y ago
Canadians also pay much more for gasoline than Americans. Of course, not all of this is in taxes.
To check this: find a "gas buddy" site for a place in Canada, then find one for the nearest US city/town close to it (to control for price disparity due to shipping).
Multiply cost per liter by 3.6 to get equivalent US Gallon; then adjust it by current exchange rate.
Example: lowest for Vancouver, BC: http://www.vancouvergasprices.com/ http://www.vancouvergasprices.com/ is currently 106.9 per liter ($1.069 CAD) , times 3.6 = $3.85 CAD , about $3.66 per US Gallon in USD.
Closest city on the US side is Bellingham, WA, lowest price there is $2.82, or about US $ 0.80 difference per gallon.
Assuming a fill-up is 12 gallons, that is ~$10 per tank difference.
- cperciva 16y agoCanadians also pay much more for gasoline than Americans. Of course, not all of this is in taxes. I think most of the difference is taxes -- unlike pretty much everything else, advertised gasoline prices include federal and provincial sales taxes. In Vancouver they also include a carbon tax (currently $0.048/L) and an additional fuel tax to fund mass transit (currently $0.12/L).
- tedunangst 16y agoAmerican gas prices include all taxes.
- cperciva 16y agoI said unlike everything else, not everywhere else. Gasoline is the only thing I can think of in Canada for which the advertised price includes taxes.
- winthrowe 16y agoPerhaps not advertised as much as gasoline, but at least in NB and NS, the displayed price on alcohol includes all sales taxes, but that's the only other thing I can think of.
- tedunangst 16y agoI interpreted "I think most of the difference is taxes" as ".ca prices are higher because they include taxes".
- icegreentea 16y agoAt least in Ontario, alcohol has the tax wrapped in the price as well. Well, at least at stores, don't remember about restaurants.
- frankus 16y agoGo down to Seattle and it's probably $2.50. We Bellinghamsters have been getting screwed for years (at least relative to the Seattle metro area). There's an odd effect where a high-price area spills over into the neighbo(u)ring areas. I haven't quite figured out an explanation.
- cperciva 16y agoThere's an odd effect where a high-price area spills over into the neighbo(u)ring areas. I haven't quite figured out an explanation. Price gouging.
- dasil003 16y agoCome down to California some time.
- lazyjeff 16y agoI wish it was $2.50 in Seattle. I'd even be overjoyed to pay the Bellingham price of $2.82. I paid $3.11 to $3.17 the last two times I filled up last week.
- stinkytaco 16y agoCanadians also appear to pay more for books that Americans. $30 for a hardcover, are you nuts?