Question regarding price of gasoline
I have a question for you smart folks. Is this, below, correct?
1 US gal = 3.785 European Liter
1 Euro = 1.3226 US dollar
Price of petrol in Europe is sold by liter rather than by gallon.
Average price of a liter of gasoline (petrol) in Europe is 1.40 Euro/liter
Simple (not exact) conversion:
1.40 Euro = $1.60 dollars
1.60 x 3.785 = 6.056 or $6.06 per gal in US dollars
17% of price at US pump is tax (combined State and Fed)
70% of price at pump in Europe is tax (part of tax is for Universal Health care)
Source: http://goeurope.about.com/od/transportation/a/gas_prices.htm
Equivalent cost for gasoline in Europe - $6.06/gal
70% of price is tax = $4.24/gal
European cost per gal = $6.06 minus $4.24 = $1.82 per gal actual cost of gasoline after tax
Average price per gallon of gasoline in US = $3.86
17% of price is tax = 66 cents/gal
US cost per gal = $3.86 minus 66 cents = $3.20 per gal actual cost of gasoline after tax
Is this correct?
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Permalink Reply by Krkyoldhag on
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I never aspired to live as the Europeans lived. First time my hu sband was in England people had to feed electric meters with shillings just like you would have a pay telephone.
I can promise you that up til my last trip there I certainly was homesick for good old USA and the way we do things here.
The whole thing great about USA was that we had a life that other countries' citizens wanted for themselves.
But now we as a nation have been "dumbed" down in every aspect from education to jobs to living standard.
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