Did you know that the Nepalese and Sri Lankans are paying way more in gas prices than the Americans? Portfolio magazine has this cool interactive that tells you the gas prices around the world by region.
Check out the prices in South Asia.(Click on the Central, West and South Asia button once on the page)
Here is the complete list of prices:
Afghanistan: $2.30
Pakistan: $4.02
India: $4.94
Nepal: $5.51
Sri Lanka: $5.52
Bangladesh: $4.82
Bhutan: $3.91
For some reason, Portfolio does not have the Maldives on the map.
The gas price in the United States is listed as $3.73. The highest price is in the Gaza Strip ($26.5) and then the Netherlands ($9.97). The lowest price is in Venezuela ($0.12) followed by Iran ($0.41).
Note that not all the prices were recorded on a single month.
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