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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

World's costliest and cheapest Petrol.............

Turkey: Rs 113.30 per litre


In Turkey, the prices of petrol are the highest in the world. Petrol costs a whopping $2.68 or about Rs 113.30 per litre here. Guess, it's not a place one would want to drive in.


Norway (Oslo): Rs 112 per litre


In Norway (Oslo), petrol prices are amongst the highest in the world and a shade lower than those in Turkey. In Olso petrol costs $2.65 or about Rs 112 per litre.


United Kingdom: Rs 95.50 per litre

In United Kingdom, too, the cost of petrol is shockingly high. Petrol costs $2.26 or about Rs 95.50 per litre here.


Hong Kong: Rs 84.10 per litre

In Hong Kong, petrol prices are a bit lower than in European nations, but it still boasts of the most expensive oil in Asia. Petrol costs $1.99 or about Rs 84.10 per litre in Hong Kong.


Brazil (Sao Paolo): Rs 66 per litre

In Brazil (Sao Paolo), the price of petrol is much higher than in India and costs $1.56 or approximately Rs 66 per litre.


Canada: Rs 57 per litre

In Canada, petrol costs $1.35 or about Rs 57 per litre, slightly more than the price in India or the United States.

Pakistan: Rs 44.80 per litre

In Pakistan, petrol costs less than it does in India. At $1.06 or about Rs 44.80 per litre, petrol is still affordable here.

The United States: Rs 44.25 per litre

In United States, petrol costs $1.047 or about Rs 44.25 per litre. And this is the price after a recent increase. Even this led to a huge uproar in the nation and reports said that many Americans are now looking to drive fuel-efficient small cars.

Russia (Moscow): Rs 42.275 per litre

In Russia (Moscow), petrol costs $1 or about Rs 42.275 per litre. Russia, of course, also has huge oil reserves.


China: Rs 31.30 per litre

In China, petrol costs $0.74 or about Rs 31.30 per litre. That is almost half of what it costs in India.


United Arab Emirates: Rs 15.65 per litre In the United Arab Emirates, petrol costs $0.37 or about Rs 15.65 per litre


Saudi Arabia (Riyadh): Rs 5 per litre

In Saudi Arabia (Riyadh), petrol costs $0.12 or about Rs 5 per litre. That's 10 per cent of what it costs in India! Petrol costs are phenomenally cheap in Riyadh, but not the cheapest in the world.



Venezuela (Caracas): Rs 2.12 per litre

In Venezuela (Caracas) petrol costs the least in the world. It is priced at $0.05 or Rs 2.12 per litre!

The country subsidises fuel prices for its citizens from the money it makes from selling crude oil to other nations. Venezuela is a major oil-producing nation.

1 comment:

Testuser said...

Yes petrol is expensive everywhere and getting more so.

Phoenix is misspelled in your title. It's not an easy word to spell.

If you download firefox, it has a spell checker.

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