$1.74 a gallon gas within the usa territories(its true)

Those are prices from 2005. Read the article. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S. The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc. In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.

That is ridiculous! Gas here in Ohio is $4.12 now and they say it will be even higher by July 4th. If it is that cheap there then someone needs to talk to them about us buying straight from them. Maybe then our gas will go down.

Hello Ddzdvd, I hope that I'm wrong, because I'd sure like to see someone getting a break on fuel. But, if memory serves me, Puerto Rico dispenses fuel per the litre. That would put fuel per gallon somewhere around $6.50/gallon. That is if my rusty memory is remembering correctly about metric/US conversions. Isn't there approx. 3.8 litres to a gallon?

The only reason I can think of is demand. The one thing that influences prices the most is supply and demand. In America, demand is so extremely high the prices get driven up so fast. I guess they dont have the same demand or possibly taxes there.