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Price of one gallon of gasoline cost 1.70 dollars in USA in 2000. Interestingly price of gasoline was 1.60 dollars in 1990 which means an increase of only 0.10 dollars in 10 years.
Depending on where you were in the USA, aprox .25 cents a gallon.
A gallon of gasoline cost about $1 in the USA in 1980
How much 'does' a gallon of unleaded gas cost? The answer to this question varies depending on where you live. The average cost for a regular unleaded gallon of gasoline in the USA as of 2-13-2011 is $3.523. For the west coast the average is $3.727 and for the east coast $3.612. eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel
When Obama took office:Gasoline cost $1.95/gallon and oil, $45But now (3/2/12)Gasoline costs $3.72/gallon and oil, $125Anyways Its $2.99 per Gallon for 87 octaneand Average price in the UK is £1.25 per liter which is £5.67 per gallon which is around $8.84 USD.Worcester, Massachusetts USA
$3.07 Gallon at 87 Octane in USA North Carolina during Feb of 2011.
The early-mid sixties in CT USA.
The average cost of a gallon milk in 1964 was $0.93.
The average price of gasoline in 1983 was 37p in the UK http://www.speedlimit.org.uk/petrolprices.html and the average price of gasoline in 1983 in the USA was $0.81 a gallon.
A gallon of gas in the 1960's cost the USA far less than a dollar. It was after the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and the OPEC embargo of the USA, after the USA helped Israel (which was attacked by Arab nations), that the price of gas went up and the cost for a gallon of gas was in many dollars.
As of today, regular 87 octane gasoline in my neck of the woods in New England, USA is selling for $2.48 per gallon. You do the math.
How Much things cost in 1950 Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.09% Average Cost of new house: $8,450.00 Average wages per year: $3,210.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas: 18 cents Average Cost of a new car: $1,510.00 Stromburg Black and White Television: $249.95 Ball Point Pen: $0.25 Samsonite Case: $25.00 Clock Radio: $59.95 Source: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1950.html