The US average in 1930 was 20 cents per gallon. That would be about $2.81 per gallon in today's dollars (2014).
Gas is more of an everyday purchase now than it was in 1930. In 1930, a gallon of gas cost ten cents.
In the year 1930 the average cost of a new car was 640.00. The average cost for a gallon of gas during this time was 10 cents.
About .20/Gallon
a gallon of gas was 23 cents
Gas prices remained the same throughout the entire 1930's. It started at $0.10 per gallon and ended that way as well.
20 cents per gallon in 1930. That would be about $2.81 per gallon in 2014.
About 5 cents a gallon
The average cost for a gallon of gas in 1982 was 91 cents. In 1981, a gallon of gas of about $1.25 and in 1985 the cost for a gallon of gas was $1.09.
The average cost of a gallon of gas is $3.65.
19 cents
In 1939 a new house was about $3800.00. Average wages for a year was $1730.00 and gas was $.10/gallon.
Cost of a gallon of gas in 1999