If you think gas (known only as "petrol" here, short for petroleum) is expensive in America, think again. Petrol is currently around $1.60 per liter here, which would be equivelent to Americans paying at least $6.00 (U.S. dollars) per gallon. Naturally there are fewer SUVs here in Australia.
Another interesting thing about petrol here in Australia is that it is always a higher octane % than it is in the U.S. Here, petrol is usually 98 octane. If you buy the cheap stuff like me than you are usually buying 95 octane, and you can't find anything lower. In America I think 87 octane is considered standard, and premium is around 92.
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Has the cost of petrol been going up recently or pretty stable since you got there? The price we Americans are now paying is still way less than what Europeans have been paying for a long time. love, Mom/Rebecca
The cost of petrol has risen by $0.30/litre since we arrived. It is now one of our largest expenses.
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