New Zealand
Price per gallon of gasoline: $6.73US
Rank by most expensive gas: 30
Rank by pain at the pump: 45
The average daily income is $106. The share of a day's wages needed to buy a gallon of gas is 6.4 percent.
Kiwis use 0.5 gallon of gas each day, on average, which is twice the ranking average. About 3.2 percent of the average income goes to fueling up, the sixth-highest out of 60 countries.
Australia
Price per gallon of gasoline: $6.31US
Rank by most expensive gas: 36
Rank by pain at the pump: 54
Relying on fossil fuels for electricity is getting more expensive in Australia after the government's tax on carbon dioxide emissions was imposed last year. Wind energy is now cheaper than coal or natural gas for producing electricity, according to a report this month by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
The carbon tax doesn't apply to driving, which means the nation can continue to enjoy its relatively harmless pain-at-the-pump ranking. Australia is the sixth-biggest consumer of gasoline. With an average daily income of $191, the share of a day's wages needed to buy a gallon of gas is 3.3 percent.
Price per gallon of gasoline: $6.73US
Rank by most expensive gas: 30
Rank by pain at the pump: 45
The average daily income is $106. The share of a day's wages needed to buy a gallon of gas is 6.4 percent.
Kiwis use 0.5 gallon of gas each day, on average, which is twice the ranking average. About 3.2 percent of the average income goes to fueling up, the sixth-highest out of 60 countries.
Australia
Price per gallon of gasoline: $6.31US
Rank by most expensive gas: 36
Rank by pain at the pump: 54
Relying on fossil fuels for electricity is getting more expensive in Australia after the government's tax on carbon dioxide emissions was imposed last year. Wind energy is now cheaper than coal or natural gas for producing electricity, according to a report this month by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
The carbon tax doesn't apply to driving, which means the nation can continue to enjoy its relatively harmless pain-at-the-pump ranking. Australia is the sixth-biggest consumer of gasoline. With an average daily income of $191, the share of a day's wages needed to buy a gallon of gas is 3.3 percent.
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