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Folks overseas have long paid more for gas than we do in the U.S. But there are a number of factors that tend to even things out a bit. For one thing, typical driving (commuting) distances are much smaller in other countries than they are in the U.S. Also, folks in other countries also tend to drive smaller and more gas-efficient cars. And, a food portion of the taxes they pay for gas are used to support a well-developed and highly-used public transit system--a feature woefully missing in the U.S. <br /> <br />Furthermore, in the U.S. we have oil resources available that would, if developed, afford us far less dependency on foreign oil (if we were just smart, realistic, or reasonable enough to exploit those resources). As I understand it, just about all the oil and gas used in Europe and Great Britain has to come from somewhere else. <br /> <br />All of these factors, and probably a few more, account for the additional cost of gas and oil paid by those living outside the U.S.
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