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Gas Prices in Kansas

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Kansas averages $4.01 — that is $1.06 per litre, and ranks #40 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$4.01
$1.06 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$6.01
$1.59 per litre
World rank
#40
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
2%
of an average day’s income

Why Kansas pays this much

Mid-range U.S. state

Kansas is near the U.S. average. State fuel taxes and supply costs here are middle-of-the-road, so the price mostly tracks national wholesale gasoline.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $4.01 gallon in Kansas. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.15$0.57
Refining$0.56$0.15
Distribution$0.87$0.23
Tax$0.43$0.11
Pump price$4.01$1.06
Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 25.0¢ a gallon in Kansas state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Kansas$4.01—
World average of all 225$5.55−$1.54
U.S. average$4.38−$0.37
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$3.92
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$12.69
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Kansas has risen by $0.23 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Arkansas$3.96Alabama$3.97Missouri$3.99South Carolina$3.99Oklahoma$4.01Kentucky$4.02Florida$4.07North Dakota$4.13

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