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Gas Prices in Missouri

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Missouri averages $3.99 — that is $1.05 per litre, and ranks #38 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon
$3.99
$1.05 per litre
Diesel, per gallon
$6.00
$1.59 per litre
World rank
#38
of 225, cheapest first
A gallon costs
2%
of an average day’s income

Why Missouri pays this much

Mid-range U.S. state

Missouri 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 $3.99 gallon in Missouri. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

ComponentPer gallonPer litre
Crude$2.10$0.56
Refining$0.55$0.15
Distribution$0.85$0.22
Tax$0.48$0.13
Pump price$3.99$1.05
Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 30.0¢ a gallon in Missouri state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

ComparisonPer gallonDifference
Missouri$3.99—
World average of all 225$5.55−$1.56
U.S. average$4.38−$0.39
Cheapest anywhere — Libya$0.09−$3.90
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong$16.70+$12.71
Since 2026-09-16, the average in Missouri has risen by $0.17 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Mississippi$3.93Tennessee$3.93Arkansas$3.96Alabama$3.97South Carolina$3.99Kansas$4.01Oklahoma$4.01Kentucky$4.02

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