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Gas Prices in Ohio

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Ohio averages $3.87 — that is $1.02 per litre, and ranks #26 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon

$3.87

$1.02 per litre

Diesel, per gallon

$6.09

$1.61 per litre

World rank

#26

of 225, cheapest first

A gallon costs

of an average day’s income

Why Ohio pays this much

Low-tax U.S. state

Ohio has some of the lowest state fuel taxes and sits close to Gulf-Coast refineries and pipelines, so its pump price runs below the U.S. average.

Where the money goes

An estimated split of a $3.87 gallon in Ohio. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

Component	Per gallon	Per litre
Crude	$1.98	$0.52
Refining	$0.52	$0.14
Distribution	$0.80	$0.21
Tax	$0.57	$0.15
Pump price	$3.87	$1.02

Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 38.5¢ a gallon in Ohio state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

Comparison	Per gallon	Difference
Ohio	$3.87	—
World average of all 225	$5.55	−$1.68
U.S. average	$4.38	−$0.51
Cheapest anywhere — Libya	$0.09	−$3.78
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong	$16.70	+$12.83

Since 2026-09-16, the average in Ohio has fallen by $0.03 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Georgia$3.81 Texas$3.82 Indiana$3.91 North Carolina$3.91 Louisiana$3.93 Mississippi$3.93

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