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Gas Prices in Texas

As of early October 2026, a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas averages $3.82 — that is $1.01 per litre, and ranks #25 of 225 places we track, where #1 is the cheapest.

Regular, per gallon

$3.82

$1.01 per litre

Diesel, per gallon

$5.67

$1.50 per litre

World rank

#25

of 225, cheapest first

A gallon costs

of an average day’s income

Why Texas pays this much

Low-tax U.S. state

Texas 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 $3.82 gallon in Texas. Crude oil trades as one global price, so the part that differs between countries is mostly tax.

Component	Per gallon	Per litre
Crude	$2.06	$0.54
Refining	$0.54	$0.14
Distribution	$0.83	$0.22
Tax	$0.38	$0.10
Pump price	$3.82	$1.01

Tax here is the published figure, not an estimate: 20.0¢ a gallon in Texas state taxes plus the 18.4¢ federal excise.

How that compares

Comparison	Per gallon	Difference
Texas	$3.82	—
World average of all 225	$5.55	−$1.73
U.S. average	$4.38	−$0.56
Cheapest anywhere — Libya	$0.09	−$3.73
Priciest anywhere — Hong Kong	$16.70	+$12.88

Since 2026-09-16, the average in Texas has risen by $0.13 a gallon.

Nearby in U.S.

Georgia$3.81 Ohio$3.87 Indiana$3.91 North Carolina$3.91 Louisiana$3.93

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