Price of petrol in Norway hits 10 dollars per gallon. (2,5 dollars per liter) - Polidicks

There's no law in Norway that sets a minimum wage, but pretty much anywhere, anything under 100NOK ($17, 11£) is considered unacceptable for anyone above the age of 18,

It's not that bad really.

$3.59 is what I'm paying near San Francisco. I never complain after living in England for a few months.

[QUOTE=Shoopiwoop;34606482]And still somehow we manage to make due. Im still amazed at other countries complaining about 2 dollars a gallon.[/QUOTE] Aren't places built closer together in Norway? in 'MURICA, It takes me ~5 minutes just to get out of my suburb, then an extra 10-20 minutes to reach my college (which is incredibly close by most standards). Going to the nearest city takes 20-30 minutes if there's no traffic. The next city over takes an extra hour over that to reach. You don't really have that many high MPG cars in America as well (Most cars average around ~23 MPG city, mid 30s to low 40s highway). The best mileage you can get is ~50 MPG from a Toyota Prius, but it's the most boring, bland, and slow car you could ever buy - and it's pretty expensive. Top Gear mentions how VW diesel hatchbacks can get 70-80 MPG on the highway; none of those are sold in the States.

[QUOTE=matt.ant;34606642]What is the tax on this? because in Britain petrol is at £1.30 where 81.3% is tax, 36.7% is for the supplier, and just 3.8% is for the petrol station.[/QUOTE] 121.8%?

Just to put this into perspective for me at least How much is a big mac? Ohh and whilst were at it a can of coke as well.

[QUOTE=Dolton;34606569]I would never drive anywhere ever.[/QUOTE] That's the point. I hate people who bitch about the petrol prices, the taxes are there for a reason.

[QUOTE=Godline;34608139]Just to put this into perspective for me at least How much is a big mac? [/QUOTE] $8.31 for the Big Mac. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44722719/MigBack.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index[/url]

[QUOTE=Godline;34608139]Just to put this into perspective for me at least How much is a big mac? Ohh and whilst were at it a can of coke as well.[/QUOTE] I don't know how much a lone Big Mac is, but I think they're pretty much the same.

[QUOTE=Cmx;34608131]121.8%?[/QUOTE] I must have calculated it wrong, I was going from this [url]http://www.petrolprices.com/the-price-of-fuel.html[/url] [editline]8th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Saber15;34607917] You don't really have that many high MPG cars in America as well (Most cars average around ~23 MPG city, mid 30s to low 40s highway). The best mileage you can get is ~50 MPG from a Toyota Prius, but it's the most boring, bland, and slow car you could ever buy - and it's pretty expensive. Top Gear mentions how VW diesel hatchbacks can get 70-80 MPG on the highway; none of those are sold in the States.[/QUOTE] This too, in the UK you can get small engined diesel (not hybrid) hatchbacks that will return 60mpg easily

[QUOTE=Godline;34608139]Just to put this into perspective for me at least How much is a big mac? Ohh and whilst were at it a can of coke as well.[/QUOTE] I think it's around $12,17 for a big mac, soda (medium) and fries (medium).

[QUOTE=Cmx;34608131]121.8%?[/QUOTE] Here's the actual breakdown according to FFUK from last year. [img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/56457000/gif/_56457791_petrol_breakdown_464.gif[/img] edit: [QUOTE=matt.ant;34608239]This too, in the UK you can get small engined diesel (not hybrid) hatchbacks that will return 60mpg easily[/QUOTE] I may be wrong but I was always told that a diesel car is not worth it unless you do a fair bit of driving (considering the price difference between diesel and petrol)? Right now diesel here is 1.50 and petrol is 1.30, pretty insane difference. Though I commute 80 miles a day so unless fuel significantly drops I'll continue to struggle to afford fuel. :(

At least Norway isn't really big. . . If it were that much here in the U.S I'd think there would be a small revolution or a massive amount of riots.

It has been pretty much the same price here for like 2-3 months now. Compare Hungary and Norway on the Big Mac-index. [img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44722719/MigBack.jpg[/img] [editline]8th February 2012[/editline] Public transportation is crammed as shit at the moment, you literally can't get on every 2nd the bus because there are so many people in them.

[QUOTE=mac338;34608195]$8.31 for the Big Mac. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44722719/MigBack.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index[/url][/QUOTE] Hot damn. Too bad the crappy sandwich/gas per gallon cost correlation doesn't stick, that'd be a real funny economic metric.

1.31 here, i should be thankful apparenty.

[QUOTE=matt.ant;34608239]I must have calculated it wrong, I was going from this [url]http://www.petrolprices.com/the-price-of-fuel.html[/url] [editline]8th February 2012[/editline] This too, in the UK you can get small engined diesel (not hybrid) hatchbacks that will return 60mpg easily[/QUOTE] They wouldn't do that here though. The vast majority would be sold with automatics, which knock about 5MPG or so off. I think the main reasons diesel cars don't sell here are the reputation of diesel power to be loud, clattery, full of turbo whine and spewing soot everywhere(This isn't helped by rednecks who daily drive diesel 1-ton pickup trucks modified to exaggerate those very things), diesel being significantly higher than gasoline, and the fact that diesel cars struggle to get out of their own way. Something with 90HP, I don't care how efficient it is, just isn't going to sell very well over here, mainly because the zero to 60 is over ten seconds. On top of that, would you want to drive a VW Polo Bluemotion alongside cars that weigh from 3500 to 7500 pounds and traveling at speeds approaching 90? I wouldn't. Can you say speed bump? Yes, I am aware that passenger car diesels aren't the whiny, smokey, clattery heaps they used to be, but they won't escape that reputation over here for decades. [QUOTE=Emz;34608438]Here's the actual breakdown according to FFUK from last year. [img]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/56457000/gif/_56457791_petrol_breakdown_464.gif[/img] edit: I may be wrong but I was always told that a diesel car is not worth it unless you do a fair bit of driving (considering the price difference between diesel and petrol)? Right now diesel here is 1.50 and petrol is 1.30, pretty insane difference. Though I commute 80 miles a day so unless fuel significantly drops I'll continue to struggle to afford fuel. :([/QUOTE] diesel in my area is 4.50/gal, gasoline just 3.30/gal. You'd have to commute a hundred miles each way for a diesel car to make any fiscal sense. Why the prices are so different I'll never know. Our economy relies on diesel fuel, as everything we buy is shipped to the store by diesel truck, and diesel is far easier to make AFAIK.

I paid 14.51 Swedish kroner per liter today.

Isn't gas like 40 cents a gallon in Saudi Arabia and all those oil-producing middle-eastern companies? The only reason it's this high is because they choose to make it that way. Hell, the only reason we can't use the Alaskan Pipeline is because of some international law that it infringed, it would cut off a lot of their profits or something.

[QUOTE=Godline;34608139]Just to put this into perspective for me at least How much is a big mac? Ohh and whilst were at it a can of coke as well.[/QUOTE] Using xe.com as a currency converter, these are the prices I come to: Big Mac(Menu/Meal/Combo including a medium drink(0.5l) and fries) is around 80NOK iirc, which is 13.90USD A single can of Coca-Cola(0.33l) costs 16NOK(including recycle fee of 1NOK) which is 2.78USD The value of the dollar has gone up a bit recently.

[QUOTE=Shoopiwoop;34606894]Avatar fits.[/QUOTE] baby you know it

[QUOTE=killiam;34609696]Using xe.com as a currency converter, these are the prices I come to: Big Mac(Menu/Meal/Combo including a medium drink(0.5l) and fries) is around 80NOK iirc, which is 13.90USD A single can of Coca-Cola(0.33l) costs 16NOK(including recycle fee of 1NOK) which is 2.78USD The value of the dollar has gone up a bit recently.[/QUOTE] What the fuck. We get that for ~£4 / $6.

[QUOTE=Saber15;34607917]Aren't places built closer together in Norway? in 'MURICA, It takes me ~5 minutes just to get out of my suburb, then an extra 10-20 minutes to reach my college (which is incredibly close by most standards). Going to the nearest city takes 20-30 minutes if there's no traffic. The next city over takes an extra hour over that to reach. You don't really have that many high MPG cars in America as well (Most cars average around ~23 MPG city, mid 30s to low 40s highway). The best mileage you can get is ~50 MPG from a Toyota Prius, but it's the most boring, bland, and slow car you could ever buy - and it's pretty expensive. Top Gear mentions how VW diesel hatchbacks can get 70-80 MPG on the highway; none of those are sold in the States.[/QUOTE] From where i live, things aren't really close at all :v: It's dirty expensive to drive in Norway.

[QUOTE=mac338;34608195]$8.31 for the Big Mac. [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/44722719/MigBack.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index[/url][/QUOTE] I dont have it cheap too :C

[QUOTE=Dolton;34606569]I would never drive anywhere ever.[/QUOTE] You more often than not, not have a choice.

Pff, fuck petrol, anyway. I sincerely don't think I'll ever bother buying a car, commuting and my trusty bike satisfies my needs.

We pay about the same per litre in the UK. It sucks but there's nothing you can do about it.

[QUOTE=Shoopiwoop;34606482]And still somehow we manage to make due. Im still amazed at other countries complaining about 2 dollars a gallon.[/QUOTE] Because believe it or not, wages be fucked over here. We may pay less taxes and less for gas than most European countries, but we also have much lower wages over-all than they do. Average starting wage in Germany from what I've heard is $16/hr. Here? $7.35/hr. I also have a 608 refrigeration license, and if I got a job in this town in particular my starting wage would be $8/hr. Elsewhere, maybe $10-12/hr. [editline]10th February 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=TestECull;34609354]They wouldn't do that here though. The vast majority would be sold with automatics, which knock about 5MPG or so off. I think the main reasons diesel cars don't sell here are the reputation of diesel power to be loud, clattery, full of turbo whine and spewing soot everywhere(This isn't helped by rednecks who daily drive diesel 1-ton pickup trucks modified to exaggerate those very things), diesel being significantly higher than gasoline, and the fact that diesel cars struggle to get out of their own way. Something with 90HP, I don't care how efficient it is, just isn't going to sell very well over here, mainly because the zero to 60 is over ten seconds. On top of that, would you want to drive a VW Polo Bluemotion alongside cars that weigh from 3500 to 7500 pounds and traveling at speeds approaching 90? I wouldn't. Can you say speed bump? Yes, I am aware that passenger car diesels aren't the whiny, smokey, clattery heaps they used to be, but they won't escape that reputation over here for decades. diesel in my area is 4.50/gal, gasoline just 3.30/gal. You'd have to commute a hundred miles each way for a diesel car to make any fiscal sense. Why the prices are so different I'll never know. Our economy relies on diesel fuel, as everything we buy is shipped to the store by diesel truck, and diesel is far easier to make AFAIK.[/QUOTE] I remember when diesel was dirt fuckin' cheap here. When gas was $1.50/gallon diesel was closer to $0.70/gallon. Prices might have gone up because everyone and their grandma saw the price difference and said "BRING ON THE STANK!" Hell, there used to be a time when it was cheaper to run your car on Propane than gas, too. Not any more.