$2 Gas!

Actually, it's $2.0 per LITER here. You think the fuel prices are high back home? We ran the numbers to see how they compare, and with 3.78 liters per gallon, $2 per liter equates to $7.56 per gallon.

Thankfully, Wellington is a walking city, but we’d better invest in another pair of walking shoes as all price indications for oil are onwards and upwards. Strange that even with the price of oil increasing by five times in just six years, consumer demand hasn’t really dropped much. Goes to show how fundamental oil is to our societies and lifestyles.