Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

Image: A worker (R) fills plastic containers with petrol at a pump in Kolkata.
Photographs: Parth Sanyal/Reuters.

Petrol in India is costlier than 98 countries while diesel is more expensive in India than 136 other countries.

Petrol costs less than a dollar in the OPEC region and USA, in Russia, Japan, China, it is priced between $1-2 based on PPP calculation, where differences in purchasing powers across countries are evened out, according to a report in The Economic Times.

In economics, purchasing power parity (PPP) is a condition between countries where an amount of money has the same purchasing power in different countries. The prices of the goods between the countries would only reflect the exchange rates.

In September, state-owned oil companies hiked petrol prices by Rs 3.14 per litre, the third hike this year.

Petrol prices were freed from the government control in June last year.

Petrol: $3.95
Diesel: $2.46
(Prices per litre PPP $)

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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China

While India saw a spate of price hikes, China cut fuel prices in a bid to control inflation.

The wholesale gasoline prices and diesel prices were cut by 300 yuan.

Petrol: $1.95
Diesel: $1.83

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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United Kingdom

The UK has the eleventh highest petrol price in Europe.

Petrol: $1.85
Diesel: $1.91

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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Photographs: Paulo Whitaker/Reuters.

Brazil

Fuel prices continue to rise in Brazil increasing inflation.

Petrol: $1.70
Diesel: $1.23

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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Japan

Japan lacks significant domestic sources of fossil fuel and imports crude oil and natural gas.

Petrol: $1.28
Diesel: $1.09

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

Image: A car stands at the petrol station of the Russia's oil major Yukos.
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Russia

Russia has the world's largest natural gas reserves and the eighth largest crude oil reserves.

Petrol: $1.26
Diesel: $1.08

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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United States

United States has proven oil reserves of 20.68 billion bbl as of January 2011.

Petrol: $0.76
Diesel: $0.84

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

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South Africa

South Africa's petrol prices in the main inland commercial region will increased by up to 37 cents in October.

Petrol: $0.23
Diesel: $0.10

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Indians pay the highest for petrol, diesel!

Image: Venezuela.

Venezuala

Venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves.

Petrol: $0.23
Diesel: $0.10

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