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1 / 5#5. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.56
How gas prices have changed in Los Angeles in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of October 5.
Los Angeles by the numbers
- Gas current price: $6.42
--- California average: $6.39
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.1%)
- Year change: +$1.70 (+35.9%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $6.49 (10/5/22)
- Diesel current price: $8.33
- Week change: -$0.05 (-0.6%)
- Year change: +$3.17 (+61.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $8.41 (9/23/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Albany, GA: $3.61
#2. Lafayette, IN: $3.63
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.63
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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2 / 5#4. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.57
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3 / 5#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.58
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4 / 5#2. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.58
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5 / 5#1. Santa Rosa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.60
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