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1 / 5#5. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.40
How gas prices have changed in Chicago in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Chicago, IL metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of October 12.
Chicago by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.84
--- Illinois average: $4.70
- Week change: +$0.09 (+1.9%)
- Year change: +$1.48 (+44.3%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $5.92 (6/10/22)
- Diesel current price: $6.62
- Week change: -$0.10 (-1.5%)
- Year change: +$2.84 (+75.0%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $6.86 (9/24/26)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Henderson, KY: $3.69
#2. Catoosa-Dade-Walker, GA: $3.71
#3. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX: $3.71
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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2 / 5#4. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.45
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3 / 5#3. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.46
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4 / 5#2. Santa Rosa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.50
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5 / 5#1. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.52
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