SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California can be an expensive place to live, and, if you're not careful, you might end up paying an extra $129 per year on gas in Sacramento, according to a new study from GasBuddy.
The study says 47% of Sacramento drivers are overpaying for gas. GasBuddy found Sacramento drivers were spending an extra $2.68 per fill-up on average, which totals an extra $129 per year.
However, Sacramento wasn't alone in the top 10. Los Angeles and San Diego joined Sacramento as the California cities to make the list. Despite the California three-peat, none of the cities topped the list at #1, which went to Phoenix.
In terms of overpaying, Los Angeles ranked at #3, Sacramento at #7, and San Diego at #9. San Francisco came in at #12, a little more than half a percent away from making the list.
How many people in California cities overpaying for gas:
- Los Angeles - 50%
- Sacramento- 47%
- San Diego- 46%
- San Francisco- 45%
How much California cities overpay for gas on average:
- Los Angeles- $0.26 per gallon
- Sacramento- $0.23 per gallon
- San Francisco- $0.18 per gallon
- San Diego- $0.17 per gallon
“No matter where you live, there’s a sizable chance you can overpay for gas. All of the cities we examined saw at least 20% of drivers overpaying at the pump,” Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in a press release. “We found that the highest discrepancies in the average gas price versus what drivers actually paid occur in sprawling cities where major highways intersect, creating a difference of more than $4 per fill-up. That’s just shy of $200 per year!”
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