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With the price of eggs and gasoline foremost in everyone's mind, I've been checking on possible destinations where living might be cheaper than Brownsville, Texas. There are a few options, while some areas have priced themselves out of my range.
Hell, gas was a wallet-busting $2.39 per gallon at H.E.B. yesterday, while a dozen large eggs in a styrofoam carton sold for $3.97.
Let's deal with gasoline for now.
Hong Kong seemed intriguing when I was there briefly in 2018, but gasoline at $14.06 per gallon is well out of my range.
Even Iceland at $10.28, Norway at $8.48, Italy at $7.95 or France at $7.08 would break my budget.
Why is Saudi Arabia, with all their oil, selling gasoline for $8.82 per gallon?
I've no idea what Pemex in Matamoros gets on a gallon of gas, but the country of Mexico is said to average $4.09 per gallon.
I'd consider Russia at $2.16 per gallon, but I don't like the cold and what if I made some smart remark about Vlad Putin and wound up in detention?
Living on one of the Philippines many islands while paying $3.59 per gallon seems promising, but why even own a car when you can ride a bus, jeepney or tricycle for about a quarter?
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| Inexpensive transportation in the Philippines |
Egypt, somewhere near the pyramids, might be a viable option at $1.33 per gallon, but Kuwait looks even better at $1.06.
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| Kuwait City |
So, Kuwait it is, with the world's cheapest gas at a mere $1.06 per gallon. A dozen eggs? That will set you back .808 Dinar, roughly $2.63, .34 less than Brownsville's H.E.B.
A gentle warning, though, about Kuwait: Hand holding in public is forbidden. Impersonating a woman, something some LGBTQ+ friends might be charged with, can draw a prison sentence as does public cursing. Women need permission from a male guardian to marry, while their husband can have up to four wives and separate from any without giving a reason. Oh, women do not have custody of their children in this country.
But, dont' be dismayed. Kuwait has cheap gas.
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While calculating prices per gallon, I was aware that most countries sell gasoline by the liter, so I simply multiplied the liter price by 3.785, recognizing a liter as slightly larger than a quart. Had I included the Canadian price in the article, I would have made an adjustment for the imperial gallon which is 1.2X the size of the American gallon, thus Canada's $5.74 per Imperial gallon equates to $4.78 converted to American gallons.
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