Cleveland Gas Prices

Cleveland gas prices this week

The Cleveland metro averaged $4.316 per gallon for regular gasoline in the week ending Oct 26, 2026. The metro average rose $0.230 from the previous week, and it is $0.064 below the Ohio statewide average of $4.380. Against the national average of $4.269, Cleveland is $0.047 more expensive.

Cleveland prices track the Ohio statewide average but usually run a few cents higher. The metro is supplied by refineries in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and lake-effect winters add logistics cost.

What drives prices in Cleveland

• Refineries in Toledo and Lima supply most of northern Ohio.
• Winter road treatment and salting increase vehicle corrosion and fuel-system maintenance.
• Suburban stations along I-71 and I-90 are usually the cheapest in the metro.

Metro averages smooth out station-level differences, but they are still the right baseline for budgeting. A station a few blocks from a highway ramp can easily charge 20 cents more than one on a secondary road in the same county.

Areas covered by the Cleveland average

The metro series includes the core city and the surrounding communities that share its fuel distribution network: Lakewood, Parma, Akron, Elyria, Mentor, Strongsville. Prices in outlying counties can run 10 to 25 cents lower or higher depending on local taxes and distance from the nearest terminal.

Commuting cost in Cleveland

Cleveland commute distances are moderate, but winter idling and cold starts can cut fuel economy by 10 to 20 percent between December and February.

A simple benchmark: a 30-mile round trip at 28 MPG costs about $4.62 per day at the current Cleveland average. Over 260 working days that is roughly $1202 per year. Use the commute cost calculator with your real mileage, and the gas mileage calculator if you are not sure what MPG your car actually returns in city traffic.

How to pay less at the pump in Cleveland

1. Start with membership warehouses: Costco, Sam's Club, and BJ's typically undercut nearby stations by 10 to 30 cents.
2. Check stations one exit past your usual stop — highway-adjacent stations price for convenience, not for locals.
3. Use a station-level app for the final address; use this page to judge whether the price you see is normal for the metro.
4. Fix the cheap things first: tire pressure, air filter, and removing unused roof racks each return 2 to 6 percent of fuel economy.

How this page is built

The Cleveland series is the EIA's published metro retail average, updated weekly and restated in dollars per gallon including taxes. We rebuild this page every week after the survey release and print the survey week at the top so there is no ambiguity about the date. See the methodology and data sources pages for details.