New York City Gas Prices

New York City gas prices this week

The New York City metro averaged $4.178 per gallon for regular gasoline in the week ending Oct 26, 2026. The metro average fell $0.070 from the previous week, and it is $0.071 below the New York statewide average of $4.249. Against the national average of $4.269, New York City is $0.091 cheaper.

New York City has the highest prices in the Northeast and some of the highest in the country outside California and Hawaii. The EIA metro average covers the five boroughs plus Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, and parts of Long Island and northern New Jersey.

What drives prices in New York City

• New York state tax, local sales tax, and the MTA surcharge all apply.
• Retail station costs in Manhattan are among the highest in the world.
• The region requires a low-volatility reformulated blend in summer.

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 New York City average

The metro series includes the core city and the surrounding communities that share its fuel distribution network: Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Jersey City, Yonkers, Newark. 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 New York City

Most New York City residents do not drive daily. For those who do, congestion pricing and parking costs usually outweigh fuel costs.

A simple benchmark: a 30-mile round trip at 28 MPG costs about $4.48 per day at the current New York City average. Over 260 working days that is roughly $1164 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 New York City

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 New York City 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.