Man, gas is expensive here. I just filled up my car and and cost me €70 ($84 USD). I was interested in seeing what the actual breakdown of the various costs are in the price of gas. To no surprise, a great majority of European gas prices are made up of taxes. I found a
great graphic from
Shell that breaks down the price of the gas prices. I've summarized the costs that go into a €1.36/liter (€5.44/gallon) of gas here in the Netherlands, which happens to be the
8th most expensive gas price in the world.
€1.36/liter
€ 0.22 - Value Added Tax
€ 0.67 - Additional Tax
€ 0.015 - Profit
€ 0.12 - Distribution and Marketing
€ 0.34 - Product Price
65% = Total Tax
8% = Distribution and Marketing
25% = Crude Oil
1% = Profit
As compared to the breakdown of the gas price in the United States ( from the
Energy Information Administration ),
$1.85/gallon
$0.22 - Distribution and Marketing Costs and Profits
$0.26 - Refining Costs
$0.52 - Federal and State Taxes
$0.85 - Crude Oil
28% - Federal and State Taxes
14% - Refining Costs and Profits
46% - Crude Oil
12% - Distribution and Marketing Costs and Profits
