How gas prices have changed in Los Angeles in the last week

Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of October 5.

Los Angeles by the numbers
– Gas current price: $6.42
— California average: $6.39
– Week change: +$0.01 (+0.1%)
– Year change: +$1.70 (+35.9%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $6.49 (10/5/22)

– Diesel current price: $8.33
– Week change: -$0.05 (-0.6%)
– Year change: +$3.17 (+61.4%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $8.41 (9/23/26)

Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Albany, GA: $3.61
#2. Lafayette, IN: $3.63
#3. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.63

Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.

#5. Salinas, CA

– Regular gas price: $6.56

#4. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA

– Regular gas price: $6.57

#3. San Francisco, CA

– Regular gas price: $6.58

#2. San Rafael, CA

– Regular gas price: $6.58

#1. Santa Rosa, CA

– Regular gas price: $6.60