How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week
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May 18, 2026
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How gas prices have changed in Providence in the last week
compiled statistics on gas prices in Providence-Fall River-Warwick (RI only) metro area using data from . Gas prices are current as of May 18.
Providence by the numbers
- Gas current price: $4.48
--- Rhode Island average: $4.48
- Week change: +$0.01 (+0.2%)
- Year change: +$1.48 (+49.4%)
- Historical expensive gas price: $5.02 (6/13/22)
- Diesel current price: $5.56
- Week change: -$0.06 (-1.1%)
- Year change: +$1.79 (+47.4%)
- Historical expensive diesel price: $6.47 (5/18/22)
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX: $3.78
#2. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX: $3.79
#3. Laredo, TX: $3.80
Read on to see which metros have the most expensive gas prices.
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#5. San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.30
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#4. San Rafael, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
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#3. San Francisco, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
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#2. Salinas, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.31
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#1. Napa, CA
- Regular gas price: $6.37
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