Petrol prices in India are amongst the highest in the world.
Petrol in India is more expensive than 98 other countries. In terms of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) prices, petrol is costlier in India than most countries.The PPP price of petrol in India is $3.95, lower than just three small countries, according to The Economic Times.
While petrol price was increased six times in 2010, it has been raised 4 times this year already. Petrol prices vary across India depending on value added Tax (VAT) and other local levies.
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Bengaluru
Petrol price: Rs 74.82/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 65.63/ltr (January 16, 2011)
NOTE: All Indian cities have not been covered here and it is quite possible that in your city the cost of petrol may be even higher than in the cities mentioned here. Please feel free to post the price of petrol in your city in the message board below.
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Image: Jalandhar.Jalandhar
Petrol price: Rs 74.5/ltrPetrol price: Rs 64.97/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Hyderabad.Hyderabad
Petrol price: Rs 74.41/ltr
Petrol Price: Rs 65.15/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Mumbai.Mumbai
Petrol price: Rs 71.92/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 63.08/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Bhopal.Bhopal
Petrol price: Rs 71.9/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 62.78/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Tourists walk inside Kashmir's tulip garden in Srinagar.Photographs: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters.
Srinagar
Petrol price: Rs 71.53/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 63.07/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Kolkata.Petrol price: Rs 71.28/ltrPetrol price: Rs 62.5/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Ahmedabad.Petrol price: Rs 71.26/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 62.28/ltr(January 16, 2011)
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Image: Pune.Petrol price: Rs 71.18/ ltr
Petrol price: Rs 63.18/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Jaipur.Petrol price: Rs 71.1/ltr Petrol price: Rs 62.13/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Lucknow.Petrol price: Rs 71.03/ltr Petrol price: Rs 62.15/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Chennai.Petrol price: Rs 70.82/ltr Petrol price: Rs 61.93/ltr (March 2, 2011)
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Image: Guwahati.Petrol price: Rs 70.4/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 61.47/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Jammu.Jammu
Petrol price: Rs 69.86/ltr
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Image: Shimla.Petrol price: Rs 61.04/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Thiruvananthapuram.Petrol price: Rs 69.52/ltr Petrol price: Rs 61.75/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Dehradun.Petrol price: Rs 69.37/ltr Petrol price: Rs 60.61/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Raipur.Petrol price: Rs 68.67/ltr Petrol price: Rs 59.89/ltr (January 16, 2011)
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Image: Chandigarh.Highest and lowest petrol prices in Indian cities
Image: New Delhi.New Delhi
Petrol price: Rs 66.84/ltr
Petrol price: Rs 58.37/ltr (January 16, 2011)
Itanagar
Petrol price: Rs 65.94/ltr
Aizwal
Petrol price: Rs 65.59/ltr
Pondicherry
Petrol price: Rs 64.9/ltr
Port Blair
Petrol price: Rs 59.11/ltr
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