FWIW, I learned to drive when it was ~$0.95/gal, and lived in the UK ~'05, so I feel keenly that a fairer comparison might be each region's % of prol take-home avg that's leeched by fuel costs. Is there an acronym for that?

Let's say that these two nations' Unit Price and MPG/KPL avgs are:

• US: $4.32/g | 26 mpg
• UK: £1.59/L | 36 kpl

Also, the nat'l avgs of "median wage worker" incomes are:

• US: $50,153 (£37,276.47)
• UK: £32,236 ($43,369.83)

The fuel cost/yr as % of gross earnings, and minutes-of-work per fill unit would look like:

• US: 2.12% | 7.4 mins/g (1.95/L) up 28% since 2019
• UK: 1.01% | 4.5 mins/L (17.2/g) down 7% since 2019 (income rose 31%)

Now, for some of us, the slice off the year's top is image enough, but that minutes of work per gallon/liter punches low. 🤌🏼

If you find yourself with a surplus of joy and need it gone, run your own numbers for minutes per gallon/liter (commute fuel usage * 2) = minutes paid to earn the rest. 😅