East Coast region
Rhode IslandGas prices
EIA doesn’t publish a weekly price for Rhode Island on its own. This figure starts from the New England average of $4.343 for the week of October 5, 2026 and adjusts it for Rhode Island’s fuel tax, which is 11.1¢ a gallon above the regional norm. How we estimate it.
New England prices this week
The regional averages Rhode Island’s figures are drawn from, in dollars per gallon.
- Regular
- $4.343
- Down $0.026 on the week
- Midgrade
- $4.958
- Down $0.016 on the week
- Premium
- $5.340
- Down $0.017 on the week
- Diesel
- $6.476
- Down $0.034 on the week
The regional price is toward the high end of its past-year range: over the past 52 weeks it has run from $2.784 to $4.489, averaging $3.593. It has moved +3.7% over four weeks and +14.1% over thirteen.
How much of a gallon is tax
Rhode Island charges 41.1¢ a gallon in state tax, the 11th highest of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.). With the federal tax that is 59.5¢, about 13% of the pump price.
| State excise tax | 40.00¢ |
|---|---|
| Other state taxes and fees | 1.12¢ |
| Federal excise tax | 18.40¢ |
| Total per gallon | 59.52¢ |
| On a 15-gallon fill | $8.93 |
| Over a year of typical driving | $286 |
From EIA’s notes for Rhode Island: Environmental Protection Regulatory fee (EPRF): $0.0100/gal. Uniform Oil Response and Prevention (UORF) fee: $0.0500/bbl ($0.0012/gal).
Source: EIA federal and state motor fuel taxes, July 2026. A typical year assumes 480 gallons (about 12,000 miles at 25 mpg). Local sales taxes are not included.
Fuel tax in Rhode Island and its neighbours
Across the line in Connecticut, state tax is 16.1¢ a gallon lower, which is $2.42 less tax on a 15-gallon fill.
| State | State tax | Versus RI | On a 15-gal tank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 25.0¢ | −16.1¢ | −$2.42 |
| Massachusetts | 27.6¢ | −13.6¢ | −$2.03 |
| Rhode Island | 41.1¢ | — | — |
What driving in Rhode Island costs
- A 15-gallon fill
- $66.81
- A year of typical driving
- $2,138
- Versus the national average
- $48 a year more
Planning a drive? The fuel cost calculator prices a trip at this week’s Rhode Island figure, for your own car.
How we estimate the Rhode Island price
The U.S. Energy Information Administration surveys retail gasoline prices every Monday, but it reports individual figures for only nine states. Rhode Island is counted in the New England series, which averages it together with Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Within one region, crude oil, refining and most delivery costs are shared. The biggest fixed difference from one state to the next is tax, which reaches the pump almost cent for cent. So we take the regional average and add the gap between Rhode Island’s tax (41.1¢) and the average tax across the region’s states (30.0¢).
Local taxes, how busy the local market is and how far the state is from a refinery all move real prices too, so treat this as a guide to within a few cents, not a quote. Our methodology covers how every figure on the site is sourced.
Gas prices in Rhode Island
- How much is gas in Rhode Island right now?
- Regular gasoline in Rhode Island is estimated at about $4.45 a gallon this week. That starts from the EIA's New England average of $4.343 and adjusts it for Rhode Island's fuel tax, which is 11.1¢ a gallon above the average across the region's states. The national average is $4.354.
- How much is the gas tax in Rhode Island?
- Rhode Island charges 40.00¢ a gallon in state excise tax plus 1.12¢ in other per-gallon taxes and fees, 41.12¢ in all. That ranks 11 of 51 (the 50 states and D.C.), highest first. With the 18.4¢ federal tax, a gallon carries 59.5¢ of tax.
- Is gas cheaper in a state next to Rhode Island?
- On tax alone, yes. Connecticut has the lowest fuel tax of Rhode Island's neighbours at 25.0¢ a gallon, 16.1¢ less than Rhode Island. On a 15-gallon fill that is $2.42 less tax. Station prices vary, so the saving at any one pump can be larger or smaller.
- Why is there no official weekly gas price for Rhode Island?
- The EIA's weekly survey samples about 1,000 stations nationwide, enough for reliable regional averages and for nine large states, but not for every state on its own. Rhode Island is counted in the New England series, which is updated every Monday and published on Tuesday.