evidence: 11. New York’s state average gas price has increased by $1.50 since 2021. With a current average of around $4.30 compared to last year’s $2.90 average, New Yorkers now spend around $1.50 more on gas. The prices of regular gas in New York’s metro areas range from the lowest one in Ithaca is $4.22 to the highest one in White Plains is $4.36. Records show prices have been gradually rising all over the state of New York ever since early January 2022. [...] Other states that enjoyed some of the lowest premium gas prices were Missouri and Mississippi, where residents paid $3.39 and $3.41 per gallon.