On Monday, the NRMA\u2019s Fuel Report<\/a> recorded the current average price for regular unleaded fuel in Sydney is 257.8 cents per litre, up 14.6 cents per litre this past week.<\/p>\n But in some areas across the country, including Brisbane and Melbourne, prices have soared past $3 a litre, with regional locations seeing prices as high as $3.60 per litre. <\/p>\n Diesel fares no better, with the average price in Sydney currently sitting at 322.8 cents per litre, according to the most recent data.<\/p>\n While Australia doesn\u2019t have the highest prices in the world, we are sitting towards the top end of the global scale, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to introduce measures that will \u201cmake a difference\u201d.<\/p>\n MORE:Warning: Major bill for petrol \u2018panic\u2019 buyers<\/a><\/p>\n However many Americans reckon fuel Down Under is a steal, with countless commenting on videos about Aussie prices claiming it is \u201ccheap\u201d, seemingly unaware of the difference between how the two countries sell fuel.<\/p>\n In the US, it is sold by the gallon, which contains 3.785 litres. <\/p>\n Meaning that with the average American price of petrol, which currently comes in at $5.81 ($3.99 USD) per gallon<\/a>, works out to approximately $1.535 per litre, almost half the price we\u2019re paying in Australia. <\/p>\n A tongue-in-cheek video<\/a> pointing this out to our friends in the US of A has garnered huge attention as Americans grapple to grasp the misunderstanding. <\/p>\n \u201cIsn\u2019t Australia\u2019s minimum wage around $25 an hour? Ours is $7.25,\u201d argued one, who clearly still doesn\u2019t get it. <\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s cheaper in the US?\u201d asked another confused person. <\/p>\n Australians are equally as bewildered, though for a completely different reason.<\/p>\n \u201cBetween this and the \u2018OMG, I didn\u2019t know Kmart still exists\u2019,\u201d scoffed one local. <\/p>\n \u201cTheir ears are clearly decorative,\u201d joked another. <\/p>\n As one raged: \u201cWhy don\u2019t they get they are paying per gallon we are per litre?\u201d <\/p>\n There were some who realised the error of their ways, conceding: \u201cOh my gosh y\u2019all got it worse we so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOHHHKAY NOW I FEEL BAD,\u201d agreed another American. <\/p>\n The realisation comes as desperate Aussies are sharing hacks <\/a>in order to buy fuel cheaper in a bid to survive the current fuel crisis, caused by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, which effectively closed off the Strait of Hormuz and cut off 20 per cent of the global oil trade.<\/p>\n Though Melbourne-based criminal defence lawyer Lauren Cassimatis warned against those considering driving off without paying for fuel, explaining it is a criminal offence that can garner serious consequences. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s usually prosecuted as theft or obtaining property by deception under each state\u2019s Crimes Act. It\u2019s not a minor infringement,\u201d she told news.com.au. <\/p>\n \u201cAcross Australia, this conduct can lead to criminal charges, hefty fines, a criminal conviction, and in serious or repeated cases, even jail time.\u201d <\/p>\n Read related topics:Pauline Hanson<\/a><\/p>\n