The Falling Price of Gasoline Compared With 7 Common Items

What's more expensive in your city: milk or gasoline?

ByABC News
December 16, 2014, 3:22 PM

— -- Gasoline has fallen below $2 a gallon at some stations in the country, as the price of oil plummets globally. Now, a Starbucks Frappuccino drink is more expensive than a gallon of gas.

"This is getting downright wild," GasBuddy senior petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan told ABC News. "We keep sliding, and there’s no end in sight."

The average cost for a gallon of regular is $2.55, down about 69 cents from a year ago and 13 cents from a week ago, according to the Energy Department's weekly price report released on Monday. Gas peaked at over $4 a gallon just a few years ago in 2008.

In 36 states, gas is at least $1 a gallon lower than six months ago on June 16, according to GasBuddy.

Here are seven items that may be pricier than the average cost of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S., from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' average price data in its consumer price index for October (CPI data for November will be released tomorrow morning) and online menu price estimates for fast food chains:

1. Starbucks Tall Coffee Frappuccino: at least $3

PHOTO: Starbucks Tall Coffee Frappuccino costs about $2.95.
Starbucks Tall Coffee Frappuccino costs about $2.95.

2. Burger King Whopper: about $3.49

PHOTO: Burger King Whopper
Burger King Whopper

3. Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich: about $2.99

PHOTO: Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich costs about $2.99.
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich costs about $2.99.

4. Orange juice, frozen concentrate 12 oz. can: $2.61

PHOTO: Orange juice, frozen concentrate 12 oz. can costs about $2.61.
Orange juice, frozen concentrate 12 oz. can costs about $2.61.

5. 100 percent ground roast coffee per pound: $5.03

PHOTO: 100 percent ground roast coffee per pound costs about $5.03.
100 percent ground roast coffee per pound costs about $5.03.

6. 100 percent ground chuck beef per pound: $4.29

PHOTO: 100 percent ground chuck beef per pound costs about $4.29.
100 percent ground chuck beef per pound costs about $4.29.

7. Whole milk, fresh and fortified, per gallon: $3.77

PHOTO: Whole milk, fresh and fortified, per gallon costs about $3.77.
Whole milk, fresh and fortified, per gallon costs about $3.77.