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Who pays the highest, lowest for petrol in the world There are places on earth where petrol is cheaper than water. Petrol is cheapest in Venezuela. Take a look at places where people pay the lowest and highest for petrol in the world, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. Caracus (Venezuela)Petrol priceNow: Rs 1.09 ($0.02) Last year: ($0.02) 10 years ago: Rs 3.81 ($0.07) (Petrol price for 1 litre) Image: Workers in an oil field in Venezuela, one of the countries that experts say hold the oil supplies of the future. Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)Petrol priceNow: Rs 7.08 ($0.13)Last year: Rs 7.08 ($0.13)5 years ago: Rs 8.72 ($0.16)10 years ago: Rs 13.08 ($0.24) Image: A station attendant fills up a car at petrol station in Jeddah.Photographs: Susan Baaghil/Reuters Algiers (Algeria) Petrol priceNow: Rs 15.26 ($0.28) Last year: Rs 16.90 ($0.31) 5 years ago: Rs 17.99 ($0.33) 10 years ago: Rs 15.26 ($0.28)Image: A general view of the In Amenas gas facility about 100 km (60 miles) from the Algerian and Libyan border.Photographs: Reuters. Tehran (Iran)Petrol priceNow: Rs 28.89 ($0.53)Last year: Rs 33.25 ($0.61) 5 years ago: Rs 5.99 ($0.11)10 years ago: Rs 1.09 ($0.02) Image: A general view of an oil dock is seen from a ship at the port of Kalantari in Chabahar, 300km (186 miles) east of the Strait of Hormuz. Panama City (Panama) Petrol priceNow: Rs 62. 69 ($1.15)Last year: Rs 56.70 ($1.04)5 years ago: Rs 45.25 ($0.83)10 years ago: Rs 26.71 ($0.49) Colombo (Sri Lanka) Petrol priceNow: Rs 63.78 ($1.17)Last year: Rs 64.87 ($1.19)5 years ago: Rs 56.70 ($1.04)10 years ago: Rs 26.71 ($0.49) Karachi (Pakistan) Petrol priceNow: Rs 67.05 ($1.23)Last year: Rs 59.42 ($1.09)5 years ago: Rs 48.52 ($0.89) New Delhi (India)Petrol priceNow: 67.60 ($1.24)Last year: 77.41 ($1.42)5 years ago: 58.33 ($1.07)10 years ago: 32.71 ($0.60) Mumbai (India) Petrol priceNow: Rs 75.23 ($1.38)Last year: Rs 80.68 ($1.48)5 years ago: Rs 65.42 ($1.20) 10 years ago: Rs 37.61 ($0.69) img border="0" height="1" src="http://imads.rediff.com/0/default/empty.gif" style="border: 0px currentcolor;" width="1" /> � Kathmandu (Nepal) Petrol priceNow: Rs 76.87 ($1.41)Last year: Rs 77.96 ($1.43)5 years ago: Rs 56.15 ($1.03) Melbourne (Australia) Petrol priceNow: Rs 81.23 ($1.49) Last year: Rs 83.41 ($1.53) 5 years ago: Rs 55.61 ($1.02) 10 years ago: Rs 26.71 ($0.49) � Sydney (Australia) Petrol priceNow: 81.78 ($1.50) Last year: 82.87 ($1.52)5 years ago: 56.70 ($1.04)10 years ago: 27.26 ($0.50) � Bucharest (Romania)Petrol priceNow: Rs 93.22 ($1.71)Last year: Rs 100.86 ($1.85)5 years ago: Rs 86.14 ($1.58)10 years ago: Rs 35.98 ($0.66) Singapore Petrol priceNow: 94.86 ($1.74)Last year: 92.68 ($1.70) 5 years ago: 67.60 ($1.24) 10 years ago: 39.25 ($0.72) Osaka (Japan) Petrol priceNow: Rs 106.85 ($1.96) Last year: Rs 109. 04 ($2.00) 5 years ago: Rs 69.24 ($1.27) img border="0" height="1" src="http://imads.rediff.com/0/default/empty.gif" style="border: 0px currentcolor;" width="1" /> Tokyo (Japan) Petrol priceNow: Rs 107.40 ($1.97) Last year: Rs 109. 04 ($2.00) 5 years ago: Rs 71.42 ($1.31) 10 years ago: Rs 50.68 ($0.93) 10 years ago: Rs 48.52 ($0.89) � Zurich (Switzerland) Petrol priceNow: Rs 109.58 ($2.01)Last year: Rs 123.21 ($2.26) 5 years ago: Rs 80.14 ($1.47) 10 years ago: Rs 51.79 ($0.95) div> Geneva (Switzerland) Petrol priceNow: Rs 111.22 ($2.04)Last year: Rs 124.85 ($2.29) 5 years ago: Rs 80.14 ($1.47)10 years ago: Rs 49.61 ($0.91) div> Paris (France) Petrol priceNow: Rs 129.75 ($2.38)Last year: Rs 150.47 ($2.76) 5 years ago: Rs 128.12 ($2.35) 10 years ago: Rs 59.42 ($1.09) � Oslo (Norway) Petrol priceNow: Rs 142.29 ($2.61) Last year: Rs 142. 84 ($2.62) 5 years ago: Rs 109. 04 ($2.00) 10 years ago: Rs 63.78 ($1.17)