The Real Cost
Week of May 18, 2026 · Long Beach, CA
2024 Kia Forte
15 gal tank · 26 MPG
$89.36 to fill the tank
At $5.96/gal, this tank gets you about 390 miles.
Source: EIA · Updated May 18, 2026
By the numbers
- Fill cost
- $89.36
- 390 miles per tank
- $/gallon
- $5.96
- EIA CA state weekly
- Monthly (12k mi/yr)
- $229.12
- 38.5 gallons
- Annual (12k mi/yr)
- $2749
- 462 gallons
The math
Why it costs what it costs.
- Fill cost = 15 gal × $5.96/gal = $89.36
- Miles per tank = 15 × 26 = 390
- Annual (12,000 mi) = 12,000 ÷ 26 × $5.96 = $2749
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