San Diego gas prices now $5.48 gallon [View all]

SAN DIEGO — San Diego is shattering record prices for gasoline, now inching closer to $6 a gallon. According to AAA, The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose 10 cents Tuesday, to $5.483 -- its 19th record high in the past 21 days.

"To put that in perspective, that means someone with a typical mid-size sedan with a 14-gallon size fuel tank, they are paying more than $22 to fill up that same of gas today than one year ago," Said Doug Shupe, spokesperson for the Auto Club of Southern California/AAA.

While gas prices are up nearly everywhere, with the current national average at $4.06 per gallon, California continues to have the highest prices in the country.

While across the border, gas in Mexico averages about $4.23 a gallon -- $1.15 Cheaper than in San Diego -- a large portion of what Californians pay goes toward taxes and fees, including 79 cents for federal, state and sales tax; a 22-cent fee per gallon for the "low carbon gas program"; 15 cents for greenhouse gas programs; and two cents for "underground tank storage."

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