# Unleaded gasoline is cheap but diesel is not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 26, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unleaded-gasoline-is-cheap-but-diesel-is-not/708241 "2014-12-26T22:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unleaded-gasoline-is-cheap-but-diesel-is-not/708241/1 "2014-12-26T22:29:20Z")
I just bought unleaded gas for $1.99 per gallon, but noticed that diesel was $3.55. I thought these were made out of the same basic stuff and are usually priced similarly. Why is diesel so much more expensive? This is in Lexington, KY, in case that matters. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unleaded-gasoline-is-cheap-but-diesel-is-not/708241/2 "2014-12-26T22:37:11Z")
I started the same thread yesterday n GQ. > **[Price of diesel fuel vs gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=744527)** > > Don’t think this has been asked. I know that the falling price of oil has led to a fall in the price of regular gasoline. ’ 'Why not a corresponding drop in the price of diesel? ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unleaded-gasoline-is-cheap-but-diesel-is-not/708241/3 "2014-12-26T23:18:56Z")
[Moderator Hat ON] Probably not a Great Debate, and already the same question is open in GQ, so closing this. [Moderator Hat OFF]