Cancún, Quintana Roo — Cancún has once again ranked as the city with the most expensive regular gasoline in Mexico, with a liter priced at 25.29 pesos at a La Gas station on Andrés Quintana Roo Avenue in Supermanzana 50, according to the latest weekly report from the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco).
During the morning press conference, Profeco chief Iván Escalante said the national average price for regular gasoline stood at 23.69 pesos per liter, within the government’s agreement with businesses to keep fuel below 24 pesos and profit margins under two pesos.
However, some stations continue to sell above that agreement. The La Gas station in Cancún posted a profit margin of 2.97 pesos per liter, Escalante noted. “And for selling at high prices, we’re going to put a mark on them,” he said.
Motorists say they have switched from premium to regular gasoline due to rising costs, but prices keep climbing. “Every time I fill up, the liter costs more,” said driver Joel Galicia.
In contrast, the cheapest regular gasoline in southeastern Mexico was found at a Pemex franchise in Umán, Yucatán, where a liter sold for 23.89 pesos with a profit margin of 1.75 pesos.
Cancún also has the most expensive premium gasoline in the region, at 28.99 pesos per liter at a Pemex station on Kabah and Nichupté avenues, with a profit margin of 3.34 pesos. Nationally, a station in Culiacán, Sinaloa, sells premium at 30.50 pesos per liter.
