Vilnius wins the Baltic fuel price championship, while Riga traditionally loses profitably

An exciting competition is taking place in the Baltic states, where the winner is whoever can make life more expensive. This week Riga and Tallinn once again proved their leadership position by raising fuel prices, while Vilnius decided to be weird and lowered prices.

In Riga, Circle K gasoline prices rose by 1.1 percent, but diesel fuel showed truly Latvian results — increasing by 6 percent. Tallinn wasn't ready to lose and raised diesel fuel by 10.4 percent. That's as swift as the Liepāja wind, just more expensive.

"I think they're playing some game up there where whoever takes more from our wallets wins," comments local expert Valdis from Grobiņa, who drives to work in Liepāja every day. "But I still ride my bicycle, so I don't care."

In Vilnius, where apparently someone has read economics books, gasoline prices were reduced by 1.9 percent. This is as unusual as if the Liepāja museum suddenly had only boring exhibits — but fortunately, history there really is interesting, so this comparison can't be used.

LPG in Riga remained unchanged, which is as rare as unchanging weather in Liepāja. But in Vilnius even LPG was raised by 9.4 percent, proving that Lithuanians can also be creative when they need to take money from pockets.