Best Deal Is Only 2 Cents More Than Last Week

The ascent of gas prices slowed considerably, with the cheapest gallon of regular fuel in the Naples-Belmont Shore area costing only 2 cents more than last week, after rising 17 cents the week before.

That's a little less than the average in Southern California overall, which was up by 3.1 cents this week, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California’s Weekend Gas Watch. 

The average price of self-serve regular gasoline in the Long Beach-Los Angeles region is $3.971 per gallon, according to the Automobile Club. 

That’s 47 cents higher than last month and 90 cents higher than one year ago.

It's slightly higher in San Diego, where the price is $3.981, but it's a bit cheaper in the Inland Empire, at $3.946, and Orange County, at $3.995. On the Central Coast, the average price is $4.02.

According to MapQuest, the lowest price for gas in the U.S. is $2.91, in Malvern, Ark., and the highest is here in California--$5.29 in Death Valley.

The stations currently selling the cheapest gas in the Belmont Shore-Naples area are listed below. Local prices are according to AOL.autos.com and GasBuddy.com and reflect prices reported within the last 24 hours.

ARCO at 3955 E. Ocean Ave. (at Livingston)

• Regular - $3.87
• Premium - $4.07

ARCO at 1001 Redondo Ave. (at 10th)

• Regular - $3.87
• Premium - $4.07

Vons Gas (3 cents less with membership) at 1818 Ximeno Ave. (at Atherton) 

• Regular - $3.89
• Premium - $4.09

Sunco Gas at 3605 E. Seventh St (at Loma)

• Regular - $3.95
• Premium - $4.15

Go to http://autos.aol.com/cheap-gas-prices/ for more prices in the region. If you are planning a trip this weekend, go to http://www.gasbuddy.com/Trip_Calculator.aspx and plug in your travel plans to find out how much it will cost you.