‘A dollar or two increase is devastating’: US readers on toll of rising gas prices
impact has [forced difficult trade-offs](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/29/americans-struggling-rising-costs-iran-war) – from accessing essential medicines and groceries to facing the brink of homelessness amid an already [rising cost of living](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/prices-iran-war-gas-flights-economy).
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