In the UK and similar in Europe we pay US $ 10 per gallon so quit complaining.
Yes our wages are higher than yours but not by anything like enough to compensate.
I live in London which is the most expensive city in the world and I can tell you that people adapt and survive (although not always favourably).
They aren't making anymore oil and its running out so there's a long way to go up in price yet.
In China they expect at least another 200 million car owners over the next ten years, in India up to 100 million, do the maths.