oil prices keep rocketing, meaning the oil gas prices have been soaring. they could soar a lot more with the latest news, $5 gas. song: cost of living is high and going up. up to $5 in san francisco on average year, $4 here in the philadelphia suburbs. if you look at the national average, $3.73, up $0.07 today after of four since yesterday. the cost of diesel, similar, up $0.08 today. a lot of potential for inflation there. started out at $3.89 on a shell station on broad street.