Cheapest Taxi Fare? Meet Me in St. Louis

Hail to St. Louis and its cheap rate when you hail a taxi! The city pulled the flag down on the lowest average fare in the nation, according to a survey of major cities by TaxiFareFinder.com. St. Louis' five-mile average of $8.33 kicks Boston's nation-high $16.52 to the curb.

"We get many compliments on our rates being lower than that of other cities," Basil Rudawsky, president of St. Louis County Cab, told WalletPop.

Kansas City, Los Angeles and Honolulu are parked near the priciest, in the $15 per-5-mile range. New York falls surprisingly in the middle at $12.90. This NYC-based WalletPopper would rather walk 70 blocks than pay one cent to a hack, but I might change my mind if I lived in St. Louis.