Car running cost (TCO)
Calculate the true annual car running cost and total car cost per year, month and kilometre (TCO), including depreciation, fuel, insurance and maintenance.
Open calculatorCommute cost
Monthly driving cost equals commuting days × round-trip distance × fuel consumption (L/100 km) × fuel price, plus daily parking fees. Compare the result directly against a monthly transit pass.
Home-to-work distance one way — automatically doubled for the daily round trip.
km
Days per month you physically travel to the workplace (exclude remote-work days and leave).
Average fuel consumption on your commuting route.
Current pump price per litre of petrol, diesel or LPG.
Parking cost per workday (enter 0 if workplace parking is free).
Cost of a monthly public-transport pass for the same period.
Monthly driving cost
339
Fuel cost
339
Monthly parking cost
0
Monthly transit pass
150
Difference (car minus transit pass)
189
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A positive difference means driving costs more than the transit pass even before counting tyre wear, servicing and depreciation (see the Car Running Cost calculator for full TCO).
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