Estimate how much driving to work costs per commute day, active commute week, average month, and year using fuel, parking, tolls, maintenance and wear, and other recurring expenses.
Use your normal one-way distance and the number of weeks you actually expect to commute during the year.
Required: distance, days/week, weeks/year, fuel economy and fuel price. Optional cost fields can be left blank and are treated as zero.
Annual commute cost
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Enter the required values to see your commute cost.
⛽ Fuel
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🅿️ Parking
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🛣️ Tolls
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🔧 Maintenance & wear
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🧾 Other commute costs
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Planning estimate: This calculator provides a planning estimate for recurring driving commute costs. Actual fuel use, prices, maintenance, parking, tolls, routes, and commuting schedules can change. Vehicle depreciation, financing, insurance premiums, registration, and the value of your time are not included.
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Your annual commute cost is the sum of estimated fuel, parking, tolls, maintenance and wear, and other recurring commute-day costs. The calculator then divides that annual total by your commute days, active commute weeks, and 12 months to show useful daily, weekly, and monthly averages.
Round-trip distance = one-way distance × 2
Annual commute days = days/week × commute weeks/year
US fuel/day = round-trip miles ÷ MPG
Metric fuel/day = round-trip km × L/100 km ÷ 100
Annual commute cost = fuel + parking + tolls + maintenance & wear + other costs
Average monthly cost = annual commute cost ÷ 12
A 15-mile one-way commute, 5 days per week for 48 weeks, at 30 MPG and $3.50 per gallon, with $8 daily parking, $2 daily tolls, $0.10 per mile for maintenance and wear, and $1 of other daily commute cost:
Annual commute cost
$4,200.00
Cost per commute day
$17.50
Average monthly cost
$350.00
The calculator returns an annual cost of $4,200.00, or $87.50 per active commute week, across 7,200 miles of annual commuting.
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Enter your one-way commute distance, commuting schedule, fuel economy, fuel price, and any parking, toll, maintenance, or other daily costs. The calculator doubles the one-way distance for a round trip and estimates daily, weekly, monthly, and annual commuting costs.
For US units, round-trip miles are divided by MPG to estimate gallons used per commute day. That fuel use is multiplied by the fuel price and annual commute days.
For metric units, round-trip kilometres are multiplied by L/100 km and divided by 100 to estimate litres used per commute day. The result is then multiplied by the fuel price per litre.
Use the number of weeks you actually expect to commute during the year. For example, if you normally commute 5 days a week but take vacation or work remotely for part of the year, you can enter fewer than 52 weeks.
Enter the total parking cost and total toll cost for one complete commute day. The calculator multiplies each amount by your annual number of commute days.
Use a per-mile or per-kilometre estimate for non-fuel routine maintenance and wear, such as tires and regular service. Do not include fuel again in this field.
Use it for another recurring daily commuting cost that is not already counted as fuel, parking, tolls, or maintenance and wear. Avoid entering the same expense twice.
The calculator divides the annual commute cost by 12 to show an average calendar-month cost. This is more consistent than assuming every month contains exactly four commute weeks.
It is the annual commute cost divided by the number of weeks you actually commute. It represents an average active commute week, not an average across all 52 calendar weeks.
No. V1 focuses on fuel, parking, tolls, user-entered maintenance and wear, and other recurring commute-day costs. Vehicle depreciation, insurance premiums, financing, registration, and the value of your time are outside this estimate.
