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Calculate your cost with our calculator below and see the savings from driving to riding the bus.
     
1. Calculate your cost to drive:    
Enter commute days per month:
 		  
Enter parking costs per day:
 		  
Miles driven roundtrip per day
(Use MapQuest to help you calculate)
 		  
Average vehicle cost per mile:
(rate for gas, insurance, depreciation and maintenance)
 		  
Estimated monthly cost to drive: $
     
2. Calculate your cost riding METRO:    
Bus Routes (select one)

 $  x 2 daily
Park & Ride

If yes, enter the miles (roundtrip) driven to the
park and ride location

  
Fare Type
 		   

Estimated monthly cost to ride METRO:		 $
Total estimated savings: $
     
 

 
According to the 2009 edition of the American Automobile Association's (AAA) Your Driving Costs the average annual cost to drive a passenger vehicle (Sedan) is 54 cents a mile or $8,095 for 15,000 miles. Fuel costs were based on $2.30 per gallon, the late-2008 U.S (http://www.fuelgaugereport.com). Price from AAA's Fuel Gauge Report. Here's the breakdown:

Operating Costs      
  Sedan SUV Minivan
Gasoline 10.09¢ 14.39¢
12.16¢
Maintenance 4.56¢ 4.94¢
4.87¢
Tires 0.77¢ 0.95¢
0.74¢
Cost Per Mile
 15.42¢ 20.28¢ 17.77¢
 
Ownership Costs
Insurance $976 $948
$897
License, Registration, Taxes $567 $727
$602
Depreciation $3,461 $4,519
$3,818
Finance Charge $779 $1,023
$832
Total Ownership Costs Per Year
$5,783 $7,217
$6,149
Total Ownership Costs Per Day
$15.84 $19.77
$16.85
 
Total Cost Per Year
 $8,095 $10,259
$8,815
Total Cost Per Mile
 54¢ 68.4¢
58.8¢

Fare Cost
  Regular Discounted
Local $ 1.25 $ 0.60
Zone 1 $ 2.00 $ 1.00
Zone 2 $ 3.25 $ 1.60
Zone 3 $ 3.75 $ 1.85
Zone 4 $ 4.50 $ 2.25