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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 monthly savings: $
     
 

 
According to the 2011 edition of the American Automobile Association's (AAA) Your Driving Costs, the average annual cost to drive a passenger vehicle (Sedan) is 57.3 cents a mile or $8,588 for 15,000 miles. Fuel costs were based on $2.880 per gallon, the late-2010 U.S. price from AAA's Fuel Gauge Report.
Here's the breakdown:

Operating Costs      
  Sedan SUV Minivan
Gasoline 12.82¢ 17.04¢
15.08¢
Maintenance 4.29¢ 4.80¢
4.50¢
Tires 1.11¢ 1.14¢
0.76¢
Cost Per Mile
 18.22¢ 22.98¢ 20.34¢
 
Ownership Costs
Insurance $948 $912
$853
License, Registration, Taxes $577 $757
$618
Depreciation $3,534 $5,052
$4,108
Finance Charge $796 $1,071
$859
Total Ownership Costs Per Year
$5,855 $7,792
$6,438
Total Ownership Costs Per Day
$16.04 $21.35
$17.64
 
Total Cost Per Year
 $8,588 $11,239
$9,489
Total Cost Per Mile
 57.3¢ 74.9¢
63.3¢

Your actual commute costs may be higher. These figures are based on late-2010 per gallon price of $2.88. For current average fuel prices click here www.fuelgaugereport.com.

 


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