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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 2008 edition of the American Automobile Association's (AAA) Your Driving Costs the average annual cost to drive a passenger vehicle (Sedan) is 54.1 cents a mile or $8,121 for 15,000 miles. Fuel costs were based on $2.941 per gallon, the late-2007 U.S (http://www.fuelgaugereport.com). Price from AAA's Fuel Gauge Report. Here's the breakdown:

Operating Costs      
  Sedan SUV Minivan
Gasoline 11.67¢ 17.05¢
14.01¢
Maintenance 4.57¢ 5.47¢
4.76¢
Tires 0.72¢ 0.93¢
0.67¢
Cost Per Mile
 17.0¢ 23.5¢ 19.4¢
 
Ownership Costs
Insurance $943 $888
$883
License, Registration, Taxes $554 $715
$563
Depreciation $3,321 $4,327
$3,511
Finance Charge $758 $1,000
$771
Total Ownership Costs Per Year
$5,576 $6,930
$5,728
Total Ownership Costs Per Day
$15.28 $18.99
$15.69
 
Total Cost Per Year
 $8,121 $10,448
$8,644
Total Cost Per Mile
 54.1¢ 69.7¢
57.6¢

Fare Cost
  Regular Discounted
Local $ 1.00 $ 0.50
Zone 1 $ 1.50 $ 0.75
Zone 2 $ 2.50 $ 1.25
Zone 3 $ 3.00 $ 1.50
Zone 4 $ 3.50 $ 1.75