Fuel Cost Calculator

Estimate your fuel cost for any trip, month, or year.

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Fuel Cost

Enter your distance, fuel economy, and fuel price.

Fuel cost for this trip
$0
Gallons needed: 0
Gallons needed
0
Cost per mile
$0
Monthly cost
$0
Annual cost
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Distance (miles)300
Fuel economy (MPG)30
Fuel price per gallon ($)$3.5
FrequencyMonthly
ResultValue
Fuel cost for this trip$35.00
Gallons needed10.0
Cost per mile$0.12/mi
Monthly cost$140.00
Annual cost$1,680.00

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Fuel Cost

  1. Distance (miles) — default 300
  2. Fuel economy (MPG) — default 30
  3. Fuel price per gallon ($) — default $3.5
  4. Frequency — default Monthly
  5. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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