I spend about $.10 per mile to commute

July 8th, 2008

Squawkfox posted a handy tool the other day, the Gas-Mileage Calculator, which will show you just what gas prices are costing you.

I drive about 15 miles each way to work (give or take) and spend roughly $.10 each mile. In other words, I spend $3 a day (not counting tolls, which add another $1.60 each way) to commute to work.

On top of which, there’s the time factor: I spend 30 minutes there and 45 back. (TRAFFIC!!! AHH!)

Still better than public transportation for me, if only for convenience: I can leave as soon as work is done and get there just as it begins.

What about you?

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7 Responses to “I spend about $.10 per mile to commute”

  1. SP on July 8, 2008 9:28 am

    I think I use about a half gallon a day, which is about $2.35 these days. No tolls, free parking. It does make it hard to take the bus when it really isn’t that expensive to drive.

  2. sagaciouspines on July 8, 2008 8:23 pm

    Public transportation, the bus, costs $6/day should I opt to take it every now and then instead of driving. One the plus sides of public transportation is that I don’t have to worry about dealing with all of the crazy people out on the road, and I can sit back and read–something that I can’t do while driving. The minus side of it is that it more than doubles my commute time.

    I don’t want to calculate the cost of driving to and from work each day with the rising price of gas. It’s too depressing.

  3. Spending Smarts on July 8, 2008 10:05 pm

    $.10 a mile is pretty good, but, of course, the price of gas is just one partial cost of commuting by car.

    I agree though, about the convenience of a car, public transportation generally is more convenient working in a downtown area where parking is costly and transportation links better.

    By the way, I’m pretty new to blogging, but I’ve enjoyed reading your blog for a while now!

  4. This Writer on July 8, 2008 10:17 pm

    Valid point, Spending Smarts. I’m glad to have a reliable car (at least now) that I don’t have to think twice about, but I should’ve probably factored it into these figures.

    Truthfully, public transportation would be the best and worst part about living in the city, and I think about that whenever I start imagining myself living somewhere else. Sigh.

    Welcome to blogging! I’ll go check out your site now.

  5. Broke Grad Student on July 8, 2008 11:00 pm

    $.15/mile and 13 miles roundtrip, so $1.95 per day which is pretty good. I also have a roommate who works at the same place, so we carpool every once in awhile. The best part is that it’s only 10-15 minutes each way, unless there’s an accident. Public transportation is an option, but I don’t think it’s worth the extra time and it may even be more expensive.

  6. Squawkfox on July 11, 2008 8:41 pm

    Hey GradGirl! Thank you so much for the mention! I really enjoyed programming the gas mileage calculator!

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