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Cost Per Mile Calculator

What does each mile cost me?

Enter your yearly car costs and miles to see what each mile costs.

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About this tool & how to use it

What it does

Divides your yearly car costs by your miles to give a cost per mile, with the estimated loss in value kept apart from what you actually pay.

How to use it

  1. Enter your miles per year and your payment, insurance, MPG, gas price, maintenance, fees and other costs.
  2. Add an estimated loss in value if you want it counted (optional).
  3. Read the cents per mile in cash expenses first, then the part from the estimated loss in value.

0 if the car is paid off.

An ESTIMATE, kept apart from what you actually pay. Leave at 0 if you finance and the payment is entered above.

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Assumptions

  • Every figure except fuel is one you entered.
  • The loss in value is an estimate, not money you pay. If you finance, leave it at 0 so the car is not counted twice.
  • The same ownership engine as the True Car Cost Calculator does the sums.

Printed from oneclickanswers.com. Results are estimates based on what was entered; see the assumptions above.

How it works

Each monthly figure is multiplied by 12, fuel is the miles divided by MPG times the price, and the yearly figures are added: the cash expenses.

Cost per mile is the total divided by the miles. The estimated loss in value is added on its own line, so the money you pay and the value you lose are never blended.

Assumptions

  • Every figure except fuel is one you entered.
  • The loss in value is an estimate, not money you pay. If you finance, leave it at 0 so the car is not counted twice.
  • The same ownership engine as the True Car Cost Calculator does the sums.

Example

Input: The starting values already in the form

Result: Your car costs about 79.9 cents for every mile you drive in expenses you actually pay. $9,590.00 a year in cash expenses over 12,000 miles.

Questions

What is a good cost per mile?

This page does not rate it. It shows your own number so you can see which costs drive it.

Should I include depreciation?

It is an estimate rather than money you pay, so the page keeps it separate and lets you see the cost both ways.

Last reviewed 2026-10-04.

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