Fuel cost per kilometre calculator

Enter a pump price, choose a vehicle estimate and add your annual distance to calculate fuel-only running cost per kilometre.

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Fuel price
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Vehicle

Each option shows its fuel cost per km.

Fills in the fuel use. Or choose a size or enter your own figure below.
Vehicle
Distance in a year
Use an odometer reading or your usual year.

Example: medium car

Example

Fuel cost per km

17.9 c/km

$17.90 per 100 km · $51.65 a week

Medium car fuel use
8.0 L/100km
U91 national average
223.8 c/L
Cost per 100 km
$17.90
Kilometres
100
Cost per km
17.9 c
Distance a year
15,000 km
Fuel a year
$2,685.60

If you pay 10 c/L less:$2,565.60 a year

Fuel only: rego, servicing and tyres are extra.

Example: medium car. Fuel cost per km. 17.9 c/km. $17.90 per 100 km · $51.65 a week

Fuel cost per km · $2,685.60 a year17.9 c/km

Details

Use fuel cost per kilometre to compare a normal year

  1. Use a current pump price

    Enter the price in the unit shown for the exact fuel grade the vehicle uses. The calculator rejects dollar values entered in a cents field.

  2. Choose the closest vehicle

    Start with a small car, medium car, SUV, ute or van estimate, then replace it with your own recent fuel economy when available.

  3. Enter a normal annual distance

    Use an odometer reading or a typical year so the weekly and annual estimates represent your usual driving.

  4. Keep ownership costs separate

    This result covers fuel only. Registration, insurance, servicing, tyres, depreciation and finance are not included.

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Fuel-cost calculator questions

What is fuel cost per km?

It is the fuel cost of driving one km: fuel use × price per litre, in the same distance unit. It excludes rego, insurance, servicing, tyres, finance and depreciation.

Does this include servicing, tyres or rego?

No. This figure covers fuel only. Total running costs also include maintenance, tyres, registration and depreciation.

How do I cut my cost per km?

A more efficient car helps, but the quickest check is the price per litre you pay. Compare nearby prices on the fuel map.