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This calculator will allow you to find the true cost of owning a car in Australia. It will normally give you a good estimate of what you really need to spend on car ownership.

As car payments and expenses come due throughout the year, it's often difficult to really get a good understanding of total spending on your car. Be realistic on the values you input.

For unexpected expenses, such as accident repairs or fines, think about how much you have spent on such items over the last few years. By default, these values are calculated on a monthly basis.

Use the the dot symbol for decimal notation, for example 8.7 kilometres between home and the workplace.

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Costs for

Average monthly cost per type

Standing costs
Depreciation of the vehicle
Vehicle insurance and breakdown coverage
Car finance
Vehicle inspection
Vehicle Excise Tax (Auto taxes, if applicable)
50% Maintenance
TOTAL - Standing costs
Running costs
Fuel
50% Maintenance
Repairs
Parking
Tolls
Traffic fines
Washing and cleaning
TOTAL - Running costs
Monthly amount

TOTAL (yearly)

Running costs per kilometre
Total costs per kilometre
kinetic speed
consumer speed
Total costs per year for automobile

Automobile costs for

Standing costs

Depreciation of the vehicleA$ 160
Vehicle insurance and breakdown coverageA$ 101
Loan interestA$ 11
Vehicle inspectionA$ 20
Vehicle Excise Tax (Auto taxes, if applicable)A$ 33
50% MaintenanceA$ 62
TOTAL - Standing costsA$ 356

Running costs

FuelA$ 228
50% MaintenanceA$ 62
Repairs and improvementsA$ 22
ParkingA$ 17
TollsA$ 19
Traffic finesA$ 3
Washing and cleaningA$ 12
TOTAL - Running costsA$ 334

TOTAL

TOTALA$ 689
Running costs per kilometreA$0.05/km
Total costs per kilometreA$0.10/km
kinetic speed252km/h
consumer speed*252km/h
Total costs per year for automobileA$8273
Based on the inputs of 3560 validated users, who filled the Car Costs Calculator at autocosts.info/au