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Calculating Average Cost of Gas Per Month

December 6, 2012 by Tim McMahon 13 Comments

The cost of Gas and other energy is one of the major expenses we face as we live our lives in a modern world.  Therefore it makes up a significant portion of the consumer price index as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For instance housing is 42.69% of our total expenditures of that 5.37% is for household energy in addition to heating and lighting our houses we spend another 5.46% on “motor fuel”.  So combined the cost of gas is 10.83% of our total monthly budget. And as the cost of gas goes up  other things we buy go up as well due to increased manufacturing and transportation costs.

Average Cost of Gas Per Month / Average Cost of Gas Per Year

You can use the following Cost of Gas calculator to estimate how much you are spending on gasoline in an average month from this it will estimate your average cost of gas per year as well.  Of course this is only one component of your energy usage it doesn’t include heating or lighting your home. But by knowing how much you spend on gas you can get a better handle on your monthly commuting expenses and your overall budget.

It will only be an estimate based on the average cost per gallon you are paying and on the number of miles you drive and of course on how many miles per gallon your car gets.  To use, enter values for the Average Cost Per Gallon of Gas, Number of Miles Driven Per Month, and the Miles Per Gallon your car gets, and click the Calculate button. Clicking the Reset button will clear entered values.

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Average Cost of Gas
(Per Month and Per Year)
Calculator

Enter Data Below
Enter only numeric values (no commas), using decimal points where needed. Non-numeric values will cause errors.
Estimated Average Cost Per Gallon of Gas
$
Miles Driven Per Month
Miles Per Gallon
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Results
Average Cost of Gas Per Month
$
Average Cost of Gas for a Year
$
Number of Gallons of Gas Used per Month
Number of Gallons of Gas Used per Year

 

If you’d like to see the average cost of gas in the U.S. or how gasoline prices have compared to overall inflation see  Inflation adjusted Gasoline Prices.

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Comments

  1. thomas says

    March 25, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    bruh..

    Reply
  2. jesus says

    February 27, 2020 at 2:10 pm

    this site seem like only middle aged boomers use it but im just here using it for a budget project in highschool.

    Reply
    • Tim McMahon says

      February 27, 2020 at 5:05 pm

      Actually, we have quite a few students (high school and college) that use it as well.

      Reply
      • Davey j says

        August 7, 2020 at 10:42 am

        He’s just stating it’s not very mobile friendly

        Reply
        • Tim McMahon says

          August 12, 2020 at 10:38 am

          Thanks! We’ll look into that.

          Reply
  3. Dwayne Harrold says

    April 14, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    The wackos are running California. the fuel taxes placed earlier on their citizens were exorbitant just because they put the earlier fuel taxes into their coffers and never, I mean never did it go into improving the state roads as it was meant to be. Now our roads are in dire disrepair and the only way they can get themselves out of this quagmire is to impose another fuel tax to get our terrible roads repaired (which I truly doubt).

    Reply
  4. cheyenne nicole hawkins says

    February 8, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    who knows what the cost of gas is

    Reply
  5. bob says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    This doesn’t work at all

    Reply
    • Lisa McMahon says

      December 14, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      Bob, Thanks for letting us know. We’ve got it fixed! Try it now.

      Reply
    • carley says

      May 4, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      thats weird bob, worked beautifully for me? lol!

      Reply
    • cheyenne nicole hawkins says

      February 8, 2017 at 4:54 pm

      what does not work @ all

      Reply
      • Tim McMahon says

        March 15, 2017 at 10:51 am

        We probably fixed it by now.

        Reply
        • joshua eason says

          April 2, 2020 at 12:52 pm

          yes this for boomers

          Reply

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