Estimate yearly petrol expense and fuel consumption from daily distance, real vehicle mileage and your local pump price. Compare travel-day, price and efficiency scenarios in kilometres, miles, litres or gallons.
Enter daily travel and the number of days you expect to drive this year
Vehicle
Region
Trip
Motorcycle / Bike default: 30 km/day at 50 km/L.
Typical bike: 35–65 km/L.
Enter the price shown on your local pump or fuel receipt.
Options
Splits the total cost across riders.
Used directly for the annual projection.
Formula and example
Petrol cost formula
Cost = (Distance ÷ Mileage) × Price
For example, suppose a car travels 40 km on 240 days per year and returns 12 km/L.
Annual distance
40 × 240
9,600 km
Fuel required
9,600 ÷ 12
800 L
Annual cost
800 × price
Your total
Illustrative reference
Illustrative economy ranges plus the fuel and petrol cost for a 40 km daily drive. Replace them with mileage measured for your own vehicle before budgeting the year.
Detecting your currency — pick one manually if you prefer.
Use the current pump price in your currency. It is not fetched automatically.
Vehicle
km/L| Vehicle | Fuel economy | Fuel / day | Cost / day | Cost / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light commuter bike | 55–65 | 0.67 L | — | — |
| Standard commuter bike | 45–50 | 0.84 L | — | — |
| Mid-size commuter bike | 45–50 | 0.84 L | — | — |
| Sport commuter bike | 40–45 | 0.94 L | — | — |
| Larger commuter bike | 38–42 | 1.00 L | — | — |
| Light city scooter | 50–55 | 0.76 L | — | — |
| Comfort scooter | 42–48 | 0.89 L | — | — |
| Urban scooter | 48–52 | 0.80 L | — | — |
| Compact hatchback | 18–22 | 2.00 L | — | — |
| Small family car | 14–17 | 2.58 L | — | — |
| Mid-size sedan | 12–15 | 2.96 L | — | — |
| Compact sedan | 13–16 | 2.76 L | — | — |
| Large sedan | 11–13 | 3.33 L | — | — |
| Large SUV | 8–10 | 4.44 L | — | — |
| Pickup truck | 9–12 | 3.81 L | — | — |
| Compact SUV | 12–14 | 3.08 L | — | — |
Based on a 40 km trip using the midpoint of each economy range. Add a petrol price to see daily and monthly cost.
How to use it
Enter a representative daily distance and choose kilometres or miles. Select a vehicle and enter measured fuel efficiency in km/L, L/100 km, US MPG or Imperial MPG. Enter the petrol price in the matching litre or gallon unit, select a currency, and enter your expected annual travel days. The annual result uses that schedule directly.
The calculator uses your inputs in the browser. It does not fetch live pump prices or exchange rates.
Enter a typical day, review the projection, then scale it to your real driving year.
Recalculate with low, current and high prices to see budget sensitivity.
Calculate each vehicle separately, then add the results together.
Annual fuel guide
The annual calculator multiplies the daily result by the travel-day value you enter. Use 365 only when the entered route genuinely occurs every calendar day.
Count commute days after weekends, annual leave, public holidays and work-from-home days. Estimate regular weekend travel separately if its distance differs. Add planned long journeys with the trip petrol calculator instead of spreading them across every day.
Recalculate with a lower, current and higher price chosen by you. The difference shows budget sensitivity; it is not a fuel-price forecast.
Use mileage measured across several refills. Traffic, idling, short cold-engine journeys, speed, hills, tyre pressure, load, towing, air conditioning and maintenance can change consumption.
If travel changes across the year, calculate separate periods - for example, school-term commuting, holiday travel or a winter route - and add their results. Avoid applying one unusually busy month to all twelve months.
Compare estimates with odometer readings and receipts during the year. Update distance, mileage or price when evidence changes. Smooth driving, sensible route planning, correct tyre pressure and removing unnecessary load may reduce avoidable consumption, but no fixed saving is guaranteed.
The estimate assumes entered distance, efficiency and price are representative. It cannot predict traffic, weather, detours, mechanical condition, fuel quality, odometer error or future prices. Currency is a result label, not an exchange conversion.
This page targets annual petrol expense and yearly fuel-budget planning. Use the daily commute calculator for a workday journey, the monthly calculator for one month, and the trip tool for a specific journey. It does not estimate total vehicle ownership cost.
The calculator applies the published formulas and exact conversion constants above, keeps unrounded intermediate values, and formats results for readability. Read the petrol expense formula guide and calculation methodology. Last reviewed: 17 September 2026.
FAQ
Answers about yearly travel days, price scenarios, mileage units and fuel-budget scope.
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Review your estimate
Enter real mileage, the current pump price, a representative daily distance and your actual expected driving days. Recalculate whenever the schedule or price changes.