Estimate petrol used by a taxi or commercial petrol vehicle during one workday and across a month. Compare total-distance fuel cost with optional paid-distance and gross-revenue metrics.
Enter one typical workday. Optional fields add operational context.
Enter positive distance, mileage, and workdays. Fuel price cannot be negative.
Money results use the same currency as your entered petrol price and revenue. This estimates petrol only, not profit or total operating cost.
Formula and example
Petrol cost formula
Cost = (Distance ÷ Mileage) × Price
For example, suppose a driver travels 180 km per day, returns 10 km/L, and operates 26 days. Let P be the entered local price per litre.
Daily fuel
180 ÷ 10
18 L
Daily cost
18 × P
Your total
Monthly cost
18 × P × 26
Your month
Illustrative reference
Petrol used and the cost it produces across a 180 km working day. Replace these ranges with mileage measured from your own vehicle under similar conditions.
Detecting your currency — pick one manually if you prefer.
Use the current pump price in your currency. It is not fetched automatically.
Commercial vehicles
km/L| Vehicle | Fuel economy | Fuel / day | Cost / day | Cost / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compact hatchback | 18–22 | 9.00 L | — | — |
| Small family car | 14–17 | 11.61 L | — | — |
| Mid-size sedan | 12–15 | 13.33 L | — | — |
| Compact sedan | 13–16 | 12.41 L | — | — |
| Large sedan | 11–13 | 15.00 L | — | — |
| Large SUV | 8–10 | 20.00 L | — | — |
| Compact SUV | 12–14 | 13.85 L | — | — |
Based on a 180 km trip using the midpoint of each economy range. Add a petrol price to see daily and monthly cost.
How to use it
Enter every kilometre driven in a typical workday, including pickup and repositioning travel. Enter real petrol mileage measured in km/L and the price per litre. Enter realistic operating days for the month. Optionally enter paid distance and gross daily revenue for operational ratios.
Use consistent currency for petrol price and revenue. No account or live price feed is required.
Enter every kilometre driven in a typical workday.
Add chargeable distance separately for the per-paid-km metric.
Enter realistic operating days to project the month.
Commercial fuel guide
Total daily distance is the odometer distance attributable to the workday. Paid distance is only the chargeable portion. The difference may include driving to a pickup, searching for passengers, returning to a rank, repositioning, or other unpaid movement.
Track both values from actual records. Reducing unnecessary empty running can lower fuel consumed per paid kilometre, but this calculator does not promise savings or recommend fares.
Commercial vehicles often operate in congestion, idle between jobs, carry changing passenger or cargo loads, and use air conditioning for long periods. Speed, hills, tyre pressure, engine condition, short trips, fuel quality, and driving style also influence consumption.
Measure mileage across several full-tank cycles under similar working conditions. A highway rating or manufacturer figure can understate the fuel used during stop-and-go taxi operation.
This fuel-only estimate assumes inputs remain constant. It excludes maintenance, repairs, tyres, insurance, registration, licensing, permits, platform commission, dispatch fees, tolls, parking, finance, depreciation, tax, wages, and driver time.
This page serves general taxi and commercial drivers. It does not model ride-hailing platform commissions or incentives like the ride-share driver calculator, and it does not model delivery orders or per-drop costs like a delivery rider calculator. Use the monthly petrol calculator for a household budget or the cost-per-km calculator for general journey fuel cost.
Calculations retain full precision and round displayed values. The tool uses the distance, real mileage, petrol price, workdays, paid distance, and revenue you enter; it does not fetch fares, exchange rates, or fuel prices.
Read the petrol expense formula guide and calculation methodology. Last reviewed: 17 September 2026.
FAQ
Answers about taxi fuel use, paid distance, monthly costs, revenue share, and calculator scope.
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