Stat Corner

When calculating automobile driving costs, Los Angeles is the most expensive city in the United States in which to own a vehicle with an average driving cost of 55.8 cents per mile. Operating a vehicle in the least expensive city in the United States for owning a car, Sioux Falls, S.D., costs an average of 35.8 cents per mile. Average driving cost includes: insurance, depreciation, license, fees, taxes, fuel, oil, tires and maintenance required to drive a 1995 Taurus GL, four-door, 15,000 miles annually over four years.

After Los Angeles, the most expensive cities and the average driving costs (in cents) are: Boston, 49.8; Philadelphia, 49.0; Providence, R.I., 48.5; Hartford, Conn., 48.0.

Least expensive after Sioux Falls are: Bismarck, N.D., 36.3; Burlington, Vt., 36.4; Boise, Idaho, 36.7; Nashville, Tenn., 37.1.

Source: Runzheimer International

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AutoInc. Magazine ®, Vol. XLIV No. 8, August 1996