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Bike vs Car Calculator

See how much you save by choosing the bike

Find out how much you could keep in your pocket by swapping your car for a bike.

⚠️ Petrol averaging $1.87+ per litre nationally — every kilometre adds up
Ride & Save is a free, Australian-focused online calculator that shows commuters exactly how much money they would save by using active transport (cycling, walking, scooter) instead of driving.
Enter your trip's distance
Not sure? Open Google Maps ↗ → Directions → enter your route → note the km shown.
Please enter a distance greater than 0.
This is my daily commute Doubles distance for a return trip · shows weekly / monthly / yearly savings
Your Vehicle
Please select your vehicle type.
Fuel type
Petrol
Diesel
Electric
Current fuel price
$
Pre-filled with current national avg from the NRMA weekly fuel report
(w/e 25 May 2026 — update weekly).
Parking costs
$
E.g. $5–$30 for CBD parking. Leave 0 if free.
Your Savings Breakdown
🚗 Full car cost — per trip · ATO-rated see what it includes ↓
⛽ FUEL ONLY — per trip No maintenance or depreciation
You save per trip
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saved per km

What makes up your car cost

ATO rate —
Total (ATO-rated)—
The ATO rate covers all vehicle running costs — fuel, maintenance, depreciation and registration. It's a flat rate updated annually, applied per kilometre regardless of vehicle type. More info on ATO kilometre rates ↗
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About this calculator

The ATO's 88 cents per kilometre rate — the figure the tax office uses to value the full cost of running a car in Australia — is what we use as your true driving cost. It bundles fuel, maintenance, registration, insurance, and depreciation into one number. With petrol averaging over $1.87 per litre nationally and Australian commuters averaging 16.5 km each way (33 km per day, ABS), replacing even two days a week with cycling can add up to thousands of dollars saved per year. Fuel prices are sourced weekly from the NRMA weekly fuel report, and vehicle consumption figures are based on real-world data from Australia's BITRE 2024 fleet dataset and EU on-board monitoring studies.