How much does the average person spend on gas each month?

[edensnake]

How much does everyone here spend on gas each month? Are there certain months when you spend more than other months? Does the changing price of gas make a huge difference in the amount you pay each month? What kind of car do you drive? What percentage of your overall budget it? I know these are a lot of questions. Sorry.

I'm trying to come up with a good gas budget and I'm just trying to get a good idea what others are paying for gas on a monthly basis and how much it fluctuates.

[Mesem]

I would say about $20.00 lol. That is because I rarely drive. The place I need to go each day happens to be very near.

[annibe11e]

I generally top off my tank once a week. I spend right around $125 a month. I drive 6 miles each way to work and I drive around town for various reasons a few times a week. Gas price fluctuations don't have much impact on my budget.

[cypher1]

I pay between 160-180 per month, filling up around once a week. Work commute is close, but I drive a lot on the weekends. Main vehicle is a 03 toyota matrix XRS which requires premium fuel. Winter months monthly gas is 180-200 for CRV since I use a remote starter to warm up car.

Even with a short commute I don't really pay attention to gas prices, or fill only a portion of my tank. I focus more on making sure my cars are getting a certain mpg average per tank.

[asmom]

I spend between $250-$300/month depending on how much driving I do on my off days.

[Jazzmint98]

I spend between $160-$180/month. I have a Honda Civic that I use only for my 100 mile/day round trip commute. I also drive a Toyota Highlander for any other driving. The amount I spend on gas doesn't vary that much unless I decide to travel for a 3 day mini vacation over the weekend.

[marvholly]

Since I am retired, I am not an avg person. I do drive 250-300 mi/month vs. the 100-125 mi/DAY (500-600 mi/month) when I worked. I have spent between $35-50/month over the last several months.

Gas is VERY $$$ here in metro Chicago. Yes, gas prices DO vary by season. Higher in summer for vacation/travel/outside activities. If you track prices you WILL see a jump any holiday weekend.

[kork13]

I drive a VW Golf TDI (diesel), so I get exceptional gas mileage (42-45 mpg normally). I drive about 650-750mi each month, which is basically just more than 1 tank of gas for me. So I normally spend ~$50-$60 each month on gas, depending slightly on the gas prices & how much extra running around town I do. Prices for Mt diesel does have a slight budget impact, but nothing outrageous. Prices fluctuate up & down, but my budget is able to accept the $5 variance pretty seamlessly.

[disneysteve]

I don't think there's an "average" since it depends on what you drive and how much you drive. If you drive an SUV and have a long commute, you're going to use a lot more than if you drive a Prius and work from home.

Personally, I drive a Camry and work 8 miles from home. I get gas once every 2-3 weeks.

Are there times of year when I use more than others? Yes. We drive to Florida for vacation every year - in August the past 5 years. That's 2,500 miles roundtrip so about 20% of my annual driving occurs during that trip.

[Jillycd]

I spend about $60 a week in gas. That is filling my tank once a week. I have a 20 mile commute each way to work.

[humandraydel]

About $180 - costs $45 to fill up each week. 20 mile (each way) commute and get ~20 MPG.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

$400/month Our cars are not gas hogs station wagon and family sedan, but we drive a lot.

[hamchan]

Nothing. I walk most places and take the train to one job and the bus to the other.

[greenskeeper]

less than $100 combined for both vehicles per month.

[edg126]

I averaged $80 a month this year, but I work from home. Last year when I was commuting to the office, about 40 miles a day round trip, I averaged $245 a month. I drive a gmc terrain, and it averages 20 mpg according to the computer that keeps track of it, and it has about 17 gallon tank.