Car vs Bike Calculator

Your details

Distance from home to work one way.
miles
How many days per week you would replace driving with cycling.
days/week
Typical working year is 48-50 weeks after holidays and vacation.
weeks
Comfortable average cycling speed including stops. 10-15 mph is typical.
mph
Your real door-to-door average speed including traffic, parking walk, etc.
mph
Your car fuel economy. Check your dashboard or fueleconomy.gov.
MPG
Current price at the pump in your area.
$/gal
What you pay to park at work or nearby each day. Enter 0 if free.
USD/day
Toggle on to use the IRS mileage rate (USD 0.67/mile) instead of fuel-only cost. This captures depreciation, insurance, maintenance, and fuel together.
Tires, tubes, brake pads, chain, labor. A typical figure is USD 100-200/year.
USD/year
Annual savingsSolid savings
1,650USD

Net money saved per year by biking instead of driving

Fuel cost saved600USD/yr
Parking saved1,200USD/yr
CO2 avoided1,523kg/yr
Trees equivalent70trees/yr
Calories burned199,920kcal/yr
Life expectancy gained24,000min/yr
Bike time per trip50min
Car time per trip24min
Annual time delta12,480min/yr
By Car624
By Bike199,970

Annual net savings (USD): 1,650

  • Fuel/ownership cost (USD/yr)
  • Time per trip (min)
Fuel/car cost saved600
Parking saved1,200

Biking saves you about USD 1,650 and 1523 kg of CO2 this year.

  • Biking saves you about USD 1,650 per year compared to driving.
  • You avoid emitting about 1523 kg of CO2 per year, equivalent to 70.0 trees absorbing carbon for a year.
  • Your annual cycling burns roughly 200k extra calories, helping offset a sedentary commute.
  • Your 10 miles commute takes about 50 min by bike vs 24 min by car. Audio content or podcasts make the extra time enjoyable.

Next stepYour cycling adds an estimated 400 hours of life expectancy per year. Start with 2-3 days per week and build from there.

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