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City of BostonMobility Cost Calculator

What does a car really cost you in Boston?

In Dorchester, 26.8% of households don't own a car.

Enter your address, your commute and the trips you make each week. We'll show what owning a car costs you in a year, in hours each week and in CO2, next to a plan built from the T, Bluebikes, walking, car share and The RIDE.

Try an example household

Each one fills the form with a made-up household at a real Boston address. Change anything you like.

  • Example household

    Jamaica Plain to the Longwood Medical Area, with daycare

    Commutes 5 days a week; daycare 5x, groceries 1x, errands 1x a week; compares a compact suv.

  • Example household

    Fields Corner to Kendall Square, four days a week

    Commutes 4 days a week; groceries 1x, errands 2x a week; compares a medium sedan.

  • Example household

    East Boston to Downtown Crossing, lowest emissions

    Commutes 5 days a week; groceries 2x, errands 1x a week; compares a average new vehicle.

  • Example household

    Roslindale, retired, with a mobility limitation

    No commute; groceries 2x, errands 2x a week; compares a small sedan.

  • Example household

    Brighton to the Seaport, SNAP household

    Commutes 5 days a week; groceries 1x, errands 1x a week; compares a average new vehicle.

Your household

Step 1: Home

A Boston street address. We use it to find your nearest T, Bluebikes and street-cleaning schedule.

Step 2: Work

Where do you work?

When do you travel?

Step 3: Weekly trips

Daycare or school drop-off
Groceries
Other errands

Hours you'd rent a shared car for big shopping runs, trips out of town and the like.

hours a month

Step 4: About you

Getting around

What matters most to you?

$0 if you park on the street with a resident permit.

a month
a month