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For the average household, transportation costs are almost as much as whatâs spent on rent or the direct costs of home ownership: an average of $9,004 annually. Nearly 90% of U.S. households report spending money on gasoline, an average of nearly $3,000 per year. The average cost of gas per month is $250. Many of us are still paying for our vehicles, through leasing or financing. The average cost of car insurance is about $907 per year. 20% of households regularly pay for some form of public transportation, about $225 per month.
If youâre like a majority of the respondents of a recent GasBuddy.com poll, you spend at least $101 each month in order to fill up your car. For most of us, that doesnât seem like a whole heck of a lot, but for people who are just making it by, thatâs a whole lot of money. donât care who you are, what kind of job you have, whatever, $3,600 is a lot of money to blow on gas each year. Unfortunately, it appears that things will only get worse in the future (here comes the political commentary) as we havenât built a new refinery in this country in the last 30 years.