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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.
1 U.S. regular gasoline monthly retail prices averaged $2.37/gallon (gal) in September, a decrease of 27 cents/gal from August and $1.04/gal lower than in September 2014. 2  EIA expects monthly gasoline prices to decline to an average of $2.03/gal in December 2015.