Find petrol cost for a trip.
Same calculation as the general fuel cost calculator, using current petrol prices.
Cost: (Distance ÷ mileage) × petrol price
The petrol cost calculator is tuned for the vehicles most Indian households run on petrol: scooters, motorcycles and small cars. You enter how far you ride or drive, your mileage and the current petrol price, and it gives the petrol cost for that distance. Its defaults reflect a typical small petrol car, but it works just as well for a two-wheeler returning 40 to 60 km per litre.
Petrol spend is often the largest running cost after EMIs, and it creeps up quietly as prices change. People use this calculator to put a number on their monthly commute, to compare a bike with a shared cab or metro pass, or to see how much a new vehicle with better mileage would save in a year.
1. Work out the distance for the period you care about, for example daily commute × working days in a month.
2. Take your real mileage in km per litre from a fill-to-fill check.
3. Litres needed = Distance ÷ Mileage.
4. Note today's petrol price per litre in your city.
5. Petrol cost = Litres needed × Price per litre.
6. For a yearly figure, multiply the monthly cost by 12 or run the calculator with the annual distance.
Because cost equals distance × price ÷ mileage, doubling the mileage halves the cost. A motorcycle doing 45 km/l spends about ₹2.3 per km at ₹104 a litre, while a small car doing 15 km/l spends about ₹6.9 per km on the same fuel. For daily commutes of 20 to 40 km, this gap adds up to thousands of rupees a month, which is why two-wheelers dominate urban commuting in India.
The price you pay at the pump includes the base cost of the fuel, the dealer's commission, a central excise duty and a state tax such as VAT. Because states set their own tax rates, the same litre of petrol costs different amounts in neighbouring states. Oil marketing companies revise prices from time to time. For planning, use the price shown at your usual pump rather than a national average, and rerun the numbers when prices change.
The most reliable mileage figure comes from a tank-to-tank check. Fill the tank to full, reset the trip meter, drive normally, then fill to full again. Divide the kilometres on the trip meter by the litres in the second fill. Repeat over a few fills and add them up for an average. Bike and car mileage can vary a lot with riding style and traffic, so your own number beats a brochure figure.
Aditya rides his 125cc motorcycle about 1,200 km a month for his job in Pune, gets 45 km per litre, and petrol costs ₹104.20 a litre.
Answer: Petrol cost ₹2,779
Entering the claimed ARAI or brochure mileage instead of your own measured figure.
Forgetting weekend and errand trips when estimating monthly distance.
Using a petrol price from another city with a different state tax.
Assuming premium petrol always improves mileage enough to cover its higher price.
Budgeting a monthly commute on a scooter, bike or small car.
Comparing the running cost of a two-wheeler with a metro or bus pass.
Estimating yearly savings from a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
Working out petrol costs for food delivery or ride-hailing work.
Where can I find today's petrol price?
Petrol prices change every day and are different in each state, because of different taxes. Check your local fuel station or a fuel price app for today's rate in your city.