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How much does it really cost to own a car in Dubai?

Calculating the cost of a car is deceptively hard. Car cost calculator helps you graph the financials of owning a car. Answer questions like which car to buy? Is this car in my budget? Is it cheaper to buy or to rent? And best of all, it's free to use!

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This Car Cost Report updates LIVE with your changes

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CAR COST REPORT

Ownership Costs with time

Created with Raphaël 2.1.0AED 0.00AED 7,500.00AED 15,000.00AED 22,500.00AED 30,000.00Year 9Year 8Year 7Year 6Year 5Year 4Year 3Year 2Year 1
2034-05-10
Total Cost of Ownership: AED 12,128.00
Depreciation Cost: AED 2,282.00
Operating Costs: AED 9,846.00

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Car Price and Depreciation

If you're buying a new car, how much is it costing you? If you're buying used, put in the original brand new price and see how much you should pay for it based on the number of years it has been used.
Depreciation is how quickly a car looses value. Most cars depreciate at known rates ranging from 20% to 30%. While 20% is a fair rate for most vehicles.

Fuel

The cost of fuel goes here
How much do you expect to drive your car? If you're driving a distance regularly then the cost of ownership will significantly depend on this
Most cars have a fuel rating. Find out yours and enter it here. MPG to KML converter

Recurring Costs

How much does it cost to get your vehicle renewed and licenced for the roads?
Call an insurance company to figure out how much you'll be spending on insurance for your car
Now this is really hard to tell. If you have experience owning a car and know how much it costs to maintain, you can use that number. If you're not sure, either leave it blank or make a guess.

CONTINUED CAR COST REPORT

Avg Cost Over 10 Years

Depreciation (Avg.) AED 7,359.00
Fuel AED 3,946.00
Maintenance AED 3,000.00
Registration AED 500.00
Insurance AED 2,400.00
Yearly Avg Cost AED 17,205.00
Monthly Avg Cost AED 1,433.00
Daily Avg Cost AED 47.00
10 Year Cost AED 172,052.00

Cost To Own by Year

Year 1 AED 26,846.00
Year 2 AED 23,446.00
Year 3 AED 20,726.00
Year 4 AED 18,550.00
Year 5 AED 16,810.00
Year 6 AED 15,416.00
Year 7 AED 14,303.00
Year 8 AED 13,411.00
Year 9 AED 12,698.00
Year 10 AED 12,128.00

Car depreciation with time

The caclulator uses exponential depreciation is used to calclate the cost of depreciation and the asset value of a car over time.

Created with Raphaël 2.1.0AED 0.00AED 17,500.00AED 35,000.00AED 52,500.00AED 70,000.00Year 9Year 8Year 7Year 6Year 5Year 4Year 3Year 2Year 1
2034-05-10
Asset Value (NPV): AED 9,126.00


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