The average cost of car ownership in Europe was the highest in Switzerland, with 1,313 euros, and the lowest in Greece, with 905 euros, in 2022. While Northern European countries have relatively higher car costs, such as Norway and Netherlands, the cost of driving is relatively low in Eastern European countries like Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. In addition, driving a car in France was the cheapest among Western European countries at an average of 999 euros.
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The source specifies its index includes different costs involved in car ownership in each country such as energy/fuel, depreciation, tax, interest, insurance and maintenance. The sources uses an annual mileage assumption of 30,000 kilometers, averaging costs over the first four years of ownership.
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LeasePlan. (December 13, 2022). Average cost of car ownership in Europe, by selected countries in 2022 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/
LeasePlan. "Average cost of car ownership in Europe, by selected countries in 2022 (in euros)." Chart. December 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/
LeasePlan. (2022). Average cost of car ownership in Europe, by selected countries in 2022 (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/
LeasePlan. "Average Cost of Car Ownership in Europe, by Selected Countries in 2022 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/
LeasePlan, Average cost of car ownership in Europe, by selected countries in 2022 (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Average cost of car ownership in Europe, by selected countries in 2022 (in euros) [Graph], LeasePlan, December 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403141/eu-cost-of-car-ownership-by-country/
