Cost To Drive 500 Miles
What's the cost to drive 500 miles? Gas cost for driving 500 miles.
Miles driven
Gas price per gallon
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Fuel efficiency
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Driving 500 miles with a vehicle that gets 30 MPG means you will use 16.7 gallons of gas.
With a gas price of $3.75 / gallon, your total cost will be:
$62.50
How much does it cost in gas to drive 500 miles? What's the cost of a 500 mile road trip?
Note: This just calculates the cost of gas, not maintenance or wear and tear on the car.
This could also be used to estimate the gas costs of driving 500 miles/year or driving 500 miles over the life of the car. Add up the total miles that you expect to drive and then compare that to a more fuel efficient car to see the possible savings or costs.
Cost to drive 500 miles
| MPG | $2 a gallon | $3 a gallon | $4 a gallon | $5 a gallon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 MPG | $1,000 | $1,500 | $2,000 | $2,500 |
| 2 MPG | $500 | $750 | $1,000 | $1,250 |
| 3 MPG | $333 | $500 | $667 | $833 |
| 4 MPG | $250 | $375 | $500 | $625 |
| 5 MPG | $200 | $300 | $400 | $500 |
| 6 MPG | $167 | $250 | $333 | $417 |
| 7 MPG | $143 | $214 | $286 | $357 |
| 8 MPG | $125 | $188 | $250 | $313 |
| 9 MPG | $111 | $167 | $222 | $278 |
| 10 MPG | $100 | $150 | $200 | $250 |
| 11 MPG | $90.91 | $136 | $182 | $227 |
| 12 MPG | $83.33 | $125 | $167 | $208 |
| 13 MPG | $76.92 | $115 | $154 | $192 |
| 14 MPG | $71.43 | $107 | $143 | $179 |
| 15 MPG | $66.67 | $100 | $133 | $167 |
| 16 MPG | $62.50 | $93.75 | $125 | $156 |
| 17 MPG | $58.82 | $88.24 | $118 | $147 |
| 18 MPG | $55.56 | $83.33 | $111 | $139 |
| 19 MPG | $52.63 | $78.95 | $105 | $132 |
| 20 MPG | $50.00 | $75.00 | $100 | $125 |
| 21 MPG | $47.62 | $71.43 | $95.24 | $119 |
| 22 MPG | $45.45 | $68.18 | $90.91 | $114 |
| 23 MPG | $43.48 | $65.22 | $86.96 | $109 |
| 24 MPG | $41.67 | $62.50 | $83.33 | $104 |
| 25 MPG | $40.00 | $60.00 | $80.00 | $100 |
| 26 MPG | $38.46 | $57.69 | $76.92 | $96.15 |
| 27 MPG | $37.04 | $55.56 | $74.07 | $92.59 |
| 28 MPG | $35.71 | $53.57 | $71.43 | $89.29 |
| 29 MPG | $34.48 | $51.72 | $68.97 | $86.21 |
| 30 MPG | $33.33 | $50.00 | $66.67 | $83.33 |
| 31 MPG | $32.26 | $48.39 | $64.52 | $80.65 |
| 32 MPG | $31.25 | $46.88 | $62.50 | $78.13 |
| 33 MPG | $30.30 | $45.45 | $60.61 | $75.76 |
| 34 MPG | $29.41 | $44.12 | $58.82 | $73.53 |
| 35 MPG | $28.57 | $42.86 | $57.14 | $71.43 |
| 36 MPG | $27.78 | $41.67 | $55.56 | $69.44 |
| 37 MPG | $27.03 | $40.54 | $54.05 | $67.57 |
| 38 MPG | $26.32 | $39.47 | $52.63 | $65.79 |
| 39 MPG | $25.64 | $38.46 | $51.28 | $64.10 |
| 40 MPG | $25.00 | $37.50 | $50.00 | $62.50 |
| 41 MPG | $24.39 | $36.59 | $48.78 | $60.98 |
| 42 MPG | $23.81 | $35.71 | $47.62 | $59.52 |
| 43 MPG | $23.26 | $34.88 | $46.51 | $58.14 |
| 44 MPG | $22.73 | $34.09 | $45.45 | $56.82 |
| 45 MPG | $22.22 | $33.33 | $44.44 | $55.56 |
| 46 MPG | $21.74 | $32.61 | $43.48 | $54.35 |
| 47 MPG | $21.28 | $31.91 | $42.55 | $53.19 |
| 48 MPG | $20.83 | $31.25 | $41.67 | $52.08 |
| 49 MPG | $20.41 | $30.61 | $40.82 | $51.02 |
| 50 MPG | $20.00 | $30.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 |
| 51 MPG | $19.61 | $29.41 | $39.22 | $49.02 |
| 52 MPG | $19.23 | $28.85 | $38.46 | $48.08 |
| 53 MPG | $18.87 | $28.30 | $37.74 | $47.17 |
| 54 MPG | $18.52 | $27.78 | $37.04 | $46.30 |
| 55 MPG | $18.18 | $27.27 | $36.36 | $45.45 |
| 56 MPG | $17.86 | $26.79 | $35.71 | $44.64 |
| 57 MPG | $17.54 | $26.32 | $35.09 | $43.86 |
| 58 MPG | $17.24 | $25.86 | $34.48 | $43.10 |
| 59 MPG | $16.95 | $25.42 | $33.90 | $42.37 |
| 60 MPG | $16.67 | $25.00 | $33.33 | $41.67 |
| 61 MPG | $16.39 | $24.59 | $32.79 | $40.98 |
| 62 MPG | $16.13 | $24.19 | $32.26 | $40.32 |
| 63 MPG | $15.87 | $23.81 | $31.75 | $39.68 |
| 64 MPG | $15.63 | $23.44 | $31.25 | $39.06 |
| 65 MPG | $15.38 | $23.08 | $30.77 | $38.46 |
| 66 MPG | $15.15 | $22.73 | $30.30 | $37.88 |
| 67 MPG | $14.93 | $22.39 | $29.85 | $37.31 |
| 68 MPG | $14.71 | $22.06 | $29.41 | $36.76 |
| 69 MPG | $14.49 | $21.74 | $28.99 | $36.23 |
| 70 MPG | $14.29 | $21.43 | $28.57 | $35.71 |
| 71 MPG | $14.08 | $21.13 | $28.17 | $35.21 |
| 72 MPG | $13.89 | $20.83 | $27.78 | $34.72 |
| 73 MPG | $13.70 | $20.55 | $27.40 | $34.25 |
| 74 MPG | $13.51 | $20.27 | $27.03 | $33.78 |
| 75 MPG | $13.33 | $20.00 | $26.67 | $33.33 |
| 76 MPG | $13.16 | $19.74 | $26.32 | $32.89 |
| 77 MPG | $12.99 | $19.48 | $25.97 | $32.47 |
| 78 MPG | $12.82 | $19.23 | $25.64 | $32.05 |
| 79 MPG | $12.66 | $18.99 | $25.32 | $31.65 |
| 80 MPG | $12.50 | $18.75 | $25.00 | $31.25 |
| 81 MPG | $12.35 | $18.52 | $24.69 | $30.86 |
| 82 MPG | $12.20 | $18.29 | $24.39 | $30.49 |
| 83 MPG | $12.05 | $18.07 | $24.10 | $30.12 |
| 84 MPG | $11.90 | $17.86 | $23.81 | $29.76 |
| 85 MPG | $11.76 | $17.65 | $23.53 | $29.41 |
| 86 MPG | $11.63 | $17.44 | $23.26 | $29.07 |
| 87 MPG | $11.49 | $17.24 | $22.99 | $28.74 |
| 88 MPG | $11.36 | $17.05 | $22.73 | $28.41 |
| 89 MPG | $11.24 | $16.85 | $22.47 | $28.09 |
| 90 MPG | $11.11 | $16.67 | $22.22 | $27.78 |
| 91 MPG | $10.99 | $16.48 | $21.98 | $27.47 |
| 92 MPG | $10.87 | $16.30 | $21.74 | $27.17 |
| 93 MPG | $10.75 | $16.13 | $21.51 | $26.88 |
| 94 MPG | $10.64 | $15.96 | $21.28 | $26.60 |
| 95 MPG | $10.53 | $15.79 | $21.05 | $26.32 |
| 96 MPG | $10.42 | $15.63 | $20.83 | $26.04 |
| 97 MPG | $10.31 | $15.46 | $20.62 | $25.77 |
| 98 MPG | $10.20 | $15.31 | $20.41 | $25.51 |
| 99 MPG | $10.10 | $15.15 | $20.20 | $25.25 |
| 100 MPG | $10.00 | $15.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 |