How much does your commute to work cost per month, if anything? An average of petrol/gas usage will do if you don't use public transport.
I think mine may be hard to beat - my monthly travel card costs £199 and it takes me an hour to go 16 miles each way.
My GF's is ~400$/month
I'm about 200$/month
so, 600$/month.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:33:44 AM
My GF's is ~400$/month
I'm about 200$/month
so, 600$/month.
Wow, that's massive, what does that consist of?
Mine's a train and two Tubes.
$112 and about 15 minutes to go roughly 2.5 miles.
My last gig was 4.3 miles from home.
Hopkins, I took the Metro, which was approximately 4 miles from home; $3.20 round trip, discounted if it were a weekly or monthly ticket, free parking.
With the Authority, I had to travel to the polar opposite of where I was on the beltway, down past the Key Bridge. Rush hour, it could be anywhere from 45 mins to 1:15 to travel 32 miles; I'd make the call to go either direction on the beltway depending on the traffic report: west, which was shorter but could take more time; east, which was longer but could get up to higher speeds; or straight through the city, and hope all the lights were green in the 'hood. And heaven help us all if it were raining, which could make a 32 mile trip take over 90 minutes.
I spend about $60 a week on gas, my daily drive is about 70 miles round trip.
I leave the house about 5am and get home a little after 3pm, so I don't have to deal with toouch traffic.
€31.25/month for as many rides within Vienna as I want (subway, tram, bus). I ride the sub for 15-20 minutes in each direction.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:38:56 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 07:33:44 AM
My GF's is ~400$/month
I'm about 200$/month
so, 600$/month.
Wow, that's massive, what does that consist of?
Mine's a train and two Tubes.
Gas for 100km a day, 20 times a month at a price of ~1.40 a liter. Average is probably more around 1.30 but the higher price is a comprise for my GF's car higher fuel cost than mine. She does 65km, I do the rest.
£130 a month, but that also gives me unlimited use of public transport within zones 1 and 2.
Quote from: Warspite on May 22, 2013, 08:03:50 AM
£130 a month, but that also gives me unlimited use of public transport within zones 1 and 2.
Yeah, I get zones 1-5 on mine, so I can go too, ooh, Pinner or Cheam or Chislehurst...
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
How much does your commute to work cost per month, if anything? An average of petrol/gas usage will do if you don't use public transport.
About $107 / month, based on the IRS 56.5 cents a mile estimates, and about 20-30 minutes to go 4.6 miles each day.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 08:02:18 AM
Gas for 100km a day, 20 times a month at a price of ~1.40 a liter. Average is probably more around 1.30 but the higher price is a comprise for my GF's car higher fuel cost than mine. She does 65km, I do the rest.
Goddamn; ever explore options to get closer?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 08:10:58 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 08:02:18 AM
Gas for 100km a day, 20 times a month at a price of ~1.40 a liter. Average is probably more around 1.30 but the higher price is a comprise for my GF's car higher fuel cost than mine. She does 65km, I do the rest.
Goddamn; ever explore options to get closer?
Other than quitting one or the other job there is not really any solution. We bought our house in the middle of the time distance between our 2 jobs(time, not KMs). It's 30mins away. I'm obviously in traffic, she does a opposite to the traffic commute.
100km (50 per direction, yes?) sounds not too bad. Back home I knew a lot of people doing that on a daily basis if their job was in/near Hamburg, and there were a number of people who did 70+km per direction. Most drove to a park&ride on the outskirts of Hamburg and switched to public transport. A one hour commute per direction was nothing out of the ordinary for many people.
Free. I bike to work like any proper Dane would do.
Quote from: Liep on May 22, 2013, 08:27:05 AM
Free. I bike to work like any proper Dane would do.
So what happens when there's a substantial accumulation of snow? Walk it?
Free, I walk 7 minutes.
Quote from: Syt on May 22, 2013, 08:25:16 AM
100km (50 per direction, yes?) sounds not too bad. Back home I knew a lot of people doing that on a daily basis if their job was in/near Hamburg, and there were a number of people who did 70+km per direction. Most drove to a park&ride on the outskirts of Hamburg and switched to public transport. A one hour commute per direction was nothing out of the ordinary for many people.
Yes, I know people here that do a 75km per direction commute, it's an almost 3h a day thing.
To be very precise (keep in mind this is for the 2 persons), my gf does a 33km per direction commute, mine is 17 & 18kms.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
How much does your commute to work cost per month, if anything? An average of petrol/gas usage will do if you don't use public transport.
I think mine may be hard to beat - my monthly travel card costs £199 and it takes me an hour to go 16 miles each way.
Approximately £0.0035 per mile, maximum commute radius about 20 miles. :)
Quote from: ulmont on May 22, 2013, 08:10:50 AM
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
How much does your commute to work cost per month, if anything? An average of petrol/gas usage will do if you don't use public transport.
About $107 / month, based on the IRS 56.5 cents a mile estimates, and about 20-30 minutes to go 4.6 miles each day.
Do the IRS estimates take into account wear and tear (or is it they just average so that it would cover suvs as well)? I always end up making money (vs. gas purchased) when reimbursed. Given the magnitude of difference, I don't think it's just because I have a hybrid.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 08:28:37 AM
Quote from: Liep on May 22, 2013, 08:27:05 AM
Free. I bike to work like any proper Dane would do.
So what happens when there's a substantial accumulation of snow? Walk it?
It's possible to bike through quite a bit of snow, but in case it's too much I only have a 20 minutes walk to work, and 40 to uni.
I spend between $50-60 a month on gas.
Quote from: mongers on May 22, 2013, 08:36:08 AM
Approximately £0.0035 per mile, maximum commute radius about 20 miles. :)
Pffft, real ale's cheap, but not that cheap ;)
I bike from April through October, then I take the free bus that the university pays for by refusing to give employees a raise.
Quote from: ulmont on May 22, 2013, 08:10:50 AM
and about 20-30 minutes to go 4.6 miles each day.
That's a lot of red lights.
*does some quick math* At current gas prices, comes out to about $120 a month (assuming a certain percentage of the gas is spent driving places other than work). My commute is all driving and parking is free.
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2013, 08:37:05 AM
Do the IRS estimates take into account wear and tear (or is it they just average so that it would cover suvs as well)? I always end up making money (vs. gas purchased) when reimbursed. Given the magnitude of difference, I don't think it's just because I have a hybrid.
The estimates are supposed to take into account wear and tear, insurance, etc., i.e. "other items [than gasoline] enter into the calculation of mileage rates, such as depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs."
Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 22, 2013, 08:55:51 AM
Quote from: ulmont on May 22, 2013, 08:10:50 AM
and about 20-30 minutes to go 4.6 miles each day.
That's a lot of red lights.
5 red lights plus steady stop and go.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
I think mine may be hard to beat - my monthly travel card costs £199 and it takes me an hour to go 16 miles each way.
My bus pass costs me $60/year. It takes me 25 minutes to go 3 miles each way.
I also walk three miles a day to, from and between stations.
There is no direct busline to my job anymore once we moved (so I would have to drive quite a ways to get to the busline...which sort of removes any advantage) and the train does not come anywhere close to campus. I mean what Fing sense does it make to have a train that does not go to one of the biggest Universities in the world? So I get to blow tons of money and time driving everyday. My time is the real bummer, I blow through ten hours each week commuting.
Quote from: ulmont on May 22, 2013, 08:59:42 AM
Quote from: garbon on May 22, 2013, 08:37:05 AM
Do the IRS estimates take into account wear and tear (or is it they just average so that it would cover suvs as well)? I always end up making money (vs. gas purchased) when reimbursed. Given the magnitude of difference, I don't think it's just because I have a hybrid.
The estimates are supposed to take into account wear and tear, insurance, etc., i.e. "other items [than gasoline] enter into the calculation of mileage rates, such as depreciation and insurance and other fixed and variable costs."
Alright gotcha, yeah that's what I thought. :)
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 09:02:07 AM
I also walk three miles a day to, from and between stations.
I walk about a mile to and from the parking lot every day as well.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 09:02:07 AM
I also walk three miles a day to, from and between stations.
Yuck. I think I walk a total of 4 blocks (2 on each trip). -_-
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 09:02:07 AM
I also walk three miles a day to, from and between stations.
I walk about half a mile with my commute (part of it from the house to the stop, and part of it from the stop to the office).
During the summer - assuming that I don't have something going on in the evening which is rare - I try to walk to and from work. That's about an hour each way at right at 3 miles.
In Frankfurt, around 80 euros per month for 35-45 min each way. It's also good for the whole city (like Syt) and covers the airport (unlike most cities).
In Paris it's 50-60 euros per month depending if I take the year-long or the monthly one.
PS : on week-ends, the Paris pass is good for the whole region so don't need to pay an extra fee to go visit Versailles.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 09:02:07 AM
I also walk three miles a day to, from and between stations.
Maybe 3km for me.
Quote from: Valmy on May 22, 2013, 09:03:50 AM
I walk about a mile to and from the parking lot every day as well.
I bet that is fun. That walk from the parking place to the stadium was like walking through hell for me.
Quote from: PDH on May 22, 2013, 10:17:33 AM
Quote from: Valmy on May 22, 2013, 09:03:50 AM
I walk about a mile to and from the parking lot every day as well.
I bet that is fun. That walk from the parking place to the stadium was like walking through hell for me.
Summers really suck. There should be some law about getting all sweaty because of the brutal heat before 8 AM.
Boss pays for 4,500 EUR/yr rail pass.
The one zone transit pass I used to have cost $91/month. Since I got the car, I've been driving instead, dropping off my wife on the way and picking her back up on the way home. Haven't figured out what that costs in terms of gas and milage; I think I'm putting about $100-$120 worth of gas in the tank every month, but that includes all kinds of other driving too (and covers two $91/month transit passes).
Takes me about 10-15 minutes to drop my wife off, and then another 5-10 to get to my work from there.
A co-worker set me an email today at 8:54 which I responded to as I was still at home. When I got into the office, she looked puzzled and asked me when I had got a smart phone. She was confused because it had been so quick between when I sent her email from home and when I was in the office. She then told me that she hated me. -_-
:lol:
I used to walk about 30 minutes to and from work. It was lovely.
Right now, about half a tank a month. 20-30 mins a day depending on traffic.
Before that about the same in bus fare, 3h a day including quite a bit of walking.
The cost of my commute to work is inexpensive. My wife and I share the trip downtown so creates a cost savings. $200 per month for my parking stall and about $100 per month on gas. But the gas part is used mainly driving the kids too and from their many and varied stops.
Once they are off the university I will either go back to taking transit or now that we live quite close to downtown I might just start taking my bike to work.
About eighty bucks.
I'm surprised how expensive these public transportation costs you guys have are. Damn.
Let's see... monthly transit pass costs $89. That will take me door to door. Problem is that the bus outside my house only comes on the half hour, and then takes you to the LRT which goes right to work.
Option two: 5 minute drive to the Park and Ride. So you still need the $89 pass plus the 5 minutes worth of gas, but is generally much faster and convenient. Unfortunately the park and ride fills up fast. You can get away with 7:30 when university is out, but September-April it's more like 7:00 am.
Option three: work provides me with a deeply discounted underground parking space for $15 / month. So I take advantage of that. Edmonton is bisected by a river, and it doesn't have a ton of bridges. Driving to work isn't too bad, taking 30-45 minutes, but if you leave work at anywhere near rush hour it takes 45-60 minutes to get home. Also burn a tank of gas per week at a cost of $70-$80.
I basically mix and match between 2 and 3, taking the train as often as I can, but driving 1-2 per week.
I commute by palanquin carried by slaves. Costs are limited to human.
I wonder how much human civilization wastes on commuting annually...
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 11:44:36 AM
I wonder how much human civilization wastes on commuting annually...
Wastes? I get a nice bit of reading done - and when I used to drive, used that time to keep in touch with all of my relatives.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 11:44:36 AM
I wonder how much human civilization wastes on commuting annually...
Why do you always want information annually?
Quote from: The Brain on May 22, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 11:44:36 AM
I wonder how much human civilization wastes on commuting annually...
Why do you always want information annually?
Ideally, I'd like it daily. -_-
Quote from: Iormlund on May 22, 2013, 11:18:26 AM
Right now, about half a tank a month. 20-30 mins a day depending on traffic.
Wow you drive 20-30 minutes a day on only a half tank a month?
Quote from: Valmy on May 22, 2013, 11:58:16 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on May 22, 2013, 11:18:26 AM
Right now, about half a tank a month. 20-30 mins a day depending on traffic.
Wow you drive 20-30 minutes a day on only a half tank a month?
I only drive to/from work and fill up every other month, so yeah.
Quote from: Iormlund on May 22, 2013, 12:36:56 PM
Quote from: Valmy on May 22, 2013, 11:58:16 AM
Quote from: Iormlund on May 22, 2013, 11:18:26 AM
Right now, about half a tank a month. 20-30 mins a day depending on traffic.
Wow you drive 20-30 minutes a day on only a half tank a month?
I only drive to/from work and fill up every other month, so yeah.
Diesel?
Yes.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 11:21:58 AM
About eighty bucks.
I'm surprised how expensive these public transportation costs you guys have are. Damn.
I'm about $111 monthly in gas and that includes shuttling the kids to and from pre-school. Wife is $92 for her commute.
@21 miles each way. @16mpg. @$3.20 per gallon right now. 42/16=2.62 gallons. 2.62X3.20=$8.38 a day.
Quote from: lustindarkness on May 22, 2013, 01:11:11 PM
@21 miles each way. @16mpg. @$3.20 per gallon right now. 42/16=2.62 gallons. 2.62X3.20=$8.38 a day.
More like $24 if you take non-gasoline costs and wear and tear into account:
@21 miles each way. $0.565 dollars per mile. 21X2X$0.565 = $23.73.
Math gives me a head ache. :wacko: I spend more than The Wife would like me to but I love driving my truck and I don't care the exact amount I spend driving it. ;)
I knew Gas was cheap in the US but it's seriously cheap, man.
35.00 a week for a daily 60 mile round trip.
56 Euro per month for public transport. Takes me about 25 minutes door-to-door with about 9 km covered.
Nothing. I cycle.
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
I think mine may be hard to beat - my monthly travel card costs £199 and it takes me an hour to go 16 miles each way.
:bleeding:
And people wonder why I don't want to live in London.
Quote from: Tyr on May 22, 2013, 09:53:40 PM
Quote from: Brazen on May 22, 2013, 07:31:30 AM
I think mine may be hard to beat - my monthly travel card costs £199 and it takes me an hour to go 16 miles each way.
:bleeding:
And people wonder why I don't want to live in London.
It's seriously cheaper to own a car.
...Just not if you live in London.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 22, 2013, 01:44:55 PM
I knew Gas was cheap in the US but it's seriously cheap, man.
No, it's not. When it was $.79 a gallon 13 years ago, that was cheap.
Quote from: The Brain on May 22, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on May 22, 2013, 11:44:36 AM
I wonder how much human civilization wastes on commuting annually...
Why do you always want information annually?
It's not always available anally.
A 3 minute walk.
I pay 235€ for a whole year for the Bus, about 19km. 1h commute.
My girlfriend goes by our car about 45l fuel every 2 weeks (about 69.75€ every two weeks), trips to store also included.
about 10km 15minutes commute.
So in total we pay about 40€/week for our commutes.