# Student Commute Cost

Compare public transport with a vehicle using entered fares and fuel prices.

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Category: Student & Education

Campus travel costs depend on attendance days and a matching round trip basis.

Enter fares or vehicle costs using the same route and days. Include parking and the chosen distance allowance.

## Inputs and controls

* Campus days per month. Allowed range: 0 to 31
* One way distance (km). Allowed range: 0 to 1000
* Public transport one way fare (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000
* Fuel economy (km/L). Allowed range: 0.01 to 200
* Fuel price per litre (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000
* Parking per campus day (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000
* Maintenance allowance per km (PKR). Allowed range: 0 to 100000000

## How to use

* Enter campus days per month, one way distance and public transport one way fare.

* Enter fuel economy, fuel price per litre, parking per campus day and maintenance allowance per km.

* Select Calculate result. Read the returned values alongside the assumptions below before copying, exporting or acting on the result.


## Why use this tool

The comparison keeps fuel arithmetic separate from the public transport fare.


## Before relying on the result

Two trips per campus day. Vehicle estimate includes fuel, entered parking and per km allowance, but excludes purchase, insurance and fixed costs.


## Tool limitations

Two trips per campus day. Vehicle estimate includes fuel, entered parking and per km allowance, but excludes purchase, insurance and fixed costs.

## Questions

### Does the vehicle total include purchase or insurance?

No. Those fixed ownership costs are excluded unless handled in a separate budget.

### What should I check before using Student Commute Cost?

Check Campus days per month, One way distance, Public transport one way fare and Fuel economy. Use the exact units shown beside the controls and replace any example values with your own inputs.

Source page last modified (UTC): 2026-10-04T15:55:32+00:00

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