🌿 Free budget tool
🚙 Car Budget Calculator
How much should you spend on a car each month?
After taxes — what actually hits your account.
Enter your numbers to see the breakdown. 🌿
About the car budget calculator
All-in car costs — payment, insurance, fuel and upkeep — are best kept around 10–15% of your take-home pay. Enter your income to see a sensible monthly transport budget before a dealer talks you into more.
Why it helps: Cars quietly eat budgets through four costs at once — capping the total keeps a depreciating asset from running your finances.
How to use it
- 1 Enter your monthly take-home pay.
- 2 See the recommended total transport range (10–15%).
- 3 Remember it covers payment + insurance + gas + maintenance.
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Questions
Good to know
How much should I spend on a car per month?
Keep all-in car costs (payment, insurance, fuel, upkeep) around 10–15% of take-home pay. The calculator shows your range.
Does this include insurance and gas?
Yes — this is the all-in transport budget, not just the loan payment. Build the whole cost into your plan.
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