Monthly Petrol & Fuel Budget Calculator
Estimate your monthly fuel expenses for office commuting and personal travel in Pakistan under notified OGRA rates.
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💡 Money Saving Tip: Maintaining proper tire pressure and steady 60 km/h speeds can improve vehicle mileage by up to 15%.
What a month of commuting actually costs
Fuel is a fixed monthly cost for most households in Pakistan, but it is rarely budgeted like one. The figures below assume a 30 km round trip on 22 working days — 660 km a month — and use the current OGRA notified petrol rate. Find the row closest to your vehicle, then use the calculator above to substitute your real distance and mileage.
| Vehicle | Mileage | Litres / month | Petrol cost / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle (70cc–125cc) | 45 km/L | 14.7 L | PKR 4,950.15 |
| Small city car (660cc–1000cc) | 18 km/L | 36.7 L | PKR 12,375.37 |
| Sedan (1300cc) | 12 km/L | 55.0 L | PKR 18,563.05 |
| SUV / crossover | 8 km/L | 82.5 L | PKR 27,844.58 |
The spread across that table is the point: the same commute costs a motorcycle rider a fraction of what it costs an SUV driver, and mileage moves the total far more than any single price revision does. Rates shown are the maximum ex-depot prices notified by OGRA and applied nationwide; see the methodology for how they are compiled, or the price history for how far they have moved this year.
Budgeting around price revisions
A fuel budget built on one month's rate goes stale the moment OGRA issues a new notification. Rather than re-running the numbers each time, work out your monthly litres once — that figure only changes when your commute or your vehicle does — and multiply it by whatever the current rate is. A commuter burning 55.0 litres a month feels roughly PKR 275 per PKR 5 of revision, in either direction.
If your travel is intercity rather than a daily commute, the trip fuel cost calculator works from motorway distances instead of a daily figure. For a single journey or a per-kilometre rate, use the fuel cost calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How much petrol does a 30 km daily commute use in a month?
At 30 km a day over 22 working days, you cover 660 km a month. A 1300cc sedan averaging 12 km/litre burns about 55.0 litres, which is roughly PKR 18,563.05 at the current notified petrol rate. A motorcycle at 45 km/litre needs only about 14.7 litres for the same distance.
How much does my monthly budget change when OGRA revises prices?
Multiply your monthly litres by the size of the revision. The same sedan commuter using about 55.0 litres a month pays roughly PKR 275 more per month for every PKR 5 per litre increase, and the same amount less on a cut. Your mileage matters more than the headline rate: at 8 km/litre instead of 12, the identical commute costs about 50% more every month.
Is diesel cheaper than petrol for daily commuting in Pakistan?
Not on the notified rate alone — diesel is currently PKR 363.06 per litre against petrol at PKR 337.51. Diesel commuting only works out cheaper when the vehicle's mileage advantage is large enough to overcome that gap, which is why it tends to suit high-distance and load-carrying use rather than a short city commute.
Why does this calculator use OGRA rates instead of pump prices?
OGRA notifies a single nationwide maximum ex-depot price for petrol and high-speed diesel, and every oil marketing company sells at that rate. Inland freight equalisation means the pump price you actually pay can differ by a small margin in some districts, so treat the result as a close estimate rather than an exact bill.