COST OF OWNERSHIP BY STATE

Cost of Owning a Car in Arizona

How Arizona's gas prices, electricity rates, sales tax and insurance costs affect what you'll typically pay to own a vehicle.

Arizona at a glance

Gas price

$4per gallon, illustrative average

Electricity

$0.14per kWh, illustrative average

Sales tax

5.60%plus ~$95 average registration

Insurance in Arizona runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 0.95× multiplier on our base class rates.

5-year cost by vehicle class in Arizona

Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 48-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Arizona-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.

Sedan

$29,2385-year estimate, $487/mo

SUV / crossover

$41,9315-year estimate, $699/mo

Truck

$52,7305-year estimate, $879/mo

Electric

$38,1725-year estimate, $636/mo

Luxury

$63,4695-year estimate, $1,058/mo

Your actual cost depends on the specific vehicle — use the interactive calculator and select Arizona for a number tailored to your car, or browse real vehicle estimates.