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COST OF OWNERSHIP BY STATE

Cost of Owning a Car in Montana

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

Montana at a glance

Gas price

$4per gallon, illustrative average

Electricity

$0.11per kWh, illustrative average

Sales tax

0.00%plus ~$110 average registration

Insurance in Montana 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 Montana

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

Sedan

$27,2285-year estimate, $454/mo

SUV / crossover

$39,1035-year estimate, $652/mo

Truck

$48,8765-year estimate, $815/mo

Electric

$35,0725-year estimate, $585/mo

Luxury

$59,4915-year estimate, $992/mo
Your actual cost depends on the specific vehicle — use the interactive calculator and select Montana for a number tailored to your car, or browse real vehicle estimates.