Cost of Owning a Car in Rhode Island
How Rhode Island's gas prices, electricity rates, sales tax and insurance costs affect what you'll typically pay to own a vehicle.
Rhode Island at a glance
Gas price
$4per gallon, illustrative averageElectricity
$0.25per kWh, illustrative averageSales tax
7.00%plus ~$90 average registrationInsurance in Rhode Island runs above the national average in this model, reflected as a 1.10× multiplier on our base class rates.
5-year cost by vehicle class in Rhode Island
Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 48-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Rhode Island-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.
Sedan
$30,4965-year estimate, $508/moSUV / crossover
$43,3765-year estimate, $723/moTruck
$54,2905-year estimate, $905/moElectric
$42,2785-year estimate, $705/moLuxury
$65,7065-year estimate, $1,095/moYour actual cost depends on the specific vehicle — use the interactive calculator and select Rhode Island for a number tailored to your car, or browse real vehicle estimates.