Vehicle vs Transport Cost Calculator

Compare the real cost of owning a delivery vehicle with hiring transport for your business.

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Delivery Cost vs Own Vehicle Calculator

Compare hired transport with the real monthly cost of owning a delivery vehicle.

Free Tool

💡 The key question: At your current delivery volume, is hiring transport cheaper than running your own vehicle?

Delivery Pattern

Trips per month

Distance per trip (km) For your own vehicle, the calculator can include the return journey.

Return journey

Hired Transport

Transport charge per trip (₹)

Loading / unloading per trip (₹)

Toll / parking per trip (₹) Enter 0 if these charges are already included in the transport rate.

Own Vehicle — Purchase & Fixed Costs

Vehicle purchase price (₹)

Down payment (₹)

Monthly EMI (₹)

Insurance per year (₹)

Road tax / permits per year (₹)

Driver salary per month (₹)

Own Vehicle — Running Costs

Fuel efficiency (km/litre)

Fuel price (₹/litre)

Maintenance & tyres (₹/km)

Toll / parking per trip (₹)

Other vehicle cost per month (₹)

Comparison

Hired transport / month —

Own vehicle / month —

Monthly difference —

Annual difference —

Cost Breakdown

Monthly distance—

Own vehicle fuel—

Maintenance & tyres—

EMI—

Driver + insurance + permits—

Toll / parking—

Break-Even & Capital

Down payment—

Savings if own vehicle is cheaper—

Estimated payback on down payment—

Important: This is a planning estimate. EMI, depreciation, taxes, insurance and maintenance vary by vehicle, financing and usage. Use your actual figures for a business decision.

Usage Scenario

See how the comparison changes if your monthly delivery volume increases or falls.

Trips / month	Hired transport	Own vehicle	Difference