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 152-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with Rhode Island-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.
Sedan
$35,2175-year estimate, $587/moSUV / crossover
$47,6315-year estimate, $794/moTruck
$50,0225-year estimate, $834/moElectric
$52,1585-year estimate, $869/moLuxury
$71,6955-year estimate, $1,195/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.