Cost of Owning a Car in South Carolina

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

South Carolina at a glance

Insurance in South Carolina runs close to the national average in this model, reflected as a 1.05× multiplier on our base class rates.

5-year cost by vehicle class in South Carolina

Uses real market-average vehicle prices per class (from our 152-vehicle MarketCheck pull) combined with South Carolina-specific tax, fee, fuel and insurance data.