20 Economy Cars That Cost the Least Per Mile

If you want your ride to get the lowest cost per mile, your best bet is to drive a low-cost economy car.

iSeeCars.com has rounded up the least expensive gasoline cars per 1,000 miles driven, and according to the site, “all of these cars cost less than $1,600 per 1,000 miles driven, or about one-third the average cost of an electric car and approximately half the price of the average gasoline or hybrid model.”

Here’s a look at the best economy cars in terms of cost per mile.

• Average miles driven per year: 17,593
• Average price for a new model: $14,805
• Price per 1,000 miles: $842

• Average miles driven per year: 19,323
• Average price for a new model: $17,765
• Price per 1,000 miles: $919

• Average miles driven per year: 18,761
• Average price for a new model: $17,459
• Price per 1,000 miles: $931

• Average miles driven per year: 16,043
• Average price for a new model: $16,066
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,001

• Average miles driven per year: 15,423
• Average price for a new model: $17,008
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,103

• Average miles driven per year: 22,482
• Average price for a new model: $29,483
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,311

• Average miles driven per year: 18,397
• Average price for a new model: $24,217
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,316

• Average miles driven per year: 13,219
• Average price for a new model: $17,732
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,341

• Average miles driven per year: 15,300
• Average price for a new model: $20,601
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,346

• Average miles driven per year: 16,042
• Average price for a new model: $21,658
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,350

• Average miles driven per year: 17,579
• Average price for a new model: $23,767
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,352

• Average miles driven per year: 15,248
• Average price for a new model: $20,640
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,354

• Average miles driven per year: 12,612
• Average price for a new model: $17,103
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,356

• Average miles driven per year: 16,538
• Average price for a new model: $22,703
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,373

• Average miles driven per year: 14,446
• Average price for a new model: $20,422
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,414

• Average miles driven per year: 16,427
• Average price for a new model: $23,906
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,455

• Average miles driven per year: 17,608
• Average price for a new model: $26,226
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,489

• Average miles driven per year: 14,186
• Average price for a new model: $21,890
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,543

• Average miles driven per year: 17,187
• Average price for a new model: $27,039
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,573

• Average miles driven per year: 16,585
• Average price for a new model: $26,351
• Price per 1,000 miles: $1,589

Data is sourced from iSeeCars.com and is accurate as of Apr. 30, 2024.