As of 2022, commuter rail was the most expensive mode of public transportation in terms of the median cost for a monthly pass in the United States, costing ***** dollars. The next most expensive modes of transportation were the commuter bus, trolleybus, and heavy and hybrid rail with about ** down to about ** dollars respectively. The rest of the modes had quite comparable prices with the bus having the lowest cost, among the priced options, with ** dollars.

This statistic shows the average monthly passes fare in U.S. public transportation between 2017 and 2019, by mode of transport. In 2019, bus passengers were charged on average of ***** U.S. dollars for a monthly pass.

There is more to housing affordability than the rent or mortgage you pay. Transportation costs are the second-biggest budget item for most families, but it can be difficult for people to fully factor transportation costs into decisions about where to live and work. The Location Affordability Index (LAI) is a user-friendly source of standardized data at the neighborhood (census tract) level on combined housing and transportation costs to help consumers, policymakers, and developers make more informed decisions about where to live, work, and invest. Compare eight household profiles (see table below) —which vary by household income, size, and number of commuters—and see the impact of the built environment on affordability in a given location while holding household demographics constant.*$11,880 for a single person household in 2016 according to US Dept. of Health and Human Services: https://aspe.hhs.gov/computations-2016-poverty-guidelinesThis layer is symbolized by the percentage of housing and transportation costs as a percentage of income for the Median-Income Family profile, but the costs as a percentage of income for all household profiles are listed in the pop-up:Also available is a gallery of 8 web maps (one for each household profile) all symbolized the same way for easy comparison: Median-Income Family, Very Low-Income Individual, Working Individual, Single Professional, Retired Couple, Single-Parent Family, Moderate-Income Family, and Dual-Professional Family.An accompanying story map provides side-by-side comparisons and additional context.--Variables used in HUD's calculations include 24 measures such as people per household, average number of rooms per housing unit, monthly housing costs (mortgage/rent as well as utility and maintenance expenses), average number of cars per household, median commute distance, vehicle miles traveled per year, percent of trips taken on transit, street connectivity and walkability (measured by block density), and many more.To learn more about the Location Affordability Index (v.3) visit: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/location-affordability-index/. There you will find some background and an FAQ page, which includes the question:"Manhattan, San Francisco, and downtown Boston are some of the most expensive places to live in the country, yet the LAI shows them as affordable for the typical regional household. Why?" These areas have some of the lowest transportation costs in the country, which helps offset the high cost of housing. The area median income (AMI) in these regions is also high, so when costs are shown as a percent of income for the typical regional household these neighborhoods appear affordable; however, they are generally unaffordable to households earning less than the AMI.Date of Coverage: 2012-2016 Date Released: March 2019Date Downloaded from HUD Open Data: 4/18/19Further Documentation:LAI Version 3 Data and MethodologyLAI Version 3 Technical Documentation

Cost of fuel for transportation by year and type. Annual price is average of monthly values.

In 2023, a monthly public transport pass in London cost *** U.S. dollars, while a monthly pass in New York cost *** U.S. dollars. Meanwhile public transport in Luxembourg, Valletta, and Tallinn was free during this period.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Transportation data was reported at 1,054.000 SAR in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,181.000 SAR for 2012. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Transportation data is updated yearly, averaging 1,054.000 SAR from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2013, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,181.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 856.000 SAR in 2007. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Transportation data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H003: Average Monthly Expenditure.

In 2024, households in Japan spent around ***** thousand Japanese yen on public transportation, increasing from roughly ***** thousand yen in the previous year. Most of the figure was related to railway transportation.

The Location Affordability Index (LAI) estimates the percentage of a family’s income dedicated to the combined cost of housing and transportation in a given location. Because what is “affordable” is different for everyone, users can choose among a diverse set of family profiles—which vary by household income, size, and number of commuters—and see the affordability landscape for each in a given neighborhood, city, or region. The Location Affordability Index (LAI) estimates three dependent variables of transportation behavior (auto ownership, auto use, and transit use) as functions of 14 independent variables (median income, per capita income, average household size, average commuters per household, residential density, gross density, block density, intersection density, transit connectivity, transit frequency of service, transit access shed, employment access, job diversity, and average commute distance). To hone in on the built environment’s influence on transportation costs, the independent household variables (income, household size, and commuters per household) are set at fixed values to control for any variation they might cause. The LAI also estimates two dependent variables of housing costs (Selected Monthly Owner Costs and Gross Rent) as functions of 16 independent variables: regional median selected monthly owner costs and regional median gross rent in addition to the 14 variables used in the transportation model.

To learn more about the Location Affordability Index (v.1.0) visit: https://www.locationaffordability.info/LAPMethods.pdf, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Data Dictionary: DD_Location Affordability Indev v.1.0. Date of Coverage: 2005-2009 https://www.locationaffordability.info/LAPMethodsV2.pdf

Graph and download economic data for Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Transportation in U.S. City Average (CPITRNSL) from Jan 1947 to Jun 2025 about transportation, urban, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

This statistic shows the average cost for public transport (bus, tram, metro) in selected cities around the world in 2018. In 2018, public transport in London was most expensive with an average ticket cost of **** US dollars.

Compared side-by-side is the cost of housing as a percent of income (on the right) with the cost of housing and transportation as a percent of income (on the left) for an average household at the county level. The average housing cost of five counties in the San Francisco Bay Region does not exceed 30% of average household income. When taking into consideration the added cost of transportation, however, only three counties – Alameda, San Francisco, and Santa Clara – do not exceed the 50% threshold for combined cost.

The average for 2021 based on 165 countries was 92.43 index points. The highest value was in Sweden: 185.61 index points and the lowest value was in Syria: 30.94 index points. The indicator is available from 2017 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Shows 2003 to present monthly average costs of shipping a metric ton of Brazilian soybeans per 100 miles by Historical truck. This is table 8 of the Brazil Soybean Transportation report.

According to a survey among Chinese consumers in *************, ** percent of the respondents confirmed that they spent more on transportation compared to six months ago, significantly lower than the global average of ** percent. In comparison, more than half of the Chinese respondents didn't perceive any price changes regarding transportation costs.

This dataset shows monthly weighted average truck prices for soybeans exported from Brazil. The weighted average is calculated from production-based shares to weight high-volume routes more heavily than low-volume routes. Quarterly route-level rates and production shares can be found here: https://agtransport.usda.gov/d/bmyw-r4ry.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication data was reported at 1,780.000 SAR in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,060.000 SAR for 2012. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication data is updated yearly, averaging 1,650.500 SAR from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2013, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,060.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 1,235.000 SAR in 1999. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H003: Average Monthly Expenditure.

Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Communication data was reported at 726.000 SAR in 2013. This records a decrease from the previous number of 879.000 SAR for 2012. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Communication data is updated yearly, averaging 726.000 SAR from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2013, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 879.000 SAR in 2012 and a record low of 665.000 SAR in 2007. Saudi Arabia Average Monthly Expenditure: Household: Transportation &Telecommunication: Communication data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Authority for Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.H003: Average Monthly Expenditure.

Indonesia Average Monthly Household Expenditure: Metro Municipality: Consumption: Transportation, Communication & Financial Services data was reported at 397,896.000 IDR in 2012. Indonesia Average Monthly Household Expenditure: Metro Municipality: Consumption: Transportation, Communication & Financial Services data is updated yearly, averaging 397,896.000 IDR from Dec 2012 (Median) to 2012, with 1 observations. Indonesia Average Monthly Household Expenditure: Metro Municipality: Consumption: Transportation, Communication & Financial Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Indonesia Premium Database’s Domestic Trade and Household Survey – Table ID.HB005: Cost of Living Survey (SBH-2012): Average Monthly Household Expenditure: by Cities and Commodities Group.

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Last three years monthly average costs of shipping a metric ton (mt) of Braziian soybeans per 100 miles by truck. This is figure 5 of the Brazil Soybean Transportation report.