Car comparison – which car is cheaper
Example: A 28,000 € petrol car vs a 35,000 € EV (15,000 km a year, 5 years): cheaper is car B – 3,706.17 € less over 5 years, 61.77 € a month on average.
The calculator compares any two cars on total cost of ownership: depreciation, fuel or charging, car tax, insurance and maintenance. Use it for petrol vs electric, but also for diesel vs hybrid or a new vs a used car. The calculation is the same as in the car total cost of ownership calculator.
Car tax is calculated with the Tax Board formula for each year of ownership (the age coefficient reduces the tax on older cars). Default fuel and electricity prices: petrol €1.95/l and diesel €2.13/l (Estonian average, November 2026), home charging ~€0.20/kWh including network fees and taxes, public charging ~€0.40/kWh.
Fuel consumption, insurance, maintenance and depreciation are examples – enter your own cars’ figures. For a plug-in hybrid only fuel is counted, not charging. The EV payback time (price difference ÷ yearly saving) is in the electric car payback calculator.
Sources
- EMTA – mootorsõidukimaks ↗
- XYdata – kütuse keskmine hind Eestis ↗
- Enefit – avaliku laadimise hinnad ↗
- Konkurentsiamet – energiaturgude ülevaated ↗
Based on official sources · last reviewed 2026-11-06.