What does your car actually cost? Exact figures, from the official schedules.

Every registration fee, stamp duty formula, fine and fuel figure on RegoWise is calculated from the official government schedule that sets it, each one dated and linked back to its source.

FreshnessFuel prices: week ending 18 October 2026 (AIP weekly report) · rego, duty and fines: each state's own schedule, verified between 17 July and 24 September 2026.

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Stamp duty, calculated properly

Every state prices duty differently — per $100, per $200, sliding percentages, cylinder classes, emissions categories. A $50,000 car costs $1,600.00 in NSW duty and something quite different everywhere else. See all 8 side by side, or run your own numbers:

NSW stamp duty calculator

Vehicle value (dutiable value, $)

$900.00

$30,000 → 300 × $3 = $900

Rate applied: $3 per $100 (or part)

Estimate for a private passenger vehicle. Dutiable value is the higher of price paid or market value. General information only — confirm with the revenue office before transacting.

What a drive costs

Fuel cost calculator

Distance (km)

Consumption (L/100 km)

Fuel price (c/L)

Split between

Return trip

$77.47

Fuel used32.0 L

Price used242.1 c/L

Default price: national average U91, week ending 18 October 2026. Fuel only — tolls, wear and rest stops not included.

Or jump to a corridor: Sydney ↔ Melbourne, Brisbane ↔ Gold Coast, Melbourne ↔ Adelaide, Perth ↔ Mandurah — all corridors.

Cheapest state?For a typical car, NSW currently has the lowest annual rego ($375). The full ranking, all 8 jurisdictions →

Data studySame car, eight prices. Putting one identical $45,000 car on the road costs $1,371.45 more in WA than in the NT — duty, rego and CTP itemised for all eight. Read the study →

Demerits & fines, straight from the schedules

Every state and territory sets its own penalties, so the same offence can carry different demerit points and a different fine depending on where you were driving. We take the points and the fine straight from each road authority's published schedule and show them side by side, stating the consequence without the lecture. Pick a state to see what a given offence actually costs and how close it sits to losing your licence.