Paying for Your Car

As a postscript to the discussion of American and German working hours, here are two fun facts: the average American works 2 hours per day to pay for their car or cars. Someone who gets around by bike, by contrast, works 9.01 minutes per day to pay for their bike -- and that's only if you count food as the "fuel" consumed by bicycle travel.

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[ian in hamburg]

I figure I've saved 15,000 euro at least over the past 10 years simply by cycling to work instead of driving or taking public transit. It gets even better when you consider how little tax you pay if you don't own a car but cycle instead. No fuel tax, no eco tax, no MwSt on top of all that, nothing.