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The Cost Of Owning A Car Around The World - From A Fiat 500 To A Porsche 911


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Buying and running a new car can be expensive - but how does the cost differ from car to car? Country to country?

New research from Compare the Market Compare The Market compares the price of 6 different classes of car in 24 countries, along with the first year running costs (insurance, petrol, road tax and breakdown cover) to reveal

The cheapest and most expensive countries to buy and run each class of car:

Class Model Cheapest Country Most Expensive Country

The City Car Fiat 500 India China

The Small Car VW Golf India Portugal

Large Family Car VW Passat Greece Brazil

SUV VW Tiguan Russia Portugal

Luxury Car BMW 5 Series Mexico Brazil

Sports Car Porsche 911 Canada India

To see the findings in full, click here

All costs can be seen in pound, $ and

The index also allows you to compare countries on single factors such as petrol and road tax, whilst also highlighting the varying cost of buying the same car in a different country.