{
  "id": "fuel-cost-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Fuel Cost Calculator",
  "shortName": "Fuel cost",
  "description": "Estimate fuel used and trip cost from distance, efficiency, and fuel price.",
  "category": "Vehicles & Travel",
  "categorySlug": "vehicles-travel",
  "keywords": [
    "trip fuel cost",
    "gas cost",
    "mpg trip",
    "liters per 100 km"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/fuel-cost-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/fuel-cost-calculator/?efficiencyType=mpg&distance=300&efficiency=30&fuelPrice=3.5",
  "queryParameters": {
    "efficiencyType": {
      "label": "Efficiency format",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "mpg"
    },
    "distance": {
      "label": "Trip distance",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 300
    },
    "efficiency": {
      "label": "Fuel efficiency",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 30
    },
    "fuelPrice": {
      "label": "Fuel price per gallon or liter",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 3.5
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "efficiencyType",
      "label": "Efficiency format",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "mpg",
      "options": [
        {
          "label": "Miles per gallon (US)",
          "value": "mpg"
        },
        {
          "label": "Liters per 100 km",
          "value": "l100km"
        }
      ],
      "width": "full"
    },
    {
      "id": "distance",
      "label": "Trip distance",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 300,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Miles for MPG; kilometers for L/100 km",
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "efficiency",
      "label": "Fuel efficiency",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 30,
      "min": 0.000001,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "MPG or L/100 km",
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelPrice",
      "label": "Fuel price per gallon or liter",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 3.5,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.01,
      "width": "full"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "totalCost",
      "label": "Trip fuel cost",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelNeeded",
      "label": "Fuel needed",
      "format": "number"
    },
    {
      "id": "fuelUnit",
      "label": "Fuel unit",
      "format": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": "costPer100Distance",
      "label": "Cost per 100 distance units",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "MPG: fuel = distance ÷ MPG; metric: fuel = distance × L/100 km ÷ 100"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "efficiencyType": "mpg",
        "distance": 300,
        "efficiency": 30,
        "fuelPrice": 3.5
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}