There are many ways to move between the small
streets of Donostia, you can easily take a bike and go around the entire city
and have fun or just go shopping. A regular bike costs around 200€, brand new.
Obviously a car is a lot expensive than a bike, but comparing the cost of
traveling from one point to another inside the city, the bike could be
considered as a hard contender.
Let’s suppose that you live in Riveras de
Loiola and you have to go everyday to Zurriola, it’s a 3, 6 kilometer long
trip. A car fuel consumition in the city is between 7L/100km and 12L/km.
Translated, it's between 0,25/0,45L in 3,6 kilometers. The Diesel now costs
around 1, 40€/L, so 17cents/32cents just to go. But as you don't leave the car
in the beach and walk back to your place, you have to multiply this by 2, then,
by 20 days.
The estimated result gives us a 14-24€ cost
per month only in diesel, which is not so bad. You have a car where you can
keep your shopping and be safe from the rain. At this point, the car looks like
the best option for this rainy and sometimes cold city.
But let’s be honest, try to park in Donostia.
Many times you will spend more time trying to park than doing the task you are
going for.
Next time, we’ll talk about the parking,
insurance and another taxes to get the real cost per month.
Bastian Parra
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