A rental car with the extras

Not cheaper

It says $32 a day. It really costs $87 a day.

• It stays cheaper as long as the add-ons come to less than $38 a day. They come to $46.
• For every $1 of the advertised price, you pay $2.72 in all.
• The add-ons are 63% of what you pay.
• It costs $40 in all more than the price that includes everything.

This is a worked example with illustrative figures, not data about any real person or company. Change any of them in the calculator and the answer changes with them.

How this answer was worked out

Every formula is written out on the formulas page.

What the calculator asks you

• How many days
• The advertised rate, per day
• Insurance or damage cover, per day
• Extra driver, per day
• Child seat or navigation, per day
• Airport and other fees, per day
• One-off charges
• The rate that already includes these, per day

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