Uber vs Rental Cars vs Taxi – a key question for today’s traveller whether it’s for work or leisure. If you’re traveling to a new city for the first time, then it’s always good to know the cheapest, safest and best way to get from the Airport to the City Centre.
A New Zealand based Car Rental company analyzed 85 cities around the world from Adelaide to Zurich and everywhere in between to work out whether it’s cheaper to rent a car, get an Uber or jump in a taxi to the City Centre from the Airport.
The answer is…it depends on the city!
City
|
Country
|
KM to City Centre
|
Taxi Cost
|
Cost per KM
|
Uber Cost
|
1 Day Rental
|
Difference between
Taxis & Uber |
Difference between
Taxis & Car Rentals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milan | Italy | 47 | $83.87 | $1.78 | $97.44 | $28.07 | -14% | 498% |
Auckland | New Zealand | 27 | $61.99 | $2.27 | $33.38 | $25.49 | 86% | 386% |
Madrid | Spain | 20 | $36.21 | $1.78 | $37.96 | $15.12 | -5% | 379% |
Athens | Greece | 44 | $59.47 | $1.36 | $59.47 | $33.04 | 0% | 260% |
Rome | Italy | 31 | $52.21 | $1.67 | $61.27 | $29.73 | -15% | 251% |
Barcelona | Spain | 25 | $45.91 | $1.81 | no uber | $26.78 | no uber | 243% |
London | United Kingdom | 27 | $85.07 | $3.14 | $39.37 | $51.34 | 116% | 231% |
Lyon | France | 39 | $72.00 | $1.87 | $62.94 | $44.81 | 14% | 221% |
Los Angeles | United States | 30 | $60.46 | $1.98 | $26.03 | $38.83 | 132% | 211% |
Marseille | France | 26 | $57.81 | $2.23 | $53.16 | $38.74 | 9% | 198% |
Birmingham | United Kingdom | 22 | $53.95 | $2.48 | $20.50 | $36.38 | 163% | 197% |
Christchurch | New Zealand | 10 | $37.20 | $3.61 | $17.62 | $25.49 | 111% | 192% |
Melbourne | Australia | 24 | $43.55 | $1.85 | $27.40 | $30.05 | 59% | 190% |
Sydney | Australia | 17 | $42.03 | $2.46 | $30.10 | $29.82 | 40% | 182% |
Munich | Germany | 37 | $61.18 | $1.64 | $51.27 | $46.35 | 19% | 164% |
Brisbane | Australia | 18 | $37.79 | $2.07 | $20.70 | $29.71 | 83% | 154% |
Te Aviv | Israel | 23 | $38.30 | $1.66 | no uber | $32.51 | no uber | 136% |
San Francisco | United States | 22 | $45.70 | $2.10 | $24.35 | $38.83 | 88% | 135% |
Las Vegas | United States | 13 | $43.46 | $3.29 | $19.43 | $37.34 | 124% | 133% |
Paris | France | 27 | $51.16 | $1.87 | $46.62 | $44.81 | 10% | 128% |
Tokyo | Japan | 21 | $61.93 | $2.96 | $62.61 | $54.99 | -1% | 125% |
Helsinki | Finland | 25 | $63.01 | $2.57 | $74.81 | $58.27 | -16% | 116% |
Dublin | Ireland | 15 | $28.83 | $1.98 | $45.34 | $26.87 | -36% | 115% |
Chicago | United States | 30 | $47.72 | $1.59 | $26.21 | $44.69 | 82% | 114% |
Manchester | United Kingdom | 17 | $43.41 | $2.60 | $21.23 | $40.78 | 104% | 113% |
Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 15 | $43.51 | $2.90 | $21.49 | $40.93 | 103% | 113% |
Prague | Czech Republic | 20 | $29.60 | $1.51 | $13.50 | $28.13 | 119% | 110% |
Frankfurt | Germany | 17 | $46.54 | $2.71 | no uber | $45.18 | no uber | 106% |
Budapest | Hungary | 22 | $26.81 | $1.21 | no uber | $27.23 | no uber | 97% |
Stockholm | Sweden | 43 | $64.68 | $1.52 | $63.68 | $66.49 | 2% | 95% |
Toronto | Canada | 29 | $44.18 | $1.52 | $25.12 | $46.11 | 76% | 92% |
Queenstown | New Zealand | 7.7 | $25.49 | $3.31 | no uber | $26.87 | no uber | 90% |
Bordeaux | France | 11 | $40.05 | $3.67 | $26.06 | $42.76 | 54% | 87% |
Sao Paulo | Brazil | 25 | $21.87 | $0.88 | $13.17 | $24.66 | 66% | 77% |
Hamburg | Germany | 18 | $40.58 | $2.25 | no uber | $46.19 | no uber | 76% |
Miami | United States | 20 | $39.17 | $1.98 | $18.43 | $44.68 | 113% | 75% |
Glasgow | United Kingdom | 16 | $37.71 | $2.34 | $17.59 | $43.19 | 114% | 75% |
Wellington | New Zealand | 7.3 | $21.36 | $2.93 | $12.59 | $25.49 | 70% | 68% |
Brussels | Belgium | 15 | $48.15 | $3.28 | $27.64 | $57.74 | 74% | 67% |
Lisbon | Portugal | 6.9 | $15.52 | $2.25 | $8.19 | $19.08 | 89% | 63% |
New York City | United States | 31 | $60.17 | $1.96 | $52.69 | $74.66 | 14% | 61% |
Shanghai | China | 46 | $22.90 | $0.50 | no uber | $28.53 | no uber | 61% |
Amsterdam | Netherlands | 23 | $58.36 | $2.56 | $36.78 | $73.67 | 59% | 58% |
Oslo | Norway | 49 | $81.17 | $1.67 | $75.92 | $104.53 | 7% | 55% |
Cape Town | South Africa | 19 | $18.12 | $0.98 | $10.46 | $23.38 | 73% | 55% |
Cologne | Germany | 17 | $32.58 | $1.95 | no uber | $42.25 | no uber | 54% |
Toulouse | France | 11 | $33.46 | $3.13 | $23.24 | $44.81 | 44% | 49% |
Perth | Australia | 16 | $36.75 | $2.34 | $20.59 | $49.50 | 78% | 48% |
Stuttgart | Germany | 14 | $31.64 | $2.26 | no uber | $42.95 | no uber | 47% |
Nice | France | 7.2 | $30.43 | $4.22 | $18.40 | $42.76 | 65% | 42% |
Bucharest | Romania | 20 | $8.34 | $0.41 | $8.34 | $13.02 | 0% | 28% |
Adelaide | Australia | 7.2 | $18.40 | $2.56 | $13.72 | $29.71 | 34% | 24% |
Vancouver | Canada | 14 | $28.13 | $2.00 | no uber | $46.11 | no uber | 22% |
Zurich | Switzerland | 11 | $56.74 | $5.06 | $27.82 | $96.40 | 104% | 18% |
Dubai | UAE | 20 | $13.98 | $0.69 | $17.08 | $24.45 | -18% | 14% |
Gothenburg | Sweden | 26 | $49.14 | $1.92 | $39.73 | $86.95 | 24% | 13% |
Moscow | Russia | 46 | $19.36 | $0.42 | $15.70 | $35.15 | 23% | 10% |
Phuket | Thailand | 32 | $14.48 | $0.45 | no uber | $26.38 | no uber | 10% |
Geneva | Switzerland | 8.9 | $50.19 | $5.64 | $25.63 | $91.94 | 96% | 9% |
Vienna | Austria | 20 | $32.68 | $1.64 | $21.85 | $62.63 | 50% | 4% |
Beijing | China | 31 | $14.24 | $0.47 | no uber | $28.53 | no uber | 0% |
Copenhagen | Denmark | 8.6 | $37.86 | $4.40 | no uber | $81.38 | no uber | -7% |
Berlin | Germany | 11 | $23.28 | $2.04 | $23.28 | $50.13 | 0% | -7% |
Buenos Aires | Argentina | 32 | $18.55 | $0.59 | $14.68 | $40.75 | 26% | -9% |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 70 | $13.83 | $0.20 | $12.72 | $31.43 | 9% | -12% |
Medellin | Columbia | 45 | $15.33 | $0.34 | $10.65 | $35.82 | 44% | -14% |
Istanbul | Turkey | 23 | $13.66 | $0.59 | $13.66 | $31.97 | 0% | -15% |
Santiago | Chile | 26 | $21.36 | $0.81 | $11.23 | $50.91 | 90% | -16% |
Bangkok | Thailand | 35 | $9.69 | $0.28 | $7.76 | $26.38 | 25% | -27% |
Antwerp | Belgium | 6.6 | $23.22 | $3.52 | $16.15 | $64.93 | 44% | -28% |
Warsaw | Poland | 8.2 | $8.38 | $1.02 | $5.04 | $26.63 | 66% | -37% |
Sofia | Bulgaria | 12 | $6.08 | $0.51 | no uber | $20.29 | no uber | -40% |
Riga | Latvia | 9.8 | $7.06 | $0.72 | no uber | $25.12 | no uber | -44% |
Singapore | Singapore | 23 | $17.81 | $0.78 | $15.91 | $71.30 | 12% | -50% |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 39 | $34.60 | $0.89 | $26.70 | $138.77 | 30% | -50% |
Rotterdam | Netherlands | 6.2 | $17.66 | $2.85 | $16.63 | $78.22 | 6% | -55% |
Tallinn | Estonia | 6.2 | $8.23 | $1.33 | $5.08 | $40.47 | 62% | -59% |
Bangalore | India | 36 | $8.04 | $0.22 | $6.58 | $51.09 | 22% | -69% |
Mexico City | Mexico | 8.7 | $3.62 | $0.41 | $4.37 | $26.83 | -17% | -73% |
Jakarta | Indonesia | 37 | $10.51 | $0.28 | $8.66 | $89.71 | 21% | -77% |
Bogota | Columbia | 13 | $3.30 | $0.26 | $3.71 | $35.82 | -11% | -82% |
Mumbai | India | 10 | $2.80 | $0.27 | $3.40 | $51.09 | -18% | -89% |
Cairo | Egypt | 21 | $1.83 | $0.08 | $2.81 | $42.53 | -35% | -91% |
Lagos | Nigeria | 15 | $4.06 | $0.28 | $3.00 | no car rentals | 35% | no car rentals |
Hanoi | Vietnam | 28 | $10.62 | $0.38 | $9.17 | no car rentals | 16% | no car rentals |