Question: how much does it cost to have a car per month?
Answer: The average monthly payment on a new car was $523 in the first quarter of 2018, according to credit reporting agency Experian. But that's far from the true cost to own a car. For vehicles driven 15,000 miles a year, average car ownership costs were $8,469 a year, or about $706 a month, in 2017, according to AAA.