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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Honda Civic in South Carolina

Civic 4Dr · 34 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$104a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That's 10.4¢ a mile and $1,244 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average).

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Gas · 34 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$104/ month
34 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.53/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$1,244
Per mile
10.4¢
Over 5 years
$6,222
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Every 2026 Civic version in South Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Civic 4DrFWD49 mpg$72
Civic 5DrFWD48 mpg$73
Civic 4DrFWD36 mpg$98
Civic 4Dr(used in headline figures)FWD34 mpg$104
Civic 5DrFWD34 mpg$104
Civic 4DrFWD31 mpgpremium$142
Civic 5DrFWD24 mpgpremium$184

Civic vs. Tesla Model Y in South Carolina

Honda Civic34 mpg
$104/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$41/mo

The Model Y costs about $756 a year less to run here.Counting South Carolina's $60 EV fee, the saving is about $696.

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South Carolina's gas tax: 28.8¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.53 a gallon for regular in South Carolina, 47.2¢ is tax: 13% of the price. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Civic (34 mpg) pays about $14 a month in fuel tax, $166 a year. South Carolina's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

The Civic's hybrid versions pay South Carolina's extra hybrid fee on top: $30 a year. It is paid as $60 every two years.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so South Carolina charges them an extra registration fee instead: $60 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average). Hybrid fee: U.S. Department of Energy. EV fee: U.S. Department of Energy. Fees checked October 2026.

Lower Atlantic gas prices are down 32¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey South Carolina on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.62 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.20 (week of September 28, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Civic costs about $9 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Lower Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.61
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

South Carolina is the 6th cheapest state to fuel a Civic

6th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$100
  2. 2New Mexico$101
  3. 3Louisiana$102
  4. 4Mississippi$103
  5. 5Arkansas$103
Around South Carolina
  1. 4Mississippi$103
  2. 5Arkansas$103
  3. 6South Carolina$104
  4. 7Alabama$105
  5. 8Georgia$105

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Honda Civic in South Carolina?

About $104 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,244 a year, for the 2026 Civic 4Dr (34 mpg) at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.4¢ a mile.

Which Civic version is cheapest to fuel?

The Civic 4Dr (49 mpg), at about $72 a month in South Carolina. The 2026 Civic comes in 7 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the South Carolina gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in South Carolina is tax?

47.2¢ a gallon: 28.8¢ South Carolina state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 13% of the estimated $3.53 a gallon for regular. Counties and cities can add their own on top.

Are gas prices going up in South Carolina?

EIA doesn't survey South Carolina on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of November 9, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, September 2025 to August 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate