MilePrice

What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Corolla in South Carolina

Corolla Hatchback · 35 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$101a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That's 10.1¢ a mile and $1,209 a year.

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

Change the version, miles or price

1,000 mi
1003,000
Blank uses the South Carolina average
Gas · 35 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$101/ month
35 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
$1,209
Per mile
10.1¢
Over 5 years
$6,045
Compare with an electric car
Planning a road trip in the Corolla?See what any drive would cost to fuel, and split it with friends.

Every 2026 Corolla version in South Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Corolla HybridFWD50 mpg$71
Corolla Hybrid AWDAWD48 mpg$73
Corolla Hybrid SEFWD47 mpg$75
Corolla Hybrid SE AWDAWD44 mpg$80
Corolla (1-mode TM)FWD35 mpg$101
Corolla Hatchback(used in headline figures)FWD35 mpg$101
Corolla (3-mode TM)FWD34 mpg$104
CorollaFWD34 mpg$104
Corolla Hatchback XSEFWD33 mpg$107
Corolla Hatchback FXFWD33 mpg$107
GR CorollaAWD24 mpgpremium$184
GR CorollaAWD22 mpgpremium$200

Corolla vs. Tesla Model Y in South Carolina

Toyota Corolla35 mpg
$101/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$41/mo

The Model Y costs about $721 a year less to run here.Counting South Carolina's $60 EV fee, the saving is about $661.

See the break-even

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 Corolla (35 mpg) pays about $13 a month in fuel tax, $162 a year. South Carolina's state gas tax is near the middle of the 50 states and DC.

The Corolla'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 Corolla 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
Show every weekly figure

EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

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

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

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$97
  2. 2New Mexico$98
  3. 3Louisiana$99
  4. 4Mississippi$100
  5. 5Arkansas$100
Around South Carolina
  1. 4Mississippi$100
  2. 5Arkansas$100
  3. 6South Carolina$101
  4. 7Alabama$102
  5. 8Georgia$102

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Corolla in South Carolina?

About $101 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,209 a year, for the 2026 Corolla Hatchback (35 mpg) at $3.53 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.1¢ a mile.

Which Corolla version is cheapest to fuel?

The Corolla Hybrid (50 mpg), at about $71 a month in South Carolina. The 2026 Corolla comes in 12 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