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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota RAV4 in South Carolina

RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE · 41 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$100a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $4.08 a gallon for regular. That's 10.0¢ a mile and $1,194 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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1,000 mi
1003,000
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Hybrid · 41 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$100/ month
41 mpg (EPA combined) × $4.08/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for South Carolina's fuel tax (8.3¢/gal lower than the region's average)
Per year
$1,194
Per mile
10.0¢
Over 5 years
$5,971
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Every 2026 RAV4 version in South Carolina

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
RAV4FWD43 mpg$95
RAV4 AWD SE & LEAWD42 mpg$97
RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE(used in headline figures)AWD41 mpg$100
RAV4 AWD XLEAWD41 mpg$100
RAV4 Hybrid AWD Woodland EditionAWD38 mpg$107

RAV4 vs. Tesla Model Y in South Carolina

Toyota RAV441 mpg
$100/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$40/mo

The Model Y costs about $709 a year less to run here.

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South Carolina is the 7th cheapest state to fuel a RAV4

7th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$96
  2. 2Texas$96
  3. 3Louisiana$96
  4. 4Mississippi$97
  5. 5Arkansas$97
Around South Carolina
  1. 5Arkansas$97
  2. 6Alabama$99
  3. 7South Carolina$100
  4. 8Georgia$101
  5. 9West Virginia$101

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota RAV4 in South Carolina?

About $100 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,194 a year, for the 2026 RAV4 AWD Limited & XSE (41 mpg) at $4.08 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.0¢ a mile.

Which RAV4 version is cheapest to fuel?

The RAV4 (43 mpg), at about $95 a month in South Carolina. The 2026 RAV4 comes in 5 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.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of September 21, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, August 2025 to July 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate