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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Toyota Tacoma in California

Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD · 22 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$273a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $6.00 a gallon for regular. That's 27.3¢ a mile and $3,274 a year.

EIA's weekly survey for California.

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Gas · 22 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$273/ month
22 mpg (EPA combined) × $6.00/gal regularEIA's weekly survey for California
Per year
$3,274
Per mile
27.3¢
Over 5 years
$16,372
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Every 2026 Tacoma version in California

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WDRWD23 mpg$261
Tacoma 2WDRWD23 mpg$261
Tacoma Hybrid 4WD4WD23 mpg$261
Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD(used in headline figures)RWD22 mpg$273
Tacoma SR5/Sport/Off-Road/Limited 4WD4WD21 mpg$286
Tacoma 4WD4WD21 mpg$286
Tacoma 4WD MT4WD20 mpg$300

Tacoma vs. Ford F-150 Lightning in California

Toyota Tacoma22 mpg
$273/mo
Ford F-150 Lightning47.9 kWh/100 mi
$159/mo

The F-150 Lightning costs about $1,370 a year less to run here.

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California is the most expensive state to fuel a Tacoma

51st cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1New Mexico$179
  2. 2Texas$179
  3. 3Louisiana$179
  4. 4Mississippi$181
  5. 5Arkansas$181
Around California
  1. 49Oregon$237
  2. 50Washington$251
  3. 51California$273

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Toyota Tacoma in California?

About $273 a month for 1,000 miles, or $3,274 a year, for the 2026 Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (22 mpg) at $6.00 a gallon for regular. That works out to 27.3¢ a mile.

Which Tacoma version is cheapest to fuel?

The Tacoma SR5/Sport/PreRunner 2WD (23 mpg), at about $261 a month in California. The 2026 Tacoma comes in 7 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the California gas price come from?

EIA's weekly survey for California. 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