Commuting Costs

Round trip by train from the World Trade Center PATH station through Newark to Long Branch: $26.

• PATH train: $4.00
• NJ Transit: $22.00

Some recent expenditures for my bike:

• new headlight: $20
• new reflective vest: $4.99 at IKEA
• spare inner tube: $7
• tire patch kit: $1.99

Round trip in the car:  $29.07

• Tolls: $18.60
• 3 gallons gas: $10.47

Or, round trip in the car, 110 miles at 55.5 cents per mile:  $61.05

Recent car expenditures:

• Inspection: $37.00
• Registration: $60
• Hubcaps: $41.00

There are also psychic costs.  More on those another day.