Uber vs Rental Cars vs Taxi – a key question for today’s traveller whether it’s for work or leisure. If you’re traveling to a new city for the first time, then it’s always good to know the cheapest, safest and best way to get from the Airport to the City Centre.
A New Zealand based Car Rental company analyzed 85 cities around the world from Adelaide to Zurich and everywhere in between to work out whether it’s cheaper to rent a car, get an Uber or jump in a taxi to the City Centre from the Airport.
The answer is…it depends on the city!
| City
|
Country
|
KM to City Centre
|
Taxi Cost
|
Cost per KM
|
Uber Cost
|
1 Day Rental
|
Difference between
Taxis & Uber |
Difference between
Taxis & Car Rentals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Milan
|
Italy | 47 | $ 83.87 | $ 1.78 | $ 97.44 | $ 28.07 | -14% | 498% |
|
Auckland
|
New Zealand | 27 | $ 61.99 | $ 2.27 | $ 33.38 | $ 25.49 | 86% | 386% |
|
Madrid
|
Spain | 20 | $ 36.21 | $ 1.78 | $ 37.96 | $ 15.12 | -5% | 379% |
|
Athens
|
Greece | 44 | $ 59.47 | $ 1.36 | $ 59.47 | $ 33.04 | 0% | 260% |
|
Rome
|
Italy | 31 | $ 52.21 | $ 1.67 | $ 61.27 | $ 29.73 | -15% | 251% |
|
Barcelona
|
Spain | 25 | $ 45.91 | $ 1.81 | no uber | $ 26.78 | no uber | 243% |
|
London
|
United Kingdom | 27 | $ 85.07 | $ 3.14 | $ 39.37 | $ 51.34 | 116% | 231% |
|
Lyon
|
France | 39 | $ 72.00 | $ 1.87 | $ 62.94 | $ 44.81 | 14% | 221% |
|
Los Angeles
|
United States | 30 | $ 60.46 | $ 1.98 | $ 26.03 | $ 38.83 | 132% | 211% |
|
Marseille
|
France | 26 | $ 57.81 | $ 2.23 | $ 53.16 | $ 38.74 | 9% | 198% |
|
Birmingham
|
United Kingdom | 22 | $ 53.95 | $ 2.48 | $ 20.50 | $ 36.38 | 163% | 197% |
|
Christchurch
|
New Zealand | 10 | $ 37.20 | $ 3.61 | $ 17.62 | $ 25.49 | 111% | 192% |
|
Melbourne
|
Australia | 24 | $ 43.55 | $ 1.85 | $ 27.40 | $ 30.05 | 59% | 190% |
|
Sydney
|
Australia | 17 | $ 42.03 | $ 2.46 | $ 30.10 | $ 29.82 | 40% | 182% |
|
Munich
|
Germany | 37 | $ 61.18 | $ 1.64 | $ 51.27 | $ 46.35 | 19% | 164% |
|
Brisbane
|
Australia | 18 | $ 37.79 | $ 2.07 | $ 20.70 | $ 29.71 | 83% | 154% |
|
Te Aviv
|
Israel | 23 | $ 38.30 | $ 1.66 | no uber | $ 32.51 | no uber | 136% |
|
San Francisco
|
United States | 22 | $ 45.70 | $ 2.10 | $ 24.35 | $ 38.83 | 88% | 135% |
|
Las Vegas
|
United States | 13 | $ 43.46 | $ 3.29 | $ 19.43 | $ 37.34 | 124% | 133% |
|
Paris
|
France | 27 | $ 51.16 | $ 1.87 | $ 46.62 | $ 44.81 | 10% | 128% |
|
Tokyo
|
Japan | 21 | $ 61.93 | $ 2.96 | $ 62.61 | $ 54.99 | -1% | 125% |
|
Helsinki
|
Finland | 25 | $ 63.01 | $ 2.57 | $ 74.81 | $ 58.27 | -16% | 116% |
|
Dublin
|
Ireland | 15 | $ 28.83 | $ 1.98 | $ 45.34 | $ 26.87 | -36% | 115% |
|
Chicago
|
United States | 30 | $ 47.72 | $ 1.59 | $ 26.21 | $ 44.69 | 82% | 114% |
|
Manchester
|
United Kingdom | 17 | $ 43.41 | $ 2.60 | $ 21.23 | $ 40.78 | 104% | 113% |
|
Edinburgh
|
United Kingdom | 15 | $ 43.51 | $ 2.90 | $ 21.49 | $ 40.93 | 103% | 113% |
|
Prague
|
Czech Republic | 20 | $ 29.60 | $ 1.51 | $ 13.50 | $ 28.13 | 119% | 110% |
|
Frankfurt
|
Germany | 17 | $ 46.54 | $ 2.71 | no uber | $ 45.18 | no uber | 106% |
|
Budapest
|
Hungary | 22 | $ 26.81 | $ 1.21 | no uber | $ 27.23 | no uber | 97% |
|
Stockholm
|
Sweden | 43 | $ 64.68 | $ 1.52 | $ 63.68 | $ 66.49 | 2% | 95% |
|
Toronto
|
Canada | 29 | $ 44.18 | $ 1.52 | $ 25.12 | $ 46.11 | 76% | 92% |
|
Queenstown
|
New Zealand | 7.7 | $ 25.49 | $ 3.31 | no uber | $ 26.87 | no uber | 90% |
|
Bordeaux
|
France | 11 | $ 40.05 | $ 3.67 | $ 26.06 | $ 42.76 | 54% | 87% |
|
Sao Paulo
|
Brazil | 25 | $ 21.87 | $ 0.88 | $ 13.17 | $ 24.66 | 66% | 77% |
|
Hamburg
|
Germany | 18 | $ 40.58 | $ 2.25 | no uber | $ 46.19 | no uber | 76% |
|
Miami
|
United States | 20 | $ 39.17 | $ 1.98 | $ 18.43 | $ 44.68 | 113% | 75% |
|
Glasgow
|
United Kingdom | 16 | $ 37.71 | $ 2.34 | $ 17.59 | $ 43.19 | 114% | 75% |
|
Wellington
|
New Zealand | 7.3 | $ 21.36 | $ 2.93 | $ 12.59 | $ 25.49 | 70% | 68% |
|
Brussels
|
Belgium | 15 | $ 48.15 | $ 3.28 | $ 27.64 | $ 57.74 | 74% | 67% |
|
Lisbon
|
Portugal | 6.9 | $ 15.52 | $ 2.25 | $ 8.19 | $ 19.08 | 89% | 63% |
|
New York City
|
United States | 31 | $ 60.17 | $ 1.96 | $ 52.69 | $ 74.66 | 14% | 61% |
|
Shanghai
|
China | 46 | $ 22.90 | $ 0.50 | no uber | $ 28.53 | no uber | 61% |
|
Amsterdam
|
Netherlands | 23 | $ 58.36 | $ 2.56 | $ 36.78 | $ 73.67 | 59% | 58% |
|
Oslo
|
Norway | 49 | $ 81.17 | $ 1.67 | $ 75.92 | $ 104.53 | 7% | 55% |
|
Cape Town
|
South Africa | 19 | $ 18.12 | $ 0.98 | $ 10.46 | $ 23.38 | 73% | 55% |
|
Cologne
|
Germany | 17 | $ 32.58 | $ 1.95 | no uber | $ 42.25 | no uber | 54% |
|
Toulouse
|
France | 11 | $ 33.46 | $ 3.13 | $ 23.24 | $ 44.81 | 44% | 49% |
|
Perth
|
Australia | 16 | $ 36.75 | $ 2.34 | $ 20.59 | $ 49.50 | 78% | 48% |
|
Stuttgart
|
Germany | 14 | $ 31.64 | $ 2.26 | no uber | $ 42.95 | no uber | 47% |
|
Nice
|
France | 7.2 | $ 30.43 | $ 4.22 | $ 18.40 | $ 42.76 | 65% | 42% |
|
Bucharest
|
Romania | 20 | $ 8.34 | $ 0.41 | $ 8.34 | $ 13.02 | 0% | 28% |
|
Adelaide
|
Australia | 7.2 | $ 18.40 | $ 2.56 | $ 13.72 | $ 29.71 | 34% | 24% |
|
Vancouver
|
Canada | 14 | $ 28.13 | $ 2.00 | no uber | $ 46.11 | no uber | 22% |
|
Zurich
|
Switzerland | 11 | $ 56.74 | $ 5.06 | $ 27.82 | $ 96.40 | 104% | 18% |
|
Dubai
|
UAE | 20 | $ 13.98 | $ 0.69 | $ 17.08 | $ 24.45 | -18% | 14% |
|
Gothenburg
|
Sweden | 26 | $ 49.14 | $ 1.92 | $ 39.73 | $ 86.95 | 24% | 13% |
|
Moscow
|
Russia | 46 | $ 19.36 | $ 0.42 | $ 15.70 | $ 35.15 | 23% | 10% |
|
Phuket
|
Thailand | 32 | $ 14.48 | $ 0.45 | no uber | $ 26.38 | no uber | 10% |
|
Geneva
|
Switzerland | 8.9 | $ 50.19 | $ 5.64 | $ 25.63 | $ 91.94 | 96% | 9% |
|
Vienna
|
Austria | 20 | $ 32.68 | $ 1.64 | $ 21.85 | $ 62.63 | 50% | 4% |
|
Beijing
|
China | 31 | $ 14.24 | $ 0.47 | no uber | $ 28.53 | no uber | 0% |
|
Copenhagen
|
Denmark | 8.6 | $ 37.86 | $ 4.40 | no uber | $ 81.38 | no uber | -7% |
|
Berlin
|
Germany | 11 | $ 23.28 | $ 2.04 | $ 23.28 | $ 50.13 | 0% | -7% |
|
Buenos Aires
|
Argentina | 32 | $ 18.55 | $ 0.59 | $ 14.68 | $ 40.75 | 26% | -9% |
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Malaysia | 70 | $ 13.83 | $ 0.20 | $ 12.72 | $ 31.43 | 9% | -12% |
|
Medellin
|
Columbia | 45 | $ 15.33 | $ 0.34 | $ 10.65 | $ 35.82 | 44% | -14% |
|
Istanbul
|
Turkey | 23 | $ 13.66 | $ 0.59 | $ 13.66 | $ 31.97 | 0% | -15% |
|
Santiago
|
Chile | 26 | $ 21.36 | $ 0.81 | $ 11.23 | $ 50.91 | 90% | -16% |
|
Bangkok
|
Thailand | 35 | $ 9.69 | $ 0.28 | $ 7.76 | $ 26.38 | 25% | -27% |
|
Antwerp
|
Belgium | 6.6 | $ 23.22 | $ 3.52 | $ 16.15 | $ 64.93 | 44% | -28% |
|
Warsaw
|
Poland | 8.2 | $ 8.38 | $ 1.02 | $ 5.04 | $ 26.63 | 66% | -37% |
|
Sofia
|
Bulgaria | 12 | $ 6.08 | $ 0.51 | no uber | $ 20.29 | no uber | -40% |
|
Riga
|
Latvia | 9.8 | $ 7.06 | $ 0.72 | no uber | $ 25.12 | no uber | -44% |
|
Singapore
|
Singapore | 23 | $ 17.81 | $ 0.78 | $ 15.91 | $ 71.30 | 12% | -50% |
|
Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong | 39 | $ 34.60 | $ 0.89 | $ 26.70 | $ 138.77 | 30% | -50% |
|
Rotterdam
|
Netherlands | 6.2 | $ 17.66 | $ 2.85 | $ 16.63 | $ 78.22 | 6% | -55% |
|
Tallinn
|
Estonia | 6.2 | $ 8.23 | $ 1.33 | $ 5.08 | $ 40.47 | 62% | -59% |
|
Bangalore
|
India | 36 | $ 8.04 | $ 0.22 | $ 6.58 | $ 51.09 | 22% | -69% |
|
Mexico City
|
Mexico | 8.7 | $ 3.62 | $ 0.41 | $ 4.37 | $ 26.83 | -17% | -73% |
|
Jakarta
|
Indonesia | 37 | $ 10.51 | $ 0.28 | $ 8.66 | $ 89.71 | 21% | -77% |
|
Bogota
|
Columbia | 13 | $ 3.30 | $ 0.26 | $ 3.71 | $ 35.82 | -11% | -82% |
|
Mumbai
|
India | 10 | $ 2.80 | $ 0.27 | $ 3.40 | $ 51.09 | -18% | -89% |
|
Cairo
|
Egypt | 21 | $ 1.83 | $ 0.08 | $ 2.81 | $ 42.53 | -35% | -91% |
|
Lagos
|
Nigeria | 15 | $ 4.06 | $ 0.28 | $ 3.00 | no car rentals | 35% | no car rentals |
|
Hanoi
|
Vietnam | 28 | $ 10.62 | $ 0.38 | $ 9.17 | no car rentals | 16% | no car rentals |
