How much does a city bus cost?
Typical cost
450,000–1,300,000 $
A low-floor bus built for urban stop-start service, typically 12 metres long.
New 12 m diesel buses around $500,000-700,000; battery-electric buses $900,000-1,300,000.
How that compares
City bus against things of a similar money.
MRI machine 500,000–3,000,000 $
Mount Rushmore 990,000 $
Fire truck 500,000–2,200,000 $
City bus 450,000–1,300,000 $
Garbage truck 200,000–500,000 $
Ambulance 150,000–450,000 $
Concrete mixer truck 140,000–350,000 $
Excavator 25,000–700,000 $
How to read this figure
This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a city bus
- How much does a city bus weigh? 11,000–20,000 kg
- City bus vs Semi truck Side by side
- City bus vs School bus Side by side
- City bus vs Fire truck Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a city bus cost?
- A city bus costs 450,000–1,300,000 $. New 12 m diesel buses around $500,000-700,000; battery-electric buses $900,000-1,300,000.
Related pages
- How much does a city bus weigh? 11,000–20,000 kg
- How much does a car cost? 18,000–60,000 $
- How much does a bicycle cost? 150–6,000 $
- How much does a SUV cost? 27,000–90,000 $
- How much does a pickup truck cost? 30,000–95,000 $
- How much does a cruise ship cost? 2,000,000,000 $
- How much does a motorcycle cost? 2,500–35,000 $
- How much does a school bus cost? 90,000–200,000 $
- How much does a semi truck cost? 120,000–220,000 $
- How much does a fire truck cost? 500,000–2,200,000 $
- How much does a forklift cost? 20,000–80,000 $
- City bus vs Semi truck Side by side
- City bus vs School bus Side by side
- City bus vs Fire truck Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place