Swift, Creta, Fortuner: What 1,000 km a month costs in fuel at Delhi prices
At today’s Delhi prices, 1,000 km a month costs about ₹6,200 in fuel in a Swift, ₹7,800 in a Creta CVT and ₹7,200 in a Fortuner diesel automatic. The maths, car by car.
- Nov 12, 2026,
- Updated Nov 12, 2026 1:56 PM IST
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Company mileage figures come from lab tests, and cars rarely match them on the road. So we used real-world test figures to work out what three popular cars cost in fuel for 1,000 km a month. This covers fuel alone. Insurance, servicing, tyres, parking and any loan EMI come on top.
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Petrol cost ₹102.12 a litre and diesel ₹95.20 in Delhi on 12 November 2026, according to The Hans India and HDFC Sky. Prices haven’t changed since at least 7 November. They vary by state because of VAT, so your bill depends on where you fill up. We assumed 1,000 km a month, or 12,000 km a year.
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In Autocar India’s test, published in September 2024, the Swift manual returned 14 kmpl in the city and 19 kmpl on the highway, against a claimed 24.8 kmpl. We took the midpoint, 16.5 kmpl. At that rate, fuel costs about ₹6.19 a km: ₹6,189 for 1,000 km, or ₹74,269 a year.
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The Creta’s 1.5-litre petrol engine with the CVT gearbox returned 11.2 kmpl in the city, 15 kmpl on the highway and 13.1 kmpl overall in Autocar India’s test, published in July 2025. At 13.1 kmpl, fuel costs about ₹7.80 a km: ₹7,795 for 1,000 km, or ₹93,545 a year.
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Spinny reports that the Fortuner 2.8 diesel automatic managed 11.21 kmpl in the city and 15.29 kmpl on the highway in free-running tests. On a 50:50 split that is 13.25 kmpl. With diesel at ₹95.20, fuel costs about ₹7.18 a km: ₹7,185 for 1,000 km, or ₹86,219 a year.
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Per km, the Fortuner diesel works out about 61 paise cheaper in fuel than the Creta petrol CVT. Two things explain it. Diesel is ₹6.92 a litre cheaper in Delhi, and the two cars’ tested mileage is close. The Fortuner still costs far more to buy, insure and service, so its lower fuel bill alone doesn’t make it the cheaper car to own.
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Note the kilometres you drive and the litres you fill over a month, then divide the first by the second to get your real mileage. Divide your fuel price by that number to get cost per km. City driving, traffic, AC use and tyre pressure all change it, so redo the sum when fuel prices move.