Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid vs gas: fuel cost and break-even
At US-average prices the hybrid (42 MPG combined) saves about $488 a year over the gas version (31 MPG) at 13,500 miles a year. The hybrid costs about $4,460 more (cheapest hybrid vs cheapest gas version, so trims differ), so it pays for itself in about 9.1 years.
Gas · 31 MPG
$1,865
per year, US average
Hybrid · 42 MPG
$1,376
per year, US average
Hybrid saves
$488
per year
Pays back in
9.1 years
for a $4,460 higher price
Work out your own break-even with your state, miles and the actual price difference
Yearly savings by state
| Your state | Gas, $/gal | Hybrid saves / year | Pays back in |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $6.03 | $688 | 6.5 yr |
| Hawaii | $5.61* | $639 | 7.0 yr |
| Alaska | $5.60* | $639 | 7.0 yr |
| Washington | $5.33 | $608 | 7.3 yr |
| Oregon | $4.81* | $549 | 8.1 yr |
| Nevada | $4.69* | $535 | 8.3 yr |
| Idaho | $4.60* | $524 | 8.5 yr |
| Montana | $4.58* | $522 | 8.5 yr |
| Utah | $4.58* | $522 | 8.5 yr |
| District of Columbia | $4.53* | $516 | 8.6 yr |
| Arizona | $4.51* | $514 | 8.7 yr |
| Pennsylvania | $4.42* | $504 | 8.8 yr |
| North Dakota | $4.35* | $497 | 9.0 yr |
| Maryland | $4.33* | $493 | 9.0 yr |
| New York | $4.31 | $492 | 9.1 yr |
| Wisconsin | $4.31* | $491 | 9.1 yr |
| Delaware | $4.31* | $491 | 9.1 yr |
| Connecticut | $4.29* | $490 | 9.1 yr |
| Vermont | $4.29* | $489 | 9.1 yr |
| Wyoming | $4.29* | $489 | 9.1 yr |
| Colorado | $4.27 | $487 | 9.1 yr |
| Maine | $4.27* | $487 | 9.2 yr |
| Rhode Island | $4.26* | $486 | 9.2 yr |
| South Dakota | $4.25* | $484 | 9.2 yr |
| Nebraska | $4.22* | $481 | 9.3 yr |
| Massachusetts | $4.20 | $479 | 9.3 yr |
| Minnesota | $4.18 | $477 | 9.4 yr |
| Illinois | $4.17* | $476 | 9.4 yr |
| Kentucky | $4.17* | $476 | 9.4 yr |
| New Jersey | $4.17* | $475 | 9.4 yr |
| West Virginia | $4.15* | $473 | 9.4 yr |
| New Hampshire | $4.14* | $473 | 9.4 yr |
| Iowa | $4.10* | $468 | 9.5 yr |
| Michigan | $4.08* | $465 | 9.6 yr |
| Kansas | $4.07* | $465 | 9.6 yr |
| Ohio | $4.05 | $462 | 9.7 yr |
| Tennessee | $4.05* | $462 | 9.7 yr |
| Indiana | $4.03* | $460 | 9.7 yr |
| Oklahoma | $3.99* | $455 | 9.8 yr |
| Florida | $3.98 | $454 | 9.8 yr |
| Missouri | $3.98* | $454 | 9.8 yr |
| North Carolina | $3.95* | $451 | 9.9 yr |
| New Mexico | $3.91* | $446 | 10.0 yr |
| Virginia | $3.84* | $438 | 10.2 yr |
| Arkansas | $3.79* | $432 | 10.3 yr |
| Louisiana | $3.77* | $429 | 10.4 yr |
| Mississippi | $3.76* | $429 | 10.4 yr |
| Alabama | $3.75* | $427 | 10.4 yr |
| South Carolina | $3.72* | $424 | 10.5 yr |
| Texas | $3.70 | $422 | 10.6 yr |
| Georgia | $3.67* | $418 | 10.7 yr |
* estimated: EIA publishes weekly prices for 9 states; for the others we adjust the regional weekly price by how the state compared with its region in EIA’s latest annual data. Gas prices: EIA, week of Oct 19, 2026. Electricity: EIA, August 2026.