I don't own a car, so I can only compare cycle commuting to my other method of commuting, which is the subway plus my electric scooter to get to the subway station.

- Startup costs relatively similar (3600 yuan for the electric scooter, about the same for my Giant FCR3500 hybrid plus lights, speedometer, fenders, and backpack)
-Daily cost for subway/scooter - 10 yuan for round-trip subway fare, plus 1 yuan for scooter parking at the subway station
-Daily cost for cycling - 2.6 yuan for round-trip ferry fare across the river.
So every day that I cycle, I basically save 8.4 yuan. If I commute 3 times a week, I save 25 yuan, or 100 yuan a month. Not a huge amount, but certainly a quantifiable amount.