You Uber to work every day? Isn't that terribly expensive?
But I could do public transit for around 2.50 each way. But adding about 15-20 minutes transit time.
What I really should do is bike to work. It's better for my health, wallet, and environment. I really have no excuse.
I estimate my Ubers this year will work out to around
($20/day for uber * ~60 winter work days) = $1200
Most people with modest vehicles will see a total cost of car ownership costing them somewhere in the $5-10k/year range. So I could double or triple my already heavy reliance on uber and come out ahead.
TLDR: For those with short commutes, a heavily uber-assisted bike commuting plan is a huge financial win. And this is not even considering the downstream value of the productivity and health benefits resulting from regular exercise. Or the value of the time I can now spend reading instead of driving.
If a person is willing to bike to work when it's dry in the morning (even if it might rain on the way home) there's probably only around 20 - 30 days when they'd need Uber, so that'd cut the Uber expenses by 1/3 to 1/2.
The point I was trying to illustrate for anyone reading is that uber is cheap, not expensive, when used to obviate the need for private vehicle ownership.
If you only care about cost in a big city there are likely less expensive options but if time is more valuable to you then cost isn't the big concern.
It would cost $60 - $80 for a one-way Uber trip from San Jose to SF, Caltrain would be around $16/day with a discounted 8-ride ticket, around $10.50 per day if you use a Caltrain monthly pass.
Even if you put 4 passengers in the car, it'd still cost you $35/day for Uber.