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>The usual rule of thumb is the cheapest car costs you _at least_ 300 €/month (taxes, depreciation, not counting gas money)!

These prices are hardly uniform across all of Europe. I live in a smallish city in the Netherlands and you can probably own a car for 60 - 100 €/month here.

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They're not, that's true. Be sure to count all your car-related expenses, though. Even minor repairs quickly cost over 1.000 € and you'll be racking up a lot of those over the life of the typical car (if you have an older one). For a new car, depreciation runs even higher.

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