In my area, Uber is $7-10 to go within a mile or two. A 17 minute trip to the office is $28 one way, or $56 round trip.

If I use Uber 5 times to get to the office, that’s basically more than a lease payment on an entry sedan and the insurance payment. If I add in a couple other convenience trips such as for groceries, that covers gas too.

If I use Uber to get to the office 8 or 9 times, I can straight up buy a sedan.

You let me know which part of the math is hyperbole.

Depends how much is being ordered. Some people live off of delivered food now. 3 meals a day at probably a minimum of $10 per order in delivery or 'surcharges', same thing. That's 900 a month.

Depends on your usage pattern. My wife's Uber usage in 2019 was financially a wash versus getting a $20k car, insurance, and gas.

Uber has the advantage of not needing to find parking downtown and my wife hates driving.

Probably depends upon how expensive Uber is.

If you are spending $500/month on Uber, buying the car is probably cheaper. In my part of the world, that's only about 10 rides.

I could see that.