Real Lease Cost™ (everything you pay, each month): $618 a month, estimate (payment, tax, miles, insurance and gas, added up) at 12,000 miles a year at U.S. average prices. The listed payment is $270. The receipt adds every cost.
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The listed paymentSource: The listing itself, from 15 public sites. Newest read Oct 31.$270
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)Source: State revenue department pages, 50 of 51 states sourced. Read Oct 30.+ $16
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,000You drive 2,000 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month.Source: The ad's miles and per-mile rate; $0.25 a mile when the ad gives none. Read with the ad, Oct 31.+ $19
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average: $175 (range $126 to $224). Your own quote may differ. Type yours.No quotes for this exact model, so we use AAA’s 2026 full-coverage average for a car (all powertrains) ($2,098 a year, five top-selling models, a driver under 65 with 6+ years and no accidents) → × 1.00 (U.S. average) = $175 a month. Range $126 to $224. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record.Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2026 full-coverage class average and MoneyGeek 2025 state averages. Class average read Oct 31, state table read Oct 30.+ $175
Gas, our estimate12,000 mi a year÷about 31 mpg(middle of the EPA figures for the 2025 SOUL)=387.1 gallons×$4.269 a gallon(EIA U.S. average regular, week of Oct 26)=$1,653 a year=$138 a monthcity 28 to highway 34Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (gas, week of Oct 26; electricity, August 2026). Read Oct 30.+ $138
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The cheapest live car in the table is the 2024 Nissan Ariya with a Real Lease Cost of $421 a month. This car is $197 a month more than that.
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This table is priced at 12,000 miles a year and U.S. average prices.
The math for 2025 Kia SOUL
Monthly payment in the ad
$270 plus tax
Months on the lease
36
Sticker price
not in the listing
Tax rate used
6.10% (our estimate, the source stated none)
Monthly cost before tax, money due at signing spread out
$270
Tax, each month
$16
Monthly cost after tax
$286
Lease cost over all the months, before tax
$9,720
Transfer fee
none stated by the source
Cash the seller says they will pay you
$0
Money you pay up front
not stated by the source, counted as $0 until you confirm
Miles a year the lease allows
10,000
Extra miles to reach your 12,000 a year
You drive 2,000 miles a year more than the lease allows. We price buying them up front: 1 step of 2,500 miles at $19 a month each (our estimate). That is $19 a month. If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$23 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).
Insurance, our estimate
$175 a month for the U.S. average (range $126 to $224). We use the middle of the range. Source: AAA Your Driving Costs 2026, full-coverage class average, read 2026-10-31. Full coverage, a typical driver with a clean record. Source and date
Gas, our estimate
$138 a month (about 31 mpg, middle of the EPA figures for the 2025 SOUL; EIA U.S. average regular, week of Oct 26)
Real Lease Cost, each month
$618
Real Lease Cost, over all the months, our estimate
$22,248
Listing status
live
Source read
2026-10-31
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Lease terms for experts
When it ends
Offer ends Nov 7 (in 7 days)
MSRP
not in the listing
Cap reduction
not stated
Effective monthly, before tax
$270
Effective monthly, after tax
$286
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The listed payment$231
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $14
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,000+ $19
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average (range $130 to $200). Type yours.+ $165
Gas, our estimate+ $129
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The listed payment$291
Tax, our estimate, because the ad gives no tax rate (6.1% national estimate, until you pick your state. Type your own rate in Your numbers.)+ $18
Miles: you drive 12,000 a year, the lease covers 10,000+ $19
Insurance, our estimate for the U.S. average (range $140 to $210). Type yours.+ $175
Hybrid, plug-in or electric (the ad does not say): counted at the dearest, our estimate+ $84
Real Lease Cost, each month$587
If you pay the ad’s end-of-lease rate instead: +$23 a month ($0.25 a mile, as the ad states).
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The listed payment$242
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