Comparing Transport Corridors Based on Total Economic Cost

Table 5

Direct road transport costs parameters for different corridors.

Cost item	Beira	Dar es Salaam	Durban
Distance (km)	1055	1947	2149
Round trip duration (days)	14.8	17.6	19.2
Number of trips per month	2.0	1.7	1.6
Cost of driver per trip (USD)	494.75	585.96	640.68
Cost of fuel per trip (USD)	1,645.78	3,339.78	3,342.89
Costs per truck per month (USD)	8,687.15	10,783.50	10,173.26
Transport cost per trip (USD)	4,297.97	6,318.68	6,517.80
Transport cost fraction for retail	4.6%	6.7%	7.0%
Transport cost fraction for manufacturing	2.3%	3.4%	3.5%
Costs charged by freight agents (USD)	4000	4800	6750