Benetti · Megayacht
Benetti Oasis 40M Cost of Ownership
The beach-club stern that reshaped the market — a folding transom that turns the aft deck into a waterfront terrace.
Purchase price
$29,500,000
131 ft
Running cost / year
$2,446,374
8.3% of price
All-in per year
$4,218,262
Including depreciation
Charter instead
$369,200
Per week, all in
Baseline: 250 engine hours per year, berthed year-round, marine diesel at $5.50 per gallon, over 5 years. Adjust everything below.
Model your Oasis 40M
Pre-filled with Benetti Oasis 40M figures. Crew count and engine hours move the total more than anything else on this page.
The yacht
Length drives dockage; value drives insurance and refit reserve.
Crew
Above roughly 80 feet, crew becomes the single largest running cost.
Zero for an owner-operated boat.
A further 30% is added for payroll tax, insurance, and provisioning.
Berth, insurance & refit
Insurance and refit reserve are struck against the declining hull value.
Reduce if the yacht cruises or lies at anchor for part of the year.
Covers haul-out, paint, systems, and the periodic refit.
Fuel
Wildly variable — a planing hull at speed burns many times what it does at displacement speed.
Benetti Oasis 40M — annual running cost
$2,446,374
per year before depreciation
8.3% of purchase price — the 10% rule check
- Crew32%$772,200
- Maintenance & refit47%$1,154,925
- Dockage5%$113,184
- Insurance12%$282,315
- Fuel5%$123,750
First-year running costs, excluding depreciation.
Value falls to $19,765,000
Running costs plus depreciation
1,250 hours over the period
Year by year
Insurance and refit reserve fall with the hull value; crew and dockage do not.
| Year | Crew | Dockage | Insurance | Maintenance | Fuel | Depreciation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | $772,200 | $113,184 | $282,315 | $1,154,925 | $123,750 | $3,835,000 | $6,281,374 |
| Year 2 | $772,200 | $113,184 | $262,845 | $1,075,275 | $123,750 | $1,770,000 | $4,117,254 |
| Year 3 | $772,200 | $113,184 | $246,620 | $1,008,900 | $123,750 | $1,475,000 | $3,739,654 |
| Year 4 | $772,200 | $113,184 | $230,395 | $942,525 | $123,750 | $1,475,000 | $3,657,054 |
| Year 5 | $772,200 | $113,184 | $217,415 | $889,425 | $123,750 | $1,180,000 | $3,295,974 |
| Total | $3,861,000 | $565,920 | $1,239,590 | $5,071,050 | $618,750 | $9,735,000 | $21,091,310 |
Benetti Oasis 40M at a glance
- Length overall
- 131 ft
- Engines
- 2 × MTU 12V 4000 M65
- Top speed
- 15 knots
- Guests
- 12 in 6 cabins
- Crew
- 9
- Class
- Megayacht
Where the money goes
Nine crew is roughly $770,000 a year with overhead, which exceeds what most owners expect. At this size crew is the single largest running cost, ahead of maintenance.
| Crew9 full-time, including 30% overhead | $772,200 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance & refit reserve4.5% of hull value | $1,154,925 |
| Dockage131 ft at $72/ft/month, year-round | $113,184 |
| Insurance1.10% of hull value | $282,315 |
| Fuel250 hrs at 90 gal/hr | $123,750 |
| Running cost per yearBefore depreciation | $2,446,374 |
Depreciation curve
From $29,500,000 over five years.
Depreciation over five years totals $9,735,000 — 46% of the all-in cost of ownership.
Benetti Oasis 40M — common questions
- How much does it cost to run a Benetti Oasis 40M per year?
- Excluding depreciation, roughly $2,446,374 per year — about 8.3% of the $29,500,000 purchase price, against the industry rule of thumb of 10%. That breaks down as approximately $772,200 crew, $113,184 dockage, $282,315 insurance, $1,154,925 maintenance and refit reserve, and $123,750 fuel at 250 engine hours.
- What is the true cost of owning a Benetti Oasis 40M?
- Including depreciation, the Benetti Oasis 40M is modeled at about $4,218,262 per year over five years — roughly $351,522 per month. Depreciation alone accounts for 46% of that, which is why the purchase price is the smaller half of the decision.
- Is it cheaper to charter a Benetti Oasis 40M than own one?
- At 6 weeks aboard per year, chartering is substantially cheaper. A comparable charter runs about $369,200 per week including APA and extras, so 6 weeks costs roughly $2,215,200 against $4,218,262 to own. Ownership only wins beyond about 12 weeks aboard per year.
- How much does a Benetti Oasis 40M depreciate?
- The Benetti Oasis 40M is modeled to retain about 76% of its value after three years and 67% after five — a loss of roughly $9,735,000 over the five-year hold. Nine crew is roughly $770,000 a year with overhead, which exceeds what most owners expect. At this size crew is the single largest running cost, ahead of maintenance.
- How many crew does a Benetti Oasis 40M need?
- Approximately 9 full-time crew. At an average salary of $66,000 plus payroll taxes, insurance, training, and provisioning, that is about $772,200 per year — 32% of the total running cost.
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Path to own
How long until you can own this?
Carrying a Benetti Oasis 40M costs about $415,988 a month once finance and running costs are combined — implying roughly $1,663,952 of net monthly income at 25% of net monthly income, plus $5,900,000 up front. Enter your own figures to see which of those two is actually your constraint, and when it clears.
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