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Here's how much Americans spend on Uber and Lyft in 32 major cities

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Ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft make it easy to overspend. After all, since your payment information is already linked to the app, you never even see the money leaving your wallet.

As one woman who spent $453 on Uber in a month puts it: "The half second it takes to press your thumb down on a smartphone screen leaves no time for regret." And, she adds, "impulse-driven, one-press smartphone purchases are the easiest to lose track of."

Do you know how much you spend on Uber and Lyft?

To give you an idea of how much the typical American is spending on ride-sharing apps each month, money app Empower looked at the Uber and Lyft transactions from 50,000 of its users.

Click on Empower's heat map below to enlarge, and scroll down to see how much people are spending on Uber and Lyft in 32 major U.S. cities.

Columbus, Ohio

Average amount spent on Uber: $26 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $23 per month

Columbus, Ohio
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St. Louis, Missouri

Average amount spent on Uber: $30 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $20 per month

"The Runner" in front of the Old Courthouse and Gateway Arch in St. Louis
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Indianapolis, Indiana

Average amount spent on Uber: $31 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $24 per month

Indianapolis, Indiana
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Charlotte, North Carolina

Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $23 per month

Charlotte, North Carolina
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Tampa, Florida

Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $28 per month

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Detroit, Michigan

Average amount spent on Uber: $42 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $21 per month

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

Average amount spent on Uber: $34 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $33 per month

Scholaroo ranked Minnesota as the best state in the U.S. for millennials.
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Salt Lake City, Utah

Average amount spent on Uber: $26 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $42 per month

Salt Lake City, Utah
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San Antonio, Texas

Average amount spent on Uber: $36 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $32 per month

San Antonio, Texas
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Phoenix, Arizona

Average amount spent on Uber: $30 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month

A view of Phoenix at dusk
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Portland, Oregon

Average amount spent on Uber: $29 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $41 per month

Downtown Portland, Oregon.
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San Diego, California

Average amount spent on Uber: $35 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $36 per month

San Diego, California
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Houston, Texas

Average amount spent on Uber: $43 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $34 per month

Houston, Texas
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Orlando, Florida

Average amount spent on Uber: $37 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month

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Denver, Colorado

Average amount spent on Uber: $38 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $40 per month

Denver, Colorado
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Dallas, Texas

Average amount spent on Uber: $42 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $36 per month

Dallas, Texas
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Richmond, Virginia

Average amount spent on Uber: $52 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $32 per month

Richmond, Virginia
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Austin, Texas

Average amount spent on Uber: $48 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $37 per month

Austin, Texas
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Las Vegas, Nevada

Average amount spent on Uber: $53 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $43 per month

Las Vegas, Nevada
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Atlanta, Georgia

Average amount spent on Uber: $56 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $42 per month

Atlanta, Georgia
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Average amount spent on Uber: $49 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $50 per month

The Central Business District of Pittsburgh
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San Jose, California

Average amount spent on Uber: $54 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $49 per month

San Jose, California
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Seattle, Washington

Average amount spent on Uber: $55 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $53 per month

Seattle's housing market is experiencing explosive growth as employers boost hiring.
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Los Angeles, California

Average amount spent on Uber: $64 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $48 per month

Downtown Los Angeles.
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Chicago, Illinois

Average amount spent on Uber: $66 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $52 per month

Chicago, Illinois
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Average amount spent on Uber: $73 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $46 per month

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Miami, Florida

Average amount spent on Uber: $70 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $51 per month

Miami and Biscayne Bay
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Washington, DC

Average amount spent on Uber: $79 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $46 per month

Washington, DC
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Average amount spent on Uber: $46 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $85 per month

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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New York, NY

Average amount spent on Uber: $84 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $54 per month

New York, New York
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Boston, Massachusetts

Average amount spent on Uber: $95 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $55 per month

Boston, Massachusetts
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San Francisco, California

Average amount spent on Uber: $110 per month
Average amount spent on Lyft: $89 per month

San Francisco, California
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