Unlike taxi fares, bus fares are the same ...

[teacherjapan]

I wrote this sentence myself. Is this correct?

Unlike taxi fares, bus fares are the same no matter where you go.

 

[tedmc]

I wrote this sentence myself. Is this correct?

Unlike taxi fares, bus fares are the same no matter where you go.

It's grammatically correct but is too general without the location stated.

 

[teacherjapan]

Thank you. I’ll make it more specific.

 

[Tarheel]

The grammar is fine, but I think you mean this. (See below.)

Unlike taxi fares, bus fares don't vary according to distance.

 

[teacherjapan]

Bus fares don’t change depending on distance. How about this?

 

[tedmc]

Bus fares don’t change depending on distance.

Bus fares don't change according to/with distance.

 

[Rover_KE]

I’ll make it more specific.

You can make it more specific if you say 'In Japan, bus fares are the same whether you travel one mile or 30 miles'.

That doesn't sound fair to me (bad pun intended).

 

[emsr2d2]

The first post is a bit ambiguous. I thought it meant that bus fares are the same in every area/region/province/town/city in the country. That's certainly not the case in the UK.

 

[Tarheel]

I have to admit that previously I overlooked posts #2 and #3. One problem with the original sentence is it couldn't possibly be true. That's why I suggested my alternative.

If you really meant to say that bus fares are the same everywhere (whether in one country or the entire world), go ahead and say that. I don't think many people will agree with you, but so be it.