What things cost

What ordinary and not-so-ordinary things cost, as a real range across the cheap and expensive ends of the category rather than one invented figure.

Household and everyday

• Mattress 250–3,500 $
• Sofa 350–5,000 $
• Dining table 150–4,000 $
• Car battery 80–400 $
• Tyre 60–450 $
• Office chair 60–1,800 $
• Desk 80–2,000 $
• Chainsaw 120–1,500 $
• Propane tank 35–120 $
• Suitcase 40–900 $
• Bookshelf 40–800 $
• Ladder 50–700 $
• Dumbbell 20–700 $
• Backpack 20–400 $
• Dresser 130–2,000 $
• Barbell 100–1,200 $
• Hot tub 4,000–18,000 $
• Safe 60–4,000 $
• Pallet 8–60 $
• Surfboard 250–1,500 $
• Jackhammer 300–3,500 $
• Shopping cart 90–350 $
• Fire extinguisher 25–250 $
• Beer keg 90–350 $
• Hospital bed 900–40,000 $
• Wardrobe 150–2,500 $
• Recliner 250–3,000 $
• Dumpster 250–900 $
• Wheelbarrow 60–400 $
• Kettlebell 25–250 $
• Coffee table 60–1,200 $
• Filing cabinet 80–1,000 $
• Pool table 1,200–15,000 $
• Table saw 200–5,000 $
• Toolbox 20–1,500 $
• Oil drum 35–200 $
• Weight plate 15–200 $
• Punching bag 60–600 $
• Transmission 1,200–7,000 $
• Jerry can 15–120 $
• Scuba tank 150–600 $
• Engine block 300–4,000 $
• Park bench 120–2,000 $
• Anvil 250–3,000 $

Appliances

• Refrigerator 500–3,500 $
• Washing machine 400–1,800 $
• Microwave oven 60–600 $
• Air conditioner 180–1,200 $
• Dishwasher 350–1,800 $
• Oven 450–4,000 $
• Vacuum cleaner 50–900 $
• Clothes dryer 400–1,600 $
• Water heater 500–2,500 $
• Air fryer 40–350 $
• Freezer 250–1,600 $
• Coffee machine 20–350 $
• Lawn mower 150–4,500 $
• Treadmill 400–6,000 $
• Blender 25–600 $
• Electric kettle 15–180 $
• Toaster 15–250 $
• Gas grill 120–2,500 $
• Ceiling fan 50–700 $
• Generator 250–3,500 $
• Exercise bike 150–2,500 $
• Pressure cooker 35–250 $
• Stand mixer 150–900 $
• Space heater 20–250 $
• Espresso machine 120–4,000 $
• Rice cooker 20–350 $
• Hair dryer 15–450 $
• Dehumidifier 130–600 $
• Leaf blower 60–700 $
• Air purifier 70–900 $
• Pressure washer 100–1,200 $
• Sewing machine 90–1,500 $
• Clothes iron 15–350 $
• Air compressor 100–1,800 $
• Rowing machine 250–2,000 $
• Elliptical trainer 350–4,000 $
• Snow blower 200–3,000 $
• Concrete mixer 200–1,800 $
• Wine cooler 120–2,000 $

Vehicles

• Car 18,000–60,000 $
• RMS Titanic 7,500,000 $
• Boeing 747 260,000,000 $
• Space Shuttle 1,600,000,000 $
• Saturn V 1,230,000,000 $
• International Space Station 150,000,000,000 $
• Aircraft carrier 8,500,000,000 $
• Bicycle 150–6,000 $
• SUV 27,000–90,000 $
• Pickup truck 30,000–95,000 $
• Airbus A380 445,600,000 $
• Hubble Space Telescope 4,700,000,000 $
• Cruise ship 2,000,000,000 $
• Motorcycle 2,500–35,000 $
• Boeing 737 106,000,000 $
• Falcon 9 67,000,000 $
• School bus 90,000–200,000 $
• Nuclear submarine 2,000,000,000 $
• Semi truck 120,000–220,000 $
• Fire truck 500,000–2,200,000 $
• Forklift 20,000–80,000 $
• Tractor 15,000–600,000 $
• Excavator 25,000–700,000 $
• Electric scooter 200–2,500 $
• Wheelchair 120–3,000 $
• City bus 450,000–1,300,000 $
• Kayak 250–3,500 $
• Stroller 60–1,500 $
• Minivan 35,000–60,000 $
• Ambulance 150,000–450,000 $
• Garbage truck 200,000–500,000 $
• Golf cart 4,000–20,000 $
• Jet ski 6,000–25,000 $
• Concrete mixer truck 140,000–350,000 $
• Canoe 500–4,000 $

Structures

• Empire State Building 40,950,000 $
• Burj Khalifa 1,500,000,000 $
• Golden Gate Bridge 35,000,000 $
• Sydney Opera House 102,000,000 $
• Hoover Dam 49,000,000 $
• One World Trade Center 3,900,000,000 $
• Mount Rushmore 990,000 $
• Toilet 100–1,500 $
• Shipping container 1,500–7,000 $
• Bathtub 200–4,000 $
• Front door 250–4,000 $
• Elevator 25,000–250,000 $
• Garage door 700–5,000 $
• Window 250–1,800 $
• Traffic light 500–3,000 $
• Shanghai Tower 2,400,000,000 $
• Kitchen sink 100–1,800 $
• Millau Viaduct 424,000,000 $
• Statue of Unity 430,000,000 $
• Street light 200–1,500 $
• Radiator 70–1,200 $
• Escalator 90,000–400,000 $
• Utility pole 300–2,000 $
• Fire hydrant 1,200–6,000 $
• Manhole cover 100–900 $

Technologys

• Smartphone 100–1,800 $
• Television 150–3,000 $
• Laptop 250–3,500 $
• Desktop computer 350–4,000 $
• Games console 200–700 $
• Printer 50–900 $
• Tablet 100–1,600 $
• Solar panel 110–450 $
• Computer monitor 90–1,200 $
• ATM 2,000–50,000 $
• Projector 120–4,000 $
• Telescope 100–5,000 $
• Vending machine 1,500–8,000 $
• MRI machine 500,000–3,000,000 $
• Photocopier 1,500–25,000 $
• Defibrillator 1,000–3,000 $
• Satellite dish 40–600 $
• Server rack 400–5,000 $

Instruments

• Piano 3,000–200,000 $
• Guitar 120–4,000 $
• Violin 100–20,000 $
• Digital piano 300–5,000 $
• Drum kit 300–6,000 $
• Cello 400–40,000 $
• Trumpet 150–4,000 $
• Saxophone 300–9,000 $
• Double bass 1,200–40,000 $
• Harp 1,500–60,000 $
• Tuba 2,000–30,000 $
• Church bell 5,000–150,000 $

Materials

• Brick 0.35–3.5 $
• Concrete block 1.5–5 $
• Bag of cement 6–18 $
• Sheet of plywood 20–120 $
• Bag of concrete 4–10 $
• Bale of hay 5–20 $
• Sheet of drywall 10–35 $
• Bag of sand 4–12 $
• Roll of carpet 1,100–6,000 $