How much does a car battery cost?

Typical cost

80–400 $

A 12-volt lead-acid battery that starts the engine and steadies the electrical system.

Typical new retail range.

How that compares

Car battery against things of a similar money.

Leaf blower 60–700 $

Ladder 50–700 $

Beer keg 90–350 $

Punching bag 60–600 $

Car battery 80–400 $

Bookshelf 40–800 $

Tyre 60–450 $

Ceiling fan 50–700 $

How to read this figure

The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.

Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.