How much does a drum kit cost?
Typical cost
300–6,000 $
A collection of drums and cymbals arranged to be played by one seated drummer.
Entry kits with cymbals from $400; professional shell packs alone exceed $3,000.
How that compares
Drum kit against things of a similar money.
Drum kit 300–6,000 $
Mattress 250–3,500 $
Oven 450–4,000 $
Water heater 500–2,500 $
Desktop computer 350–4,000 $
Digital piano 300–5,000 $
Rowing machine 250–2,000 $
Elliptical trainer 350–4,000 $
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.
More about a drum kit
- How much does a drum kit weigh? 35–95 kg
- How loud is a drum kit? 95–115 dB
Common questions
- How much does a drum kit cost?
- A drum kit costs 300–6,000 $. Entry kits with cymbals from $400; professional shell packs alone exceed $3,000.
Related pages
- How much does a drum kit weigh? 35–95 kg
- How loud is a drum kit? 95–115 dB
- How much does a piano cost? 3,000–200,000 $
- How much does a guitar cost? 120–4,000 $
- How much does a violin cost? 100–20,000 $
- How much does a digital piano cost? 300–5,000 $
- How much does a cello cost? 400–40,000 $
- How much does a trumpet cost? 150–4,000 $
- How much does a saxophone cost? 300–9,000 $
- How much does a double bass cost? 1,200–40,000 $
- How much does a harp cost? 1,500–60,000 $
- How much does a tuba cost? 2,000–30,000 $
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place