---
title: "How much does a filing cabinet cost?"
description: "A filing cabinet costs 80–1,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/filing-cabinet/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a filing cabinet cost?

**Typical cost: 80–1,000 $**

A steel cabinet of suspension-file drawers, either vertical or wider lateral format.

> Typical new retail range.

## How that compares

*Filing cabinet against things of a similar money.*

- Pressure washer: 100–1,200 $
- Barbell: 100–1,200 $
- Filing cabinet: 80–1,000 $
- Office chair: 60–1,800 $
- Dehumidifier: 130–600 $
- Sewing machine: 90–1,500 $
- Coffee table: 60–1,200 $
- Manhole cover: 100–900 $

## 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 filing cabinet

- [How much does a filing cabinet weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/filing-cabinet/) — 18–90 kg
- [Filing cabinet vs Desk](https://atoneplace.net/vs/desk-vs-filing-cabinet/) — Side by side
- [Filing cabinet vs Bookshelf](https://atoneplace.net/vs/bookshelf-vs-filing-cabinet/) — Side by side
- [Filing cabinet vs Mattress](https://atoneplace.net/vs/filing-cabinet-vs-mattress/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a filing cabinet cost?

A filing cabinet costs 80–1,000 $. Typical new retail range.

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## Sources

- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place (/about/)