How much does a garbage truck cost?
Typical cost
200,000–500,000 $
A truck with a compacting body that collects and crushes household or commercial waste.
Typical new retail range.
How that compares
Garbage truck against things of a similar money.
City bus 450,000–1,300,000 $
Garbage truck 200,000–500,000 $
Ambulance 150,000–450,000 $
Concrete mixer truck 140,000–350,000 $
Excavator 25,000–700,000 $
Semi truck 120,000–220,000 $
Escalator 90,000–400,000 $
School bus 90,000–200,000 $
How to read this figure
This is a typical purchase price, not a quote. Actual prices move with specification, brand and where you buy.
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 garbage truck
- How much does a garbage truck weigh? 12,000–20,000 kg
- Garbage truck vs Fire truck Side by side
- Garbage truck vs Concrete mixer truck Side by side
- Garbage truck vs Semi truck Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a garbage truck cost?
- A garbage truck costs 200,000–500,000 $. Typical new retail range.
Related pages
- How much does a garbage truck weigh? 12,000–20,000 kg
- How much does a car cost? 18,000–60,000 $
- How much does a bicycle cost? 150–6,000 $
- How much does a SUV cost? 27,000–90,000 $
- How much does a pickup truck cost? 30,000–95,000 $
- How much does a motorcycle cost? 2,500–35,000 $
- How much does a Falcon 9 cost? 67,000,000 $
- How much does a school bus cost? 90,000–200,000 $
- How much does a semi truck cost? 120,000–220,000 $
- How much does a fire truck cost? 500,000–2,200,000 $
- How much does a forklift cost? 20,000–80,000 $
- Garbage truck vs Fire truck Side by side
- Garbage truck vs Concrete mixer truck Side by side
- Garbage truck vs Semi truck Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place