---
title: "How much does a hair dryer cost?"
description: "A hair dryer costs 15–450 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/hair-dryer/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a hair dryer cost?

**Typical cost: 15–450 $**

A handheld fan blowing air over a heating element to dry hair.

> Typical new retail range.

## How that compares

*Hair dryer against things of a similar money.*

- Space heater: 20–250 $
- Fire extinguisher: 25–250 $
- Rice cooker: 20–350 $
- Hair dryer: 15–450 $
- Sheet of plywood: 20–120 $
- Clothes iron: 15–350 $
- Jerry can: 15–120 $
- Toaster: 15–250 $

## 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 hair dryer

- [How much does a hair dryer weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/hair-dryer/) — 0.35–1.1 kg
- [How loud is a hair dryer?](https://atoneplace.net/loud/hair-dryer/) — 75–95 dB
- [Hair dryer vs Electric kettle](https://atoneplace.net/vs/electric-kettle-vs-hair-dryer/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a hair dryer cost?

A hair dryer costs 15–450 $. Typical new retail range.

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- [How loud is a hair dryer?](https://atoneplace.net/loud/hair-dryer/)
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## Sources

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