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title: "How much does a pallet cost?"
description: "A pallet costs 8–60 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/pallet/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a pallet cost?

**Typical cost: 8–60 $**

A flat timber or plastic platform that lets a forklift move a stacked load as one unit.

> New softwood at the low end; new plastic pallets $40-60.

## How that compares

*Pallet against things of a similar money.*

- Hair dryer: 15–450 $
- Sheet of plywood: 20–120 $
- Toaster: 15–250 $
- Electric kettle: 15–180 $
- Pallet: 8–60 $
- Sheet of drywall: 10–35 $
- Bag of cement: 6–18 $
- Bale of hay: 5–20 $

## 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 pallet

- [How much does a pallet weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/pallet/) — 14–30 kg
- [Pallet vs Shopping cart](https://atoneplace.net/vs/pallet-vs-shopping-cart/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a pallet cost?

A pallet costs 8–60 $. New softwood at the low end; new plastic pallets $40-60.

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- [How much does a shopping cart cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/shopping-cart/)
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- [Pallet vs Shopping cart](https://atoneplace.net/vs/pallet-vs-shopping-cart/)

## Sources

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