How much does a piano cost?
Typical cost
3,000–200,000 $
A keyboard instrument whose hammers strike strings under a cast-iron frame carrying about 20 tonnes of total string tension.
New uprights $4,000-10,000; new concert grands $150,000-250,000. Used uprights are often given away free.
By type
| Type | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| upright piano | 3,000–25,000 $ |
| baby grand piano | 10,000–60,000 $ |
| concert grand piano | 120,000–300,000 $ |
How that compares
Piano against things of a similar money.
Jet ski 6,000–25,000 $
Motorcycle 2,500–35,000 $
Golf cart 4,000–20,000 $
Piano 3,000–200,000 $
Hot tub 4,000–18,000 $
Photocopier 1,500–25,000 $
Tuba 2,000–30,000 $
Hospital bed 900–40,000 $
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 piano
- How much does a piano weigh? 130–550 kg
- How long does a piano last? 30–100 yr
Common questions
- How much does a piano cost?
- A piano costs 3,000–200,000 $. New uprights $4,000-10,000; new concert grands $150,000-250,000. Used uprights are often given away free.
- Which type of piano is the heaviest?
- Of the types listed here, concert grand piano is the largest at 120,000–300,000 $.
Related pages
- How much does a piano weigh? 130–550 kg
- How long does a piano last? 30–100 yr
- 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 drum kit cost? 300–6,000 $
- 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