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How much does a refrigerator cost?

Typical cost
500–3,500 $

An insulated cabinet that keeps food cold, normally with a separate freezer compartment.

Basic top-freezer to counter-depth French-door.

By type

Refrigerators vary by type, so a single figure would be misleading.
Type Typical cost
mini fridge 90–400 $
top-freezer refrigerator 500–1,400 $
side-by-side refrigerator 900–2,800 $
French-door refrigerator 1,300–4,500 $

How that compares

Refrigerator against things of a similar money.

Garage door 700–5,000 $
Refrigerator 500–3,500 $
Sofa 350–5,000 $
Treadmill 400–6,000 $
Traffic light 500–3,000 $
Jackhammer 300–3,500 $
Canoe 500–4,000 $
Engine block 300–4,000 $

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 refrigerator

Common questions

How much does a refrigerator cost?
A refrigerator costs 500–3,500 $. Basic top-freezer to counter-depth French-door.
Which type of refrigerator is the heaviest?
Of the types listed here, french-door refrigerator is the largest at 1,300–4,500 $.

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Sources

  1. Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked