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How much does a safe cost?

Typical cost
60–4,000 $

A lockable steel box, usually insulated, made heavy enough that it cannot simply be carried away.

Typical new retail range.

By type

Safes vary by type, so a single figure would be misleading.
Type Typical cost
small document safe 50–400 $
gun safe 600–6,000 $

How that compares

Safe against things of a similar money.

Air conditioner 180–1,200 $
Games console 200–700 $
Tablet 100–1,600 $
Gas grill 120–2,500 $
Dresser 130–2,000 $
Dumpster 250–900 $
Safe 60–4,000 $
Lawn mower 150–4,500 $

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 safe

Common questions

How much does a safe cost?
A safe costs 60–4,000 $. Typical new retail range.
Which type of safe is the heaviest?
Of the types listed here, gun safe is the largest at 600–6,000 $.

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Sources

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

How these figures are compiled and checked