---
title: "How much does a safe cost?"
description: "A safe costs 60–4,000 $. Figures by type, how that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/safe/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

- [How much does a safe weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/safe/) — 15–500 kg

## 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

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