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How much does a suitcase cost?

Typical cost
40–900 $

A wheeled travel case, sized around airline cabin and checked baggage limits.

Typical new retail range.

By type

Suitcases vary by type, so a single figure would be misleading.
Type Typical cost
carry-on suitcase 35–700 $
large checked suitcase 55–1,000 $

How that compares

Suitcase against things of a similar money.

Car battery 80–400 $
Bookshelf 40–800 $
Suitcase 40–900 $
Tyre 60–450 $
Ceiling fan 50–700 $
Shopping cart 90–350 $
Microwave oven 60–600 $
Wheelbarrow 60–400 $

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 suitcase

Common questions

How much does a suitcase cost?
A suitcase costs 40–900 $. Typical new retail range.
Which type of suitcase is the heaviest?
Of the types listed here, large checked suitcase is the largest at 55–1,000 $.

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Sources

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

How these figures are compiled and checked