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title: "How much does a violin cost?"
description: "A violin costs 100–20,000 $. How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/cost/violin/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a violin cost?

**Typical cost: 100–20,000 $**

The smallest and highest-pitched member of the violin family, tuned in fifths from G3.

> Student to professional instruments. Antique Italian violins sell for millions.

## How that compares

*Violin against things of a similar money.*

- Violin: 100–20,000 $
- Smartphone: 100–1,800 $
- Television: 150–3,000 $
- Bicycle: 150–6,000 $
- Bathtub: 200–4,000 $
- Exercise bike: 150–2,500 $
- Wheelchair: 120–3,000 $
- Window: 250–1,800 $

## 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 violin

- [How much does a violin weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/violin/) — 350–550 g
- [Violin vs Trumpet](https://atoneplace.net/vs/trumpet-vs-violin/) — Side by side
- [Violin vs Guitar](https://atoneplace.net/vs/guitar-vs-violin/) — Side by side

## Common questions

### How much does a violin cost?

A violin costs 100–20,000 $. Student to professional instruments. Antique Italian violins sell for millions.

## Related pages

- [How much does a violin weigh?](https://atoneplace.net/weight/violin/)
- [How much does a piano cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/piano/)
- [How much does a guitar cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/guitar/)
- [How much does a digital piano cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/digital-piano/)
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- [How much does a cello cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/cello/)
- [How much does a trumpet cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/trumpet/)
- [How much does a saxophone cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/saxophone/)
- [How much does a double bass cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/double-bass/)
- [How much does a harp cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/harp/)
- [How much does a tuba cost?](https://atoneplace.net/cost/tuba/)
- [Violin vs Trumpet](https://atoneplace.net/vs/trumpet-vs-violin/)
- [Violin vs Guitar](https://atoneplace.net/vs/guitar-vs-violin/)

## Sources

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