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How much does a wheelchair cost?

Typical cost
120–3,000 $

A wheeled chair for people with limited mobility, pushed, self-propelled or motorised.

Manual chairs. Power wheelchairs run $3,000-35,000.

By type

Wheelchairs vary by type, so a single figure would be misleading.
Type Typical cost
manual wheelchair 120–3,000 $
transport wheelchair 100–500 $
power wheelchair 2,500–35,000 $

How that compares

Wheelchair against things of a similar money.

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

Common questions

How much does a wheelchair cost?
A wheelchair costs 120–3,000 $. Manual chairs. Power wheelchairs run $3,000-35,000.
Which type of wheelchair is the heaviest?
Of the types listed here, power wheelchair is the largest at 2,500–35,000 $.

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Sources

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

How these figures are compiled and checked