Which is bigger, clothes dryer or washing machine?

Washing machine is somewhat greater than clothes dryer on weight — about 1.5×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do clothes dryers and washing machines compare on height?

Clothes dryer: 85–110 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on height.

How do clothes dryers and washing machines compare on width?

Clothes dryer: 60–76 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on width.

Clothes dryer vs Washing machine

Clothes dryer vs washing machine

Washing machine is larger on weight

Washing machine is somewhat greater than clothes dryer on weight — about 1.5×.

A clothes dryer and a washing machine can be compared on 6 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
	Clothes dryer	Washing machine
Weight	40–80 kg	55–115 kg
Height	85–110 cm	85–112 cm
Width	60–76 cm	60–76 cm
Typical lifespan	10–16 yr	8–14 yr
Typical cost	400–1,600 $	400–1,800 $
Power draw	1,800–5,500 W	250–2,200 W

What the numbers say

Washing machine is somewhat greater than clothes dryer on weight — about 1.5×.
Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on height.
Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on width.
Clothes dryer is somewhat greater than washing machine on typical lifespan — about 1.2×.
Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on typical cost.
Clothes dryer is 6× washing machine on power draw.

Weight compared.

Washing machine 55–115 kg

Clothes dryer 40–80 kg

Clothes dryer

A heated rotating drum that dries laundry, vented outdoors or condensing internally.

Washing machine

A powered drum that washes clothes, loading either from the top or through a front door.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, clothes dryer or washing machine?: Washing machine is somewhat greater than clothes dryer on weight — about 1.5×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do clothes dryers and washing machines compare on height?: Clothes dryer: 85–110 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on height.
How do clothes dryers and washing machines compare on width?: Clothes dryer: 60–76 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Clothes dryer and washing machine are near enough identical on width.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
Residential Energy Consumption Survey — US Energy Information Administration (Public domain (US Government))
ENERGY STAR Product Specifications — US Environmental Protection Agency (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked