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Filing cabinet vs Mattress

Filing cabinet vs mattress
Mattress is larger on weight
Mattress is somewhat greater than filing cabinet on weight — about 1.3×.

A filing cabinet and a mattress can be compared on 4 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.
Filing cabinet Mattress
Weight 18–90 kg 18–100 kg
Height 70–140 cm 15–40 cm
Width 38–107 cm 99–193 cm
Typical cost 80–1,000 $ 250–3,500 $

What the numbers say

  • Mattress is somewhat greater than filing cabinet on weight — about 1.3×.
  • Filing cabinet is 4.7× mattress on height.
  • Mattress is 4× filing cabinet on width.
  • Mattress is 3.6× filing cabinet on typical cost.

Weight compared.

Mattress 18–100 kg
Filing cabinet 18–90 kg

Filing cabinet

A steel cabinet of suspension-file drawers, either vertical or wider lateral format.

Mattress

A padded sleeping surface built from springs, foam, latex or a hybrid of the three.

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, filing cabinet or mattress?
Mattress is somewhat greater than filing cabinet on weight — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do filing cabinets and mattresses compare on height?
Filing cabinet: 70–140 cm. Mattress: 15–40 cm. Filing cabinet is 4.7× mattress on height.
How do filing cabinets and mattresses compare on width?
Filing cabinet: 38–107 cm. Mattress: 99–193 cm. Mattress is 4× filing cabinet on width.

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Sources

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

How these figures are compiled and checked