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title: "Filing cabinet vs mattress — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Mattress is somewhat greater than filing cabinet on weight — about 1.3×. Compared on 4 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/filing-cabinet-vs-mattress/
site: "At One Place"
---

# 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

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