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title: "Mattress vs wardrobe — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Wardrobe is somewhat greater than mattress on weight — about 1.5×. Compared on 5 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/mattress-vs-wardrobe/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Mattress vs Wardrobe

**Mattress vs wardrobe: Wardrobe is larger on weight**

Wardrobe is somewhat greater than mattress on weight — about 1.5×.

A mattress and a wardrobe can be compared on 5 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.*

|  | Mattress | Wardrobe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 18–100 kg | 40–180 kg |
| Height | 15–40 cm | 175–240 cm |
| Length | 188–213 cm | 50–65 cm |
| Width | 99–193 cm | 80–250 cm |
| Typical cost | 250–3,500 $ | 150–2,500 $ |

## What the numbers say

- Wardrobe is somewhat greater than mattress on weight — about 1.5×.
- Wardrobe is 7.1× mattress on height.
- Mattress is 3.5× wardrobe on length.
- Mattress is somewhat greater than wardrobe on width — about 1.3×.
- Mattress is 1.8× wardrobe on typical cost.

*Weight compared.*

- Wardrobe: 40–180 kg
- Mattress: 18–100 kg

## Mattress

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

## Wardrobe

A tall cabinet with a hanging rail and shelves, used where a room has no built-in closet.

> 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, mattress or wardrobe?

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

### How do mattresses and wardrobes compare on height?

Mattress: 15–40 cm. Wardrobe: 175–240 cm. Wardrobe is 7.1× mattress on height.

### How do mattresses and wardrobes compare on length?

Mattress: 188–213 cm. Wardrobe: 50–65 cm. Mattress is 3.5× wardrobe on length.

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## Sources

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