Which is bigger, mattress or washing machine?

Washing machine 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 washing machines compare on height?

Mattress: 15–40 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Washing machine is 3.4× mattress on height.

How do mattresses and washing machines compare on width?

Mattress: 99–193 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Mattress is 2.2× washing machine on width.

Mattress vs Washing machine

Mattress vs washing machine

Washing machine is larger on weight

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

A mattress and a washing machine 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	Washing machine
Weight	18–100 kg	55–115 kg
Height	15–40 cm	85–112 cm
Width	99–193 cm	60–76 cm
Typical lifespan	6–12 yr	8–14 yr
Typical cost	250–3,500 $	400–1,800 $

What the numbers say

Washing machine is somewhat greater than mattress on weight — about 1.5×.
Washing machine is 3.4× mattress on height.
Mattress is 2.2× washing machine on width.
Washing machine is somewhat greater than mattress on typical lifespan — about 1.4×.
Mattress is somewhat greater than washing machine on typical cost — about 1.2×.

Weight compared.

Washing machine 55–115 kg

Mattress 18–100 kg

Mattress

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

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, mattress or washing machine?: Washing machine 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 washing machines compare on height?: Mattress: 15–40 cm. Washing machine: 85–112 cm. Washing machine is 3.4× mattress on height.
How do mattresses and washing machines compare on width?: Mattress: 99–193 cm. Washing machine: 60–76 cm. Mattress is 2.2× washing machine on width.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked