Which is bigger, microwave oven or vacuum cleaner?

Microwave oven is 2.5× vacuum cleaner on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners compare on typical lifespan?

Microwave oven: 6–11 yr. Vacuum cleaner: 5–12 yr. Microwave oven is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan — about 1.1×.

How do microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners compare on typical cost?

Microwave oven: 60–600 $. Vacuum cleaner: 50–900 $. Vacuum cleaner is somewhat greater than microwave oven on typical cost — about 1.4×.

Microwave oven vs Vacuum cleaner

Microwave oven vs vacuum cleaner

Microwave oven is larger on weight

Microwave oven is 2.5× vacuum cleaner on weight.

A microwave oven and a vacuum cleaner 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.
	Microwave oven	Vacuum cleaner
Weight	9–36 kg	2.5–11 kg
Typical lifespan	6–11 yr	5–12 yr
Typical cost	60–600 $	50–900 $
Power draw	900–1,800 W	350–1,400 W

What the numbers say

Microwave oven is 2.5× vacuum cleaner on weight.
Microwave oven is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan — about 1.1×.
Vacuum cleaner is somewhat greater than microwave oven on typical cost — about 1.4×.
Microwave oven is 1.6× vacuum cleaner on power draw.

Weight compared.

Microwave oven 9–36 kg

Vacuum cleaner 2.5–11 kg

Microwave oven

A countertop or built-in oven that heats food with 2.45 GHz microwaves from a magnetron.

Vacuum cleaner

A motor-driven fan that draws dirt through a nozzle into a bag, bin or cyclone.

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, microwave oven or vacuum cleaner?: Microwave oven is 2.5× vacuum cleaner on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners compare on typical lifespan?: Microwave oven: 6–11 yr. Vacuum cleaner: 5–12 yr. Microwave oven is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan — about 1.1×.
How do microwave ovens and vacuum cleaners compare on typical cost?: Microwave oven: 60–600 $. Vacuum cleaner: 50–900 $. Vacuum cleaner is somewhat greater than microwave oven on typical cost — about 1.4×.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place
Residential Energy Consumption Survey — US Energy Information Administration (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked