Which is bigger, sewing machine or vacuum cleaner?

Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on weight — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

How do sewing machines and vacuum cleaners compare on typical lifespan?

Sewing machine: 10–50 yr. Vacuum cleaner: 5–12 yr. Sewing machine is 3.1× vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan.

How do sewing machines and vacuum cleaners compare on typical cost?

Sewing machine: 90–1,500 $. Vacuum cleaner: 50–900 $. Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical cost — about 1.3×.

Sewing machine vs Vacuum cleaner

Sewing machine vs vacuum cleaner

Sewing machine is larger on weight

Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on weight — about 1.3×.

A sewing machine 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.
	Sewing machine	Vacuum cleaner
Weight	4–16 kg	2.5–11 kg
Typical lifespan	10–50 yr	5–12 yr
Typical cost	90–1,500 $	50–900 $
Power draw	50–150 W	350–1,400 W

What the numbers say

Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on weight — about 1.3×.
Sewing machine is 3.1× vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan.
Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical cost — about 1.3×.
Vacuum cleaner is 12× sewing machine on power draw.

Weight compared.

Sewing machine 4–16 kg

Vacuum cleaner 2.5–11 kg

Sewing machine

A machine that forms a lockstitch by driving a needle and shuttle in time with a feed dog.

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, sewing machine or vacuum cleaner?: Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on weight — about 1.3×. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do sewing machines and vacuum cleaners compare on typical lifespan?: Sewing machine: 10–50 yr. Vacuum cleaner: 5–12 yr. Sewing machine is 3.1× vacuum cleaner on typical lifespan.
How do sewing machines and vacuum cleaners compare on typical cost?: Sewing machine: 90–1,500 $. Vacuum cleaner: 50–900 $. Sewing machine is somewhat greater than vacuum cleaner on typical cost — about 1.3×.

Sources

Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked