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title: "How much does a shopping cart weigh?"
description: "A shopping cart weighs 12–35 kg (26.5–77.2 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/shopping-cart/
site: "At One Place"
---

# How much does a shopping cart weigh?

**Typical weight: 12–35 kg**

That is 26.5–77.2 lb.

A wheeled basket for carrying groceries around a store, designed to nest with others.

> Steel supermarket carts; small express carts and plastic-bodied carts are lighter.

## How that compares

*Shopping cart against things of a similar mass.*

- Common wombat: 20–40 kg
- Jackhammer: 10–42 kg
- Shopping cart: 12–35 kg
- Pit bull: 14–32 kg
- Bag of cement: 20–50 kg
- Pressure washer: 8–55 kg
- Bale of hay: 18–700 kg
- African wild dog: 18–36 kg

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## Common questions

### How much does a shopping cart weigh?

A shopping cart weighs 12–35 kg (26.5–77.2 lb). Steel supermarket carts; small express carts and plastic-bodied carts are lighter.

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## Sources

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