Moving Cost Estimator
Budget a house move from vehicle, crew, packing, insurance and extras. Results update as you type.
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About the Moving Cost Estimator
Plan a house move budget from the main costs: vehicle hire, the crew, packing materials, insurance and extras. Add a contingency so surprises do not break your budget.
Because moving prices vary so much between cities and companies, you enter your own quotes and rates and the calculator adds them up.
Choose your currency (₹, $, €, £ and more) and every amount updates. The calculation runs in your browser, so the numbers you enter are not uploaded.
Moving Cost Estimator example
Distance: 120 km
Vehicle cost per km: 35
Vehicle hire flat charge: 4000
Movers: 3
Pay per mover per hour: 250
Hours of work: 6
Packing materials: 3000
Value of goods to insure: 400000
Insurance rate: 1 %
Extras: stairs, storage, tips: 1500
Contingency: 10 %Estimated total: ₹23,320
Transport: ₹8,200
Crew: ₹4,500
Packing materials: ₹3,000
Insurance: ₹4,000
Extras: ₹1,500How it is calculated
Transport is distance × cost per km plus any flat charge. Crew is movers × hourly pay × hours. Insurance is the value of your goods times the insurance rate. These are added to packing and extras, and the contingency percentage is applied to the subtotal.
Transport = distance × cost per km + flat chargeCrew = movers × hourly pay × hoursInsurance = value of goods × insurance rateTotal = (transport + crew + packing + insurance + extras) × (1 + contingency)
What to enter
- Contingency. Blank = 10%. Moves nearly always cost more than planned.
How to use the Moving Cost Estimator
- Fill in the fields above. Required fields are marked, optional ones can be left blank and fall back to the defaults described on this page.
- Use “Try an example” to see a worked case, then replace the numbers with your own.
- Read the results as you type. The large card is the main answer and the smaller cards are the related figures.
- Copy a single value or everything, or share a link that keeps your inputs.
Moving Cost Estimator FAQ
How does the moving cost estimator work?
Transport is distance × cost per km plus any flat charge. Crew is movers × hourly pay × hours. Insurance is the value of your goods times the insurance rate. These are added to packing and extras, and the contingency percentage is applied to the subtotal.
How much contingency should I add?
Ten percent is a sensible minimum. Moves with stairs, long distances, fragile items or tight schedules often overrun by more.
Does it give a typical price for my city?
No. Rates differ widely, so get at least two quotes and enter them here to compare totals.
Is this moving cost estimator free and private?
Yes. It is free with no sign-up, and the calculation happens on your device, so your numbers are never sent to a server.
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