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Unit Price Calculator

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Compares the unit price of two items to determine the better deal.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Price of Item 1, Quantity of Item 1, Price of Item 2, and Quantity of Item 2 in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Unit Price of Item 2, Unit Price of Item 1, and Better Deal in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Example 1

Price of Item 1: 10 USD; Quantity of Item 1: 5 units; Price of Item 2: 12 USD; Quantity of Item 2: 8 units

Unit Price of Item 2: 1.5 USD / unit; Unit Price of Item 1: 2 USD / unit; Better Deal: Item 2 is a better deal

Example 2

Price of Item 1: 20 USD; Quantity of Item 1: 10 units; Price of Item 2: 15 USD; Quantity of Item 2: 5 units

Unit Price of Item 2: 3 USD / unit; Unit Price of Item 1: 2 USD / unit; Better Deal: Item 1 is a better deal

Example 3

Price of Item 1: 5 USD; Quantity of Item 1: 2 units; Price of Item 2: 10 USD; Quantity of Item 2: 4 units

Unit Price of Item 2: 2.5 USD / unit; Unit Price of Item 1: 2.5 USD / unit; Better Deal: Both items have the same unit price.

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