Purchase Cost
Calculate the total cost of a purchase including tax and fees.
About Purchase Cost
The true purchase cost adds tax, shipping and fees to the list price, which is the number that matters at checkout. Hidden fees like shipping flip seemingly-cheap purchases into expensive ones, so always total the full cost.
Formula
Purchase Cost
Total cost = price + price x tax% + shipping + fees
- shipping
- Delivery charges
Worked example
With the default values below, Purchase Cost returns Total Cost of $233.50. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Price
- 200
- Taxaccepts 0–50 %
- 8 %
- Shipping
- 12.5
- Other fees
- 5
Results
- Total Cost
- $233.50
- Tax Amount
- $16.00
- Tax Share
- 6.85%
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Purchase Cost
- 3Total Cost= 233.50
- 4Tax Amount= 16.00
- 5Tax Share= 6.85
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Purchase Cost calculated?
Total cost = price + price x tax% + shipping + fees The true purchase cost adds tax, shipping and fees to the list price, which is the number that matters at checkout.
Why does Purchase Cost matter?
Hidden fees like shipping flip seemingly-cheap purchases into expensive ones, so always total the full cost.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Price, Tax, Shipping, Other fees. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.