Unit Price Comparison
Compare two products by their price per unit.
About Unit Price Comparison
Converting both products to a price per unit lets you compare different package sizes on like-for-like terms. The lower unit price is the better value even when its absolute price is higher because you get more for your money.
Formula
Unit Price Comparison
Compare price / amount for each product
- unit price
- Cost per identical unit of measure
Worked example
With the default values below, Unit Price Comparison returns Unit Price A of $0.1559. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Price A
- 4.99
- Amount Aminimum 0
- 32
- Price B
- 7.49
- Amount Bminimum 0
- 50
Results
- Unit Price A
- $0.1559
- Unit Price B
- $0.1498
- Better Value
- Product B is the better value
- Savings per Unit
- $0.0061
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Unit Price Comparison
- 3Unit Price A= 0.1559
- 4Unit Price B= 0.1498
- 5Better Value= Product B is the better value
- 6Savings per Unit= 0.0061
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, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 4 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 Unit Price Comparison calculated?
Compare price / amount for each product Converting both products to a price per unit lets you compare different package sizes on like-for-like terms.
Why does Unit Price Comparison matter?
The lower unit price is the better value even when its absolute price is higher because you get more for your money.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Price A, Amount A, Price B, Amount B. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.