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Wardrobe Cost Per Wear Calculator

Work out wardrobe cost per wear instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Wardrobe Cost Per Wear Calculator

Net cost adds cleaning and repair to the purchase price and subtracts the expected resale value, then divides by the number of wears. Care costs can exceed the purchase price on dry-clean-only items, which is why they belong in the calculation rather than as an afterthought.

Formula

Cost per wear

cost per wear = (price + care costs - resale value) / wears

Worked example

With the default values below, Wardrobe Cost Per Wear Calculator returns Cost per wear of $2.556. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Purchase priceminimum 0.01
120
Times worn so farminimum 1
45
Expected resale valueminimum 0
20
Cleaning and repair costsminimum 0
15

Results

Cost per wear
$2.556
Net cost of ownership
$115.00
Wears needed to reach one per wear
115
Cost per wear ignoring care and resale
$2.667

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Cost per wear
  3. 3Cost per wear= 2.556
  4. 4Net cost of ownership= 115.00
  5. 5Wears needed to reach one per wear= 115
  6. 6Cost per wear ignoring care and resale= 2.667

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 or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 3 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 the Wardrobe Cost Per Wear figure worked out?

cost per wear = (price + care costs - resale value) / wears. Net cost adds cleaning and repair to the purchase price and subtracts the expected resale value, then divides by the number of wears.

Why does this matter?

Care costs can exceed the purchase price on dry-clean-only items, which is why they belong in the calculation rather than as an afterthought.

What do I need to enter?

Enter purchase price, times worn so far, expected resale value, cleaning and repair costs. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.

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