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Cost Per Wear Calculator

See the real per-wear cost of any item.

Result

How it is calculated

The tool divides what you paid by how many times you wear the item: cost per wear = price ÷ times_worn. The price is in dollars and times worn is a count of wears, past or expected. The price must be zero or higher and the number of wears must be a whole number of at least 1, so 0 wears, a fraction such as 0.5, or a negative price all show no result. The calculation spreads the price evenly, so the cost per wear falls as the count rises: doubling the wears halves the figure. It uses the price you enter only: cleaning, repairs, alterations and resale value are not part of it, so add the extras to the price, or subtract an expected resale amount, if you want them counted.

Worked example

You buy a coat for 180 and expect to wear it 60 times over a few winters. The calculation is 180 ÷ 60 = 3. The tool prints a cost per wear of $3.00, echoing 60 wears and the $180.00 price. If you wear it only 20 times, the same coat costs 180 ÷ 20 = 9 per wear, three times as much. That is why the wear count matters more than the sticker price.

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Common mistakes

  • Entering an optimistic wear count. An item worn 60 times in your plan but 15 times in practice costs four times more per wear than the result suggests.
  • Leaving out cleaning, repairs or alterations. The tool divides only the price you type, so include dry-cleaning or tailoring in it if they apply.
  • Comparing two items over different lifetimes. A 3 per wear result for a coat and a shirt is only comparable if both counts cover the same span of use.
  • Entering a fraction such as 0.5 wears, or 0 wears. Neither gives a result; enter whole wears of at least 1.
  • Treating a low cost per wear as a reason to buy. The figure only helps if you will really wear the item that often.

About this calculator

Cost per wear divides an item's purchase price by the number of times you've worn (or expect to wear) it, turning an upfront price tag into a more meaningful measure of value over the item's actual use. A $200 coat worn 100 times over several winters costs $2 per wear, while a $30 top worn twice before it's discarded costs $15 per wear — the cheaper item can end up being the worse value.

Fashion-conscious shoppers and sustainability advocates use cost per wear to judge whether an expensive but versatile, durable piece is actually a smarter buy than a cheap item bought on impulse, and capsule-wardrobe planners use it to prioritize investment pieces that will be worn frequently over trend items likely to be worn only a handful of times.

Divide what a piece of clothing cost by the times you have worn it, or expect to, and you see what each wear really costs.

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