Cost Per Wear Calculator

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.

This calculator takes an item's price and the number of times worn (or expected wears) and returns the cost per wear.