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LEGO price per piece calculator.
Type in the price and piece count for up to four sets and the calculator ranks them by cost per piece, with optional sales tax and a deduction for extras such as minifigures. It divides the way Brickset does on its set pages. Example: the Large Creative Brick Box (10698) has 790 pieces at a $59.99 recommended price, 7.6 cents a piece; the Medium Creative Brick Box (10696) has 484 pieces at $34.99, 7.2 cents, so the large box costs 5.0% more per piece.
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Working out the result.
How price per piece is calculated
Price per piece is the price divided by the number of pieces. Brickset, the set database, shows exactly that on each set page. For the Large Creative Brick Box (10698-1) it lists 790 pieces and a recommended price of $59.99, and gives the price per piece as 7.6 cents; for the Medium Creative Brick Box (10696-1) it lists 484 pieces, $34.99 and 7.2 cents. This page repeats the division, and adds two things the database cannot know about your purchase: the sales tax where you shop, and the value of anything in the box you would have bought anyway.
The page holds no price list or set data. The four rows pre-filled above are the two Brickset examples and two blank rows, and every number is one you type in. Rows with a price and a piece count are ranked from cheapest to dearest per piece, and each shows how far above the cheapest it is.
Worked example with real numbers
- Large box. $59.99 ÷ 790 = $0.0759 a piece, or $7.59 per 100 pieces.
- Medium box. $34.99 ÷ 484 = $0.0723 a piece, or $7.23 per 100 pieces.
- The gap. The large box costs 5.0% more per piece even though it holds 306 more pieces.
- With 13% tax. Tax raises both by the same factor, so the ranking does not change: $67.79 ÷ 790 = 8.6 cents and $39.54 ÷ 484 = 8.2 cents.
- Subtracting extras. If you value a set’s minifigures at $10, a $60 set with 500 pieces falls from 12.0 to 10.0 cents a piece.
What this calculator leaves out
A low price per piece is not the same as a good buy. Pieces differ enormously in size (a pound of loose parts can hold anywhere from a couple of hundred to several thousand), so a box of tiny parts will always look cheaper per piece than a box of large ones. The count itself also depends on how a set is listed, and the page cannot check it. Compare sets of a similar kind, and use the extras field for anything that is worth money to you on its own. Fan-made tool, not affiliated with the LEGO Group.
Common mix-ups
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Often assumedThe bigger box is always the cheaper one per piece.
What the source saysIn Brickset’s figures the 790-piece Large Creative Brick Box at $59.99 is 7.6 cents a piece, while the 484-piece Medium box at $34.99 is 7.2 cents. [1] [2]
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Often assumedA set has one price per piece.
What the source saysBrickset lists three for the same Large Creative Brick Box because the recommended price differs by region: 5.7p, 7.6c and 6.3c. [1]
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Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate LEGO price per piece?
Divide the price by the number of pieces. For the Large Creative Brick Box, $59.99 over 790 pieces is $0.0759, which Brickset rounds to 7.6 cents.
What is a good price per piece for LEGO?
There is no fixed answer, because it varies with the size of the parts, the licence and the retailer. Use it to compare two similar sets, as in the 7.6 versus 7.2 cents example, rather than to judge one set on its own.
Should I include sales tax in the comparison?
Only if the tax differs between the options. A flat percentage raises every set by the same factor, so it does not change the ranking, but it does change the true cost per piece.
Why does the cheapest per piece set not always win?
Piece size and what the pieces are matter. Small plates and tiles are cheap per piece, so a set heavy in them looks cheap but builds less. The extras field lets you take off the value of figures you want anyway.
Where do the piece counts come from?
From the box or a set database such as Brickset. This page does not look anything up, so type the count you trust. It is not verified against any inventory.
Can I compare more than four sets?
Not on this page. Compare four, note the cheapest, and run the next four, or use the unit price comparison calculator for any two sizes of one item.
Sources
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- Brickset: 10698-1 Large Creative Brick Box — 790 pieces, RRP $59.99, price per piece 7.6c (read 2026-10-26)
- Brickset: 10696-1 Medium Creative Brick Box — 484 pieces, RRP $34.99, price per piece 7.2c (read 2026-10-26)
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