Unit Price Comparison
Compare two package sizes by price per 1000 units of quantity.
Results
Unit price
6.9800
Unit price
6.6556
Percentage change
-4.65
%
What this tool does
Supermarket shelf labels are not always comparable, and the bigger pack is not always cheaper per unit. Enter both prices with their quantities in the same unit — grams, millilitres, sheets — and the last result shows how much cheaper the winner really is.
Formula
price per unit = price ÷ quantity
Variables
| Symbol | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
p1 | Price | — |
q1 | Quantity | — |
p2 | Price | — |
q2 | Quantity | — |
U1 | Unit price | — |
U2 | Unit price | — |
SV | Percentage change | % |
Worked example
- Price3.49
- Quantity500
- Price5.99
- Quantity900
- Unit price6.9800
- Unit price6.6556
- Percentage change-4.65 %
Limitations
- The tool works with whatever currency you use for the inputs; it does not convert between currencies.
- The calculation runs at full precision and only the display is rounded. If you copy an intermediate value and retype it, small differences can appear.