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Moving cost calculator

Removals, deposit, overlapping rent, furnishing and travel.

Built and reviewed by Dovanic, Founder and editor, FreeByteLast reviewed: 2026-08-18
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Cash needed to move

$8,700

Recoverable later

$2,400

Deposit returned at the end

Non-recoverable
$6,300
Largest line
$2,500
With a 15% buffer
$10,005

Removals, deposit, overlapping rent, furnishing and travel.

A worked example

Starting figures

Movers
$1,800
Deposit
$2,400
First month's rent
$1,900
Utilities & setup
$450
Furniture
$1,200

What it returns

Cash needed
$7,750
Refundable later
$2,400

How to read the results

All lines are summed; the deposit is flagged as recoverable later.

With the defaults above, cash needed works out at $7,750.

Methodology

All lines are summed; the deposit is flagged as recoverable later.

  • · Deposit assumed returned in full.
  • · Excludes purchase fees.

Estimates only. Nothing here is financial advice. Spotted something wrong? Tell us and it gets fixed.

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