How many m3 is your household
Movers price a job by volume, not by floor area. Count what goes along per room and you know your cubic meters before you request a quote.
- Free and instant
- No details needed
- Based on average dimensions
Count what goes along
Pick a room and set how many of each item you are taking. The volume adds up as you go.
Boxes
0.1 m3
2-seat sofa
1 m3
3-seat sofa
1.5 m3
Armchair
0.5 m3
Side table
0.2 m3
Desk
1 m3
Sideboard
1 m3
Dining table
0.75 m3
Lounge chair
0.5 m3
Cabinet
1 m3
Small furniture
0.3 m3
Plants
0.1 m3
Coffee table
0.4 m3
Paintings
0.15 m3
Writing desk
0.5 m3
Chair
0.2 m3
TV
0.4 m3
Rug
0.5 m3
Wall unit
1 m3
Your moving volume
0m3
Add items and your volume appears here.
Nothing selected yet. Pick a room and count what goes along.
Your list goes along, so movers can price the job properly.
Also want to know how many boxes you need? Use the packing calculator
What your result means
Cubic meters decide the truck and the crew. Under 10 m3 a closed van does the job. Between 10 and 22 m3 a mover brings a box truck. Above 40 m3 it becomes two runs or a second truck, and the price climbs fastest there. Give the same number to every company you approach and their quotes become comparable.
Two things add more volume than people expect: boxes and the attic. Walk through the attic, shed and garden in the calculator before you treat your result as final.
Frequently asked
- How many m3 is an average household?
- A studio or small apartment usually lands between 15 and 25 m3. A three-bedroom terraced house is more often around 35 to 45 m3. A detached house with an attic and a shed runs past 60 m3. Your own result depends on how many cabinets and boxes you take along, not on the floor area of your home.
- Why do movers ask for cubic meters?
- The volume decides which truck is needed and how many runs it takes, and that is the largest cost in a move. With a volume attached, a moving company can quote without visiting first. Without one, you mostly get non-binding ballpark figures.
- How accurate is this calculation?
- The result is an estimate based on average dimensions per item. Expect a margin of roughly 10 percent. Do not skip the attic, the shed and the garden, because those hold more volume than people expect. During a survey, the mover measures the final volume.
- What does a move cost per m3?
- Moving companies rarely charge a fixed amount per m3. The price depends on volume, distance, the floor you live on, whether a furniture lift is needed and whether you pack yourself. As a guideline, a move within the same town often falls between 400 and 1,200 euros. Comparing quotes is the only way to know what your move costs.