Moving box calculator

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Home sizePeople living thereThe guide's counts stand for two people; 10% more per extra person (Declared assumption, read 2026-09-20).

Packing style

Starting value: STOMO Storage, How Many Boxes Do I Need to Move? [2026 Calculator + Charts], read 2026-09-20; edit it. Minimal = the guide’s low count, Average = the midpoint, A lot = the high count (Derived from the STOMO Storage ranges above, read 2026-09-20).

Rooms with extra needs

Each adds a few boxes of the kind that room fills (a rule of thumb, listed under the sources).

Result

Boxes in total: 102
Small boxes: 31
Medium boxes: 30
Large boxes: 18
Extra-large boxes: 11
Wardrobe boxes: 7
Dish-pack boxes: 5
Packing tape: 15 rolls
Packing paper: 11.4 lb
Bubble wrap: 76 ft
Markers: 7
Estimated cost of supplies: Add unit prices

2 bedrooms, average packing: STOMO Storage, How Many Boxes Do I Need to Move? [2026 Calculator + Charts], read 2026-09-20. Tape at one roll per 7 boxes. Estimates from published moving guides and rate pages, each with its source and date: quotes from movers and rental companies replace them.

Free calculator by BoxEstimate. Open the full version for the cost comparison, the guide and the sources. Estimates, not a quote.