Calculate your annual cloth nappy costs
The annual cloth nappy cost calculator uses tailored information to estimate your total cloth nappy laundry costs per year.
Buying cloth nappies is only part of the cost of using reusable nappies. When it comes to the ongoing expense of washing and drying cloth nappies, there aren’t any good tools available to help you make those estimates.
Enter our brand new Annual cloth nappy cost calculator! 🙌
We have been building a calculator to help you estimate the recurring costs of using cloth nappies.
The annual cloth nappy cost calculator uses
- average utility costs,
- detergent dosing,
- water hardness level and
- information about your appliances
to estimate your total cloth nappy laundry costs per year.
You can also compare how much you’re saving over using disposables and even discover some money-saving tips.
We’re still fine-tuning some of the details, but we decided we couldn’t wait any longer. 😎 Please give it a try and let us know what you think!
Input your wash routine, detergent choice and location data
Your washing machine
Your wash routine
Detergent and stain remover
Drying your nappies
Electricity generation
Set baseline utility costs and water hardness
More information
Detergent amounts are based on an average nappy soiling levels. Having multiple children in cloth, older children, hard water, larger machines, and top loaders usually require more detergent. Water hardness affects dosage for both washes, while machine size only affects your main wash dose.
We use the energy and water star rating of your applicances and your wash frequency to estimate your electricity and water usage.
Locating washing machine energy and water rating
For the most accurate results you will need your washing machine’s Energy Rating and Water Rating. This is usually on the stickers on your machine.
If stickers on your machine is missing, damaged or hard to read, search for your front loader on the relevant product website:
Locating dryer energy rating
For the most accurate results you will need your dryer’s Energy Rating. This is usually on the stickers on your machine.
If stickers on your machine is missing, damaged or hard to read, search for your front loader on the Energy Rating website: