Moving Cost Calculator with Examples

In turn, we guarantee you high quality of our services and compliance with all of our promises and commitments. Below, for your convenience we'll briefly introduce our company's pricing policy, so you could assume the upcoming expenses because of your moving.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised, prices are approximate and may vary depending on circumstances.

 

Local, Piano and Office Moving

TypeFee or RateDescription
Truck, one-time $180 - $260 Truck fee for Toronto and GTA, depending on truck size.
Movers, hourly 2 movers
$120 - $140 per hour

3 movers
$180 - $190 per hour
Movers completing packing / unpacking, disassembling / assembling, loading / unloading.

The hourly billing STARTS from contract signing on loading spot and the hourly billing ENDS when the unloading and all other services are successfully completed on your new destination.

Sample Calculation

IMPORTANT: all calculations are done approximately and depend on individual case.

Sample calculation of payment for moving services in Toronto and GTA.

  • Moving 1-bedroom apartment takes approximately 3-4 hr.
  • Hourly rate for 2 movers is $120/hr
  • One-time fee for the truck is $180 (Toronto)
  • Now add HST

4 hrs x $120/hr + $180


$660 + HST

To save your money, Carefree Moving suggests you to complete all packaging in advance prior to your moving day.

Long Distance Moving

TypeFee or RateDescription
Truck, one-time TBD Truck fee, depending on truck size. Includes fuel, mileage and time to takes to travel from point A to point B.
Movers, hourly 2 movers
$120 - $140 per hour

3 movers
$180 - $190 per hour
Movers completing packing / unpacking, disassembling / assembling, loading / unloading.


Price per hour labor for long distance movers ONLY APPLIES to the time used for loading and unloading.

Sample Calculation

IMPORTANT: all calculations are done approximately and depend on individual case.

Moving from Toronto, ON to Thunder Bay, ON will typically include charges:

  • $7,065 - Truck fee (One time fixed for truck, fuel,mileage and time to takes to travel from point A to point B)
  • $120/hr labor for 2 movers - only applies to the time used for packing/unpacking, disassemble/reassemble, loading and unloading.

(1 hr of loading x $120/hr) + ($7,065 truck fee) + (1 hr of unloading x $120/hr)


$7,305 + taxes

To save your money, Carefree Moving suggests you to complete all packaging in advance prior to your moving day.

Basic package includes free use of

  1. Two wardrobe boxes and floor runners in order to protect your flooring;
  2. Special equipment, such as: blankets, dollies, variety of tools for disassembling/assembling of your furniture and etc. used by each crew for the safety of your belongings;
  3. All the necessary fasteners to fix your furniture inside the truck for a safe transportation.

Flexible payments

We accept cash, credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express), Certified Cheque and Money Order.