The SHOEculator: What Your Sneakers Really Cost

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👟 The SHOEculator

For sneakerheads and anyone eyeing a pricey pair. Find out what your kicks cost you per step (yes, per step), and what your shoe habit adds up to over the years.

Price of the pair

Steps you take a day in them

Days a week you rock them

How long the soles hold upPodiatrists say 300 to 500 miles

What you could flip them for at the endEnter 0 if you’ll walk them into the ground

Your hourly pay (optional)

Every single step costs you

0¢

Steps before the soles give up0

How long they’ll last you–

Cost per mile$0

Cost per day you wear them$0

For fun and education only, not financial advice. Shoe life uses the American Podiatric Medical Association’s advice to replace athletic and walking shoes every 300 to 500 miles (Footwear Magazine), and about 2,000 steps per mile, since 10,000 steps is about 5 miles (UCLA Health). Your stride and your shoes may differ. Resale prices change and most shoes lose value as you wear them. The “invested instead” number assumes the yearly return you choose, earned on monthly deposits. Real investments can lose money. You can check the math with the SEC’s free compound interest calculator. Nothing you type is saved.