Cost of owning a dog in United States
Lifetime and food cost for 272 dogs, localized to USD.
The cheapest dog to own in United States is the Japanese Chin (~$17,375 lifetime). All costs in USD. Pet insurance is widely available in United States.
| # | Breed | Size | Food/yr | Lifetime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese Chin | Small | $215 | $17,375 |
| 2 | English Toy Spaniel | Small | $245 | $19,025 |
| 3 | Russian Toy | Small | $155 | $19,345 |
| 4 | Danish-Swedish Farmdog | Small | $350 | $19,890 |
| 5 | Toy Fox Terrier | Small | $135 | $20,380 |
| 6 | Jagdterrier | Small | $380 | $20,510 |
| 7 | Boston Terrier | Small | $365 | $20,550 |
| 8 | Russell Terrier | Small | $265 | $20,775 |
| 9 | Miniature Bull Terrier | Small | $430 | $20,850 |
| 10 | Chihuahua | Small | $125 | $20,925 |
| 11 | Miniature Pinscher | Small | $215 | $20,940 |
| 12 | Schipperke | Small | $280 | $20,970 |
| 13 | Lancashire Heeler | Small | $280 | $21,150 |
| 14 | Bolognese | Small | $175 | $21,165 |
| 15 | Portuguese Podengo Pequeno | Small | $245 | $21,220 |
| 16 | Norwich Terrier | Small | $265 | $21,490 |
| 17 | Tibetan Spaniel | Small | $265 | $21,490 |
| 18 | Border Terrier | Small | $280 | $21,690 |
| 19 | Australian Terrier | Small | $350 | $21,880 |
| 20 | Japanese Spitz | Small | $350 | $21,880 |
| 21 | Italian Greyhound | Small | $240 | $21,970 |
| 22 | Norfolk Terrier | Small | $255 | $22,060 |
| 23 | Cirneco dell’Etna | Small | $410 | $22,140 |
| 24 | Scottish Terrier | Small | $385 | $22,230 |
| 25 | Affenpinscher | Small | $205 | $22,300 |
| 26 | Papillon | Small | $185 | $22,425 |
| 27 | Brussels Griffon | Small | $215 | $22,430 |
| 28 | Smooth Fox Terrier | Small | $335 | $22,430 |
| 29 | Wire Fox Terrier | Small | $335 | $22,430 |
| 30 | Mudi | Small | $435 | $22,465 |
| 31 | Cairn Terrier | Small | $290 | $22,550 |
| 32 | Lakeland Terrier | Small | $345 | $22,570 |
| 33 | Pekingese | Small | $295 | $22,725 |
| 34 | Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka | Small | $185 | $22,760 |
| 35 | Parson Russell Terrier | Small | $310 | $22,830 |
| 36 | Cesky Terrier | Small | $375 | $22,970 |
| 37 | Löwchen | Small | $270 | $23,100 |
| 38 | Pug | Small | $330 | $23,110 |
| 39 | Basenji | Small | $430 | $23,175 |
| 40 | Chinese Crested | Small | $230 | $23,175 |
| 41 | Silky Terrier | Small | $230 | $23,390 |
| 42 | Beagle | Small | $460 | $23,500 |
| 43 | Lhasa Apso | Small | $310 | $23,715 |
| 44 | Shetland Sheepdog | Small | $385 | $23,895 |
| 45 | Poodle (Miniature) | Small | $270 | $23,950 |
| 46 | American Eskimo Dog | Small | $395 | $24,020 |
| 47 | Sealyham Terrier | Small | $435 | $24,545 |
| 48 | Maltese | Small | $175 | $24,590 |
| 49 | Shiba Inu | Small | $385 | $24,650 |
| 50 | Teddy Roosevelt Terrier | Small | $335 | $24,675 |
| 51 | Bedlington Terrier | Small | $385 | $24,730 |
| 52 | Welsh Terrier | Small | $385 | $24,730 |
| 53 | Havanese | Small | $230 | $24,900 |
| 54 | Rat Terrier | Small | $350 | $24,900 |
| 55 | Taiwan Dog | Medium | $565 | $25,005 |
| 56 | Manchester Terrier (Toy) | Small | $265 | $25,050 |
| 57 | Biewer Terrier | Small | $155 | $25,210 |
| 58 | Maltipoo | Small | $270 | $25,375 |
| 59 | Pomeranian | Small | $135 | $25,510 |
| 60 | Yorkshire Terrier | Small | $145 | $25,775 |
| 61 | Bulldog (English) | Medium | $710 | $25,800 |
| 62 | American Hairless Terrier | Small | $295 | $25,875 |
| 63 | Treeing Tennessee Brindle | Medium | $650 | $25,940 |
| 64 | Braque du Bourbonnais | Medium | $700 | $26,050 |
| 65 | Manchester Terrier (Standard) | Small | $345 | $26,330 |
| 66 | Pumi | Medium | $465 | $26,340 |
| 67 | Dachshund | Small | $445 | $26,370 |
| 68 | Shikoku | Medium | $710 | $26,600 |
| 69 | French Bulldog | Small | $415 | $26,620 |
| 70 | Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Medium | $540 | $26,760 |
| 71 | Yakutian Laika | Medium | $740 | $26,930 |
| 72 | Dogue de Bordeaux | Giant | $1,340 | $26,985 |
| 73 | Mountain Cur | Medium | $710 | $27,240 |
| 74 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Medium | $510 | $27,400 |
| 75 | Dandie Dinmont Terrier | Small | $400 | $27,630 |
| 76 | Poodle (Toy) | Small | $135 | $27,660 |
| 77 | West Highland White Terrier | Small | $350 | $27,870 |
| 78 | Icelandic Sheepdog | Medium | $490 | $28,140 |
| 79 | Kishu Ken | Medium | $710 | $28,320 |
| 80 | Peruvian Inca Orchid | Medium | $545 | $28,335 |
| 81 | Slovensky Kopov | Medium | $635 | $28,460 |
| 82 | Karelian Bear Dog | Medium | $730 | $28,560 |
| 83 | German Shepherd Dog | Large | $990 | $28,575 |
| 84 | Swedish Vallhund | Medium | $490 | $28,590 |
| 85 | Nederlandse Kooikerhondje | Medium | $460 | $28,725 |
| 86 | Norwegian Lundehund | Medium | $460 | $28,725 |
| 87 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Medium | $540 | $28,790 |
| 88 | American Water Spaniel | Medium | $590 | $28,800 |
| 89 | German Pinscher | Medium | $590 | $28,920 |
| 90 | Tibetan Terrier | Small | $445 | $28,990 |
| 91 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Small | $320 | $29,035 |
| 92 | Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | $560 | $29,050 |
| 93 | Kai Ken | Medium | $525 | $29,060 |
| 94 | Miniature Schnauzer | Small | $320 | $29,250 |
| 95 | Irish Terrier | Medium | $470 | $29,280 |
| 96 | Boykin Spaniel | Medium | $560 | $29,525 |
| 97 | Field Spaniel | Medium | $680 | $29,525 |
| 98 | Sloughi | Medium | $680 | $29,525 |
| 99 | Whippet | Medium | $560 | $29,535 |
| 100 | Irish Wolfhound | Giant | $1,415 | $29,635 |
| 101 | Cocker Spaniel | Medium | $460 | $29,640 |
| 102 | Flat-Coated Retriever | Large | $940 | $29,650 |
| 103 | Ibizan Hound | Medium | $740 | $29,775 |
| 104 | Swedish Lapphund | Medium | $620 | $29,830 |
| 105 | Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Medium | $545 | $29,870 |
| 106 | German Shepherd | Large | $990 | $29,945 |
| 107 | Shih Tzu | Small | $270 | $29,950 |
| 108 | Finnish Spitz | Medium | $480 | $29,980 |
| 109 | Glen of Imaal Terrier | Medium | $600 | $30,025 |
| 110 | Norwegian Buhund | Medium | $565 | $30,140 |
| 111 | English Cocker Spaniel | Medium | $525 | $30,155 |
| 112 | Croatian Sheepdog | Medium | $610 | $30,210 |
| 113 | Portuguese Sheepdog | Medium | $745 | $30,340 |
| 114 | Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | Medium | $680 | $30,610 |
| 115 | German Shorthaired Pointer | Large | $855 | $30,835 |
| 116 | Chinese Shar-Pei | Large | $800 | $30,850 |
| 117 | Brittany | Medium | $590 | $31,000 |
| 118 | English Springer Spaniel | Medium | $710 | $31,000 |
| 119 | Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Medium | $590 | $31,000 |
| 120 | Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Medium | $635 | $31,090 |
| 121 | Bichon Frise | Small | $310 | $31,105 |
| 122 | German Spitz | Medium | $460 | $31,380 |
| 123 | Deutscher Wachtelhund | Medium | $740 | $31,390 |
| 124 | Irish Red and White Setter | Medium | $740 | $31,390 |
| 125 | Schapendoes | Medium | $660 | $31,425 |
| 126 | Working Kelpie | Medium | $700 | $31,425 |
| 127 | Miniature American Shepherd | Medium | $525 | $31,590 |
| 128 | Coton de Tulear | Small | $255 | $31,745 |
| 129 | Kromfohrlander | Medium | $490 | $31,800 |
| 130 | Finnish Lapphund | Medium | $690 | $31,830 |
| 131 | Azawakh | Medium | $700 | $31,965 |
| 132 | Canaan Dog | Medium | $710 | $32,100 |
| 133 | Welsh Springer Spaniel | Medium | $710 | $32,100 |
| 134 | Bohemian Shepherd | Medium | $755 | $32,170 |
| 135 | Australian Cattle Dog | Medium | $680 | $32,220 |
| 136 | Jindo | Medium | $650 | $32,360 |
| 137 | Kerry Blue Terrier | Medium | $610 | $32,370 |
| 138 | Norrbottenspets | Medium | $460 | $32,625 |
| 139 | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen | Medium | $680 | $32,780 |
| 140 | Keeshond | Medium | $650 | $32,910 |
| 141 | Portuguese Pointer | Medium | $735 | $32,990 |
| 142 | Chow Chow | Large | $855 | $33,000 |
| 143 | Portuguese Water Dog | Medium | $740 | $33,000 |
| 144 | Bullmastiff | Giant | $1,440 | $33,320 |
| 145 | Drever | Medium | $620 | $33,450 |
| 146 | Border Collie | Medium | $680 | $33,515 |
| 147 | Xoloitzcuintli | Medium | $560 | $33,555 |
| 148 | Portuguese Podengo | Large | $775 | $33,835 |
| 149 | Lagotto Romagnolo | Medium | $520 | $33,920 |
| 150 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | Large | $1,070 | $33,950 |
| 151 | Sussex Spaniel | Medium | $650 | $34,040 |
| 152 | Puli | Medium | $525 | $34,090 |
| 153 | Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Medium | $650 | $34,380 |
| 154 | Skye Terrier | Medium | $650 | $34,380 |
| 155 | Bernese Mountain Dog | Giant | $1,220 | $34,705 |
| 156 | Neapolitan Mastiff | Giant | $1,575 | $34,720 |
| 157 | Belgian Laekenois | Large | $885 | $35,045 |
| 158 | Standard Schnauzer | Medium | $650 | $35,170 |
| 159 | Australian Shepherd | Medium | $800 | $35,185 |
| 160 | Boxer | Large | $940 | $35,210 |
| 161 | American English Coonhound | Large | $825 | $35,370 |
| 162 | Labrador Retriever | Large | $965 | $35,470 |
| 163 | French Spaniel | Large | $825 | $35,705 |
| 164 | Clumber Spaniel | Large | $990 | $36,200 |
| 165 | Rottweiler | Large | $1,370 | $36,335 |
| 166 | Entlebucher Mountain Dog | Large | $800 | $36,490 |
| 167 | Segugio Italiano | Large | $770 | $36,610 |
| 168 | Curly-Coated Retriever | Large | $1,070 | $36,640 |
| 169 | Greyhound | Large | $940 | $36,690 |
| 170 | Bluetick Coonhound | Large | $910 | $36,805 |
| 171 | Siberian Husky | Large | $740 | $36,840 |
| 172 | American Bulldog | Large | $1,095 | $36,915 |
| 173 | Doberman Pinscher | Large | $1,095 | $36,915 |
| 174 | Scottish Deerhound | Giant | $1,220 | $36,915 |
| 175 | English Foxhound | Large | $965 | $36,980 |
| 176 | Spanish Water Dog | Medium | $650 | $36,980 |
| 177 | Transylvanian Hound | Large | $825 | $37,270 |
| 178 | Great Dane | Giant | $1,690 | $37,340 |
| 179 | Broholmer | Giant | $1,485 | $37,515 |
| 180 | Mastiff | Giant | $1,970 | $37,560 |
| 181 | Golden Retriever | Large | $940 | $37,570 |
| 182 | Dalmatian | Large | $855 | $37,630 |
| 183 | Weimaraner | Large | $1,020 | $38,070 |
| 184 | Czechoslovakian Vlcak | Large | $775 | $38,090 |
| 185 | American Foxhound | Large | $940 | $38,170 |
| 186 | Black and Tan Coonhound | Large | $1,170 | $38,180 |
| 187 | Thai Ridgeback | Large | $825 | $38,210 |
| 188 | Old English Sheepdog | Large | $1,095 | $38,675 |
| 189 | Porcelaine | Large | $865 | $38,710 |
| 190 | Chesapeake Bay Retriever | Large | $965 | $38,820 |
| 191 | Plott Hound | Large | $770 | $38,920 |
| 192 | Small Munsterlander Pointer | Large | $770 | $38,920 |
| 193 | Berger Picard | Large | $885 | $38,960 |
| 194 | Irish Water Spaniel | Large | $845 | $38,960 |
| 195 | Treeing Walker Coonhound | Large | $885 | $38,960 |
| 196 | Bracco Italiano | Large | $1,020 | $39,130 |
| 197 | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog | Giant | $1,415 | $39,150 |
| 198 | Perro de Presa Canario | Giant | $1,265 | $39,150 |
| 199 | Dutch Shepherd | Large | $865 | $39,210 |
| 200 | Borzoi | Large | $1,120 | $39,220 |
| 201 | Lapponian Herder | Large | $990 | $39,250 |
| 202 | Barbet | Large | $770 | $39,440 |
| 203 | Pharaoh Hound | Large | $770 | $39,440 |
| 204 | Bull Terrier | Large | $885 | $39,460 |
| 205 | Drentsche Patrijshond | Large | $890 | $39,525 |
| 206 | Wirehaired Vizsla | Large | $825 | $39,635 |
| 207 | English Setter | Large | $910 | $39,730 |
| 208 | Hovawart | Large | $1,070 | $39,730 |
| 209 | Vizsla | Large | $795 | $39,765 |
| 210 | Gordon Setter | Large | $910 | $39,775 |
| 211 | Basset Hound | Large | $800 | $39,900 |
| 212 | Newfoundland | Giant | $1,530 | $40,240 |
| 213 | Saint Bernard | Giant | $1,755 | $40,305 |
| 214 | Saluki | Large | $800 | $40,720 |
| 215 | Wetterhoun | Large | $910 | $40,740 |
| 216 | Slovensky Cuvac | Large | $1,120 | $40,810 |
| 217 | Airedale Terrier | Large | $885 | $40,960 |
| 218 | Samoyed | Large | $770 | $41,000 |
| 219 | Catahoula Leopard Dog | Large | $1,020 | $41,050 |
| 220 | Hanoverian Scenthound | Large | $1,185 | $41,110 |
| 221 | Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound | Large | $790 | $41,125 |
| 222 | Norwegian Elkhound | Large | $790 | $41,125 |
| 223 | Harrier | Large | $800 | $41,260 |
| 224 | Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | Large | $800 | $41,260 |
| 225 | German Longhaired Pointer | Large | $965 | $41,455 |
| 226 | Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer | Large | $855 | $41,460 |
| 227 | Leonberger | Giant | $1,575 | $41,565 |
| 228 | Hokkaido | Large | $825 | $41,600 |
| 229 | Stabyhoun | Large | $770 | $41,710 |
| 230 | Alaskan Malamute | Large | $1,095 | $41,950 |
| 231 | American Leopard Hound | Large | $855 | $42,000 |
| 232 | Redbone Coonhound | Large | $855 | $42,000 |
| 233 | Appenzeller Sennenhund | Large | $870 | $42,205 |
| 234 | American Staffordshire Terrier | Large | $825 | $42,480 |
| 235 | Belgian Sheepdog | Large | $885 | $42,495 |
| 236 | Belgian Tervuren | Large | $885 | $42,495 |
| 237 | Great Pyrenees | Giant | $1,220 | $42,710 |
| 238 | Kuvasz | Giant | $1,220 | $42,710 |
| 239 | Collie | Large | $910 | $42,820 |
| 240 | Pudelpointer | Large | $855 | $42,900 |
| 241 | Bloodhound | Giant | $1,245 | $42,985 |
| 242 | Bearded Collie | Large | $770 | $43,600 |
| 243 | Beauceron | Giant | $1,195 | $43,755 |
| 244 | Chinook | Large | $990 | $43,825 |
| 245 | Briard | Large | $1,070 | $44,050 |
| 246 | Eurasier | Large | $825 | $44,720 |
| 247 | Irish Setter | Large | $940 | $44,770 |
| 248 | Bergamasco Sheepdog | Large | $995 | $44,860 |
| 249 | Otterhound | Giant | $1,270 | $45,090 |
| 250 | Pointer | Large | $885 | $45,350 |
| 251 | Tibetan Mastiff | Giant | $1,390 | $45,900 |
| 252 | Afghan Hound | Large | $825 | $45,920 |
| 253 | Bouvier des Flandres | Giant | $1,195 | $45,955 |
| 254 | Tornjak | Large | $1,155 | $46,005 |
| 255 | Dogo Argentino | Giant | $1,235 | $46,020 |
| 256 | Boerboel | Giant | $1,970 | $46,200 |
| 257 | Belgian Malinois | Large | $885 | $46,825 |
| 258 | German Wirehaired Pointer | Large | $885 | $46,825 |
| 259 | Poodle (Standard) | Large | $855 | $47,130 |
| 260 | Hamiltonstovare | Large | $855 | $47,210 |
| 261 | Black Russian Terrier | Giant | $1,345 | $47,605 |
| 262 | Estrela Mountain Dog | Giant | $1,340 | $47,760 |
| 263 | Giant Schnauzer | Large | $990 | $48,145 |
| 264 | Komondor | Giant | $1,195 | $48,155 |
| 265 | Tosa | Giant | $1,755 | $48,155 |
| 266 | Caucasian Shepherd Dog | Giant | $1,620 | $48,430 |
| 267 | Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Giant | $1,440 | $48,960 |
| 268 | Akita | Giant | $1,295 | $49,060 |
| 269 | Rafeiro do Alentejo | Giant | $1,340 | $51,490 |
| 270 | Spanish Mastiff | Giant | $1,930 | $51,840 |
| 271 | Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog | Giant | $1,440 | $52,790 |
| 272 | Pyrenean Mastiff | Giant | $2,015 | $55,040 |
Food & vet localized via United States's price-level index; converted to USD. Estimates — verify locally.