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400

The most common coverage for a gallon of paint is 400 ft² per gallon.

Paint Cost Survey Data

One should use the pricing for paint or primer that can be bought locally since prices may vary.  However, the following prices are recent U.S. dollar costs for different price ranges of one gallon of paint and primer in the United States:

• Paint Pricing Survey date: 7/29/22
• Paint Price Survey Source (online): HomeDepot
  • Price of premium (high quality) paint: $61.94 USD
  • Price of medium grade paint: $48.98 USD
  • Price of economy paint: $26.98 USD
  • Price of primer: $19.98 USD

Paint Calculator:

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