Rust Base Cost Calculator
Count your building blocks and doors to get the exact resources to build your base — and the daily upkeep to keep it standing.
Would rather draw it than count it? The base planner prices the same build cost and upkeep from a plan you lay out tile by tile, and finds the cheapest raid path into the TC.
Building blocks
Count each shape at its grade. The game prices by shape: a floor, roof or frame costs half a wall, a doorway or window 70%. Each price includes the twig the block is placed as.
Doors & extras
Total build cost
Add building pieces to see the total resources and daily upkeep.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to build a base in Rust?expand_more
It depends on size, shape and grade. A wall or foundation costs 200 wood, 300 stone, 200 metal fragments or 25 high quality metal to upgrade; a floor, roof or frame costs half that, a doorway or window 70%, and a triangle floor a quarter, rounded up. Every block is also placed as twig first, which is 50 wood for a wall and 25 for a floor. Count each shape at its grade, plus doors, to get the total.
How much upkeep will my base need?expand_more
Between 10% and 33.3% of build cost per day, set by block count: 10% for the first 15 blocks, 15% for the next 50, 20% for the next 125, 33.3% beyond. This calculator counts your blocks, works out the blended rate and shows the per-day wood, stone, metal and HQM drain.
How much does a stone wall cost to upgrade?expand_more
Upgrading a wall to stone costs 300 stone, on top of the 50 wood it took to place as twig. A sheet metal wall is 200 metal fragments and an armored wall 25 high quality metal. Other shapes cost less: a stone floor is 150 stone, a stone doorway 210.
Do doors and the tool cupboard count toward upkeep?expand_more
Doors do: they pay the same blended rate as the building blocks, on their wood, metal or HQM. The tool cupboard does not. It is a deployable, so it adds 1,000 wood to the build and nothing to upkeep. Gears used to craft garage and armored doors are a one-time build cost and are never part of upkeep.
Related guides
A no-BS Rust base building guide: building tiers, upkeep, tool cupboards, bunkers, airlocks and honeycomb, plus the raid costs that actually matter.
A real player's Rust raid guide: exact sulfur costs per structure, C4 vs rockets vs satchels vs eco raiding, online/offline tactics and defence.