Gold Calculator — Gold Price by Weight, Karat and Making Charges

Three parts: the gold itself (weight × today's per-gram price for your karat), the making charges (the jeweler's per-gram fee × weight), and tax applied to that total. The calculator above does all three with live prices updated every 10 minutes.

Making charges are the jeweler's fee for crafting the piece, usually quoted per gram on top of the gold price. They vary by shop, design and karat — ask the jeweler for their per-gram rate and enter it as an amount in your currency. For investment bars and coins there are no making charges (they carry a small premium instead), so leave the field at 0.

In the UAE, VAT is 5%; in Saudi Arabia it is 15% — in both it generally applies to the full invoice (gold + making charges), which is how the calculator applies your tax percentage. In Egypt the gold metal itself is exempt and tax is generally charged on the making fee only — there, leave the tax at 0 and ask the jeweler for a making charge inclusive of tax. Rules change, so confirm the current rate where you buy.

The calculator prices the metal at the live market (spot) rate. Shops add their own margin, making charges differ piece to piece, and some quote prices that already include tax. Use the result as a fair-value benchmark to negotiate from — if a quote is far above it, ask why.

Lower karats contain less pure gold, so the per-gram price drops with purity: 24K = 99.9%, 22K = 91.7%, 21K = 87.5%, 18K = 75%, 14K = 58.3%. The calculator applies the live per-gram price of the karat you select.

Yes — gold prices and exchange rates update automatically every 10 minutes. You can calculate in USD, AED, SAR, EGP, QAR, KWD, OMR and BHD.

Multiply the weight in grams by the live 21K per-gram price, which is the ounce price divided by 31.1035 and multiplied by 0.875. The calculator above does it for you in your currency; add making charges and tax on top if you are buying a piece of jewellery rather than selling one.

One gram of 21K gold is the live ounce price divided by 31.1035 then multiplied by 0.875 — the calculator above shows it in AED, SAR, EGP, QAR, KWD, OMR, BHD or USD and updates every 10 minutes. That is the raw metal value: a shop will quote more when buying (making charges and VAT) and less when selling.

Weight × the per-gram price for your karat, minus the shop margin — and nothing else. Set making charges and tax to 0 in the calculator above to see that raw metal value. The making charge and VAT you paid when buying are not recoverable, so the sell price is always below the buy price even when gold has not moved.

Take the live ounce price, divide by 31.1035 for the pure gram, multiply by your karat purity (21K = 0.875, 22K = 0.9167, 18K = 0.75), convert to your currency, then multiply by the weight. Making charges and tax are added only on top of that, and only when buying.

Yes. For bars and coins set the making charges to 0 — the result is the metal value plus any tax. Dealers typically add a small premium over this value that varies by size and brand.