Gold Calculator — Gold Price & What Buying Gold Costs Today

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.

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.