Gold calculator: what is your gold worth today?

Your gold is worth its weight × today's price per gram for its karat. For example, 10 g of 21K is worth 4,312.87 SAR at market price today, about 5,097.80 SAR in a shop including making charge and VAT, and a shop would buy it back used for about 4,262.87 SAR.

Last updated: Source: metals.dev in Saudi riyals, dollars at the 3.75 peg · World benchmark: LBMA price · How we get our prices

What is your gold worth?

Enter the weight and karat to see today's value.

Gold price 4,312.87SAR
Shop price 5,097.80SAR

Is the shop asking a fair price?

Enter the weight, the karat and the price the shop quoted including VAT. We remove the 15% VAT, subtract the gold value at today's price, and what is left is the making charge and the shop's margin. Our tables use about 12 SAR per gram for 21K.

Price before VAT 4,433.04SAR
Gold value at today's price 4,312.87SAR
Making charge and margin 120.18SAR
Making charge per gram 12.02SAR/g

What will a shop pay for your used gold?

When you sell, only the metal counts: weight × today's price for the karat, minus the shop's margin (we estimate 5 SAR per gram). The making charge and VAT you paid are not refunded.

Value at market price 4,312.87SAR
Likely price at a shop 4,262.87SAR

Gold zakat calculator

Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. The lower the karat, the more weight is needed to reach it. Zakat is 2.5% of the value.

Nisab 97.14 g Above nisab
Zakat due 1,078.22 SAR

Every figure uses today's price and updates on its own. The method and the price source are on How we get our prices.

Frequently asked

How do I work out what my gold is worth?

Multiply the weight in grams by today's price per gram for its karat. For example 10 g of 21K × 431.29 SAR = 4,312.87 SAR at market price. A shop charges more because it adds the making charge and 15% VAT.

Where do the calculator prices come from?

From the same gold price shown across this site (metals.dev, quoted in Saudi riyals), refreshed in your browser every 10 minutes. The full method is on the "How we get our prices" page.

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Shop prices are estimates representing a national average (market price + workmanship + 15% VAT). The actual price varies by shop depending on workmanship and design.