Family, friends & colleagues
Typical Range
£10 - £120
From casual to elegant affairs
Typical Range
£50 - £250
Kids & adults covered
Typical Range
£10 - £100
A blessed celebration
Typical Range
£25 - £100
Welcome the little one
Typical Range
£20 - £80
Pink or blue surprise
Typical Range
£20 - £80
New home, new memories
Typical Range
£15 - £60
Celebrate achievement
Typical Range
£15 - £100
Mark the milestone
Typical Range
£30 - £180
Workplace goodbye gifts
Typical Range
£5 - £100
A gift calculator is useful when you want a practical range before you buy something or send money. That comes up often for weddings, baptisms, birthdays, housewarmings, graduations, and workplace farewells, where local customs and your relationship both shape expectations. If you already have a figure in mind, a quick check still helps you see whether it sits in a typical corridor for your role and the type of celebration.
Many invitations leave room for either cash or a wrapped gift. Cash is common when hosts want flexibility, travel funds, or a contribution toward a gift list. A physical gift fits when you know tastes well or the invitation points to a list. Our calculators focus on money amounts so you can decide without second-guessing; they do not tell you what object to bring.
Treat every suggested amount as a corridor, not a hard rule. Lean toward the lower end when the gathering is informal, your budget is tight, or you are a more distant guest. Lean higher when you are close family, part of a wedding party, or staying for a longer celebration. Your finances and judgement come first. A calculator is a starting point for a decision you still own.
Open the calculator that matches the invitation. Wedding, baptism, birthday, and similar occasions weigh relationship and setting differently. The matching tool keeps the guidance relevant. A wedding calculator will not give the best signal for a small office farewell, and a Christmas planner is built for lists rather than a single guest amount.
When colleagues or friends chip in together, agree on a total first, then divide by the number of people contributing. A shared envelope or collection often feels fairer than several overlapping gifts. Run the occasion calculator for one person if you need a baseline, then scale that idea to your group size.
Local customs, group-gifting decisions, and when a calculator estimate is enough. Open one of these articles.
We're working on adding more calculators for different occasions
