Most & least expensive dog & cat breeds to own (2026)

All 171 breeds ranked by modeled annual all-in cost — food, vet, prevention, insurance, grooming and extras. Tap a column heading to re-rank by insurance or food cost. Every figure is a modeled estimate; see how we estimate.

💸 Most expensive to own

Mastiff (English) — $4,120/yr
Saint Bernard — $3,860/yr
Great Dane — $3,818/yr
Neapolitan Mastiff — $3,766/yr
Boerboel — $3,757/yr

🏷️ Most affordable to own

Singapura — $940/yr
Korat — $979/yr
American Curl — $994/yr
Tonkinese — $994/yr
Domestic Shorthair — $1,005/yr

#	Breed	Type	Insurance/mo	Food/yr	Annual all-in	Lifetime
1	Mastiff (English)	Giant dog	$75	$2,002	$4,120	$34,198
2	Saint Bernard	Giant dog	$75	$1,777	$3,860	$35,977
3	Great Dane	Giant dog	$75	$1,740	$3,818	$33,686
4	Neapolitan Mastiff	Giant dog	$70	$1,722	$3,766	$31,363
5	Boerboel	Giant dog	$59	$1,859	$3,757	$38,804
6	Leonberger	Giant dog	$70	$1,619	$3,618	$33,795
7	Newfoundland	Giant dog	$70	$1,590	$3,585	$35,292
8	Irish Wolfhound	Giant dog	$70	$1,524	$3,535	$25,979
9	Dogue de Bordeaux	Giant dog	$70	$1,513	$3,497	$23,965
10	Cane Corso	Giant dog	$70	$1,535	$3,494	$37,919
11	Bullmastiff	Giant dog	$70	$1,494	$3,475	$29,032
12	Rottweiler	Large dog	$68	$1,581	$3,386	$33,218
13	Bernese Mountain Dog	Giant dog	$75	$1,243	$3,249	$28,850
14	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Giant dog	$48	$1,494	$3,211	$39,762
15	Tibetan Mastiff	Giant dog	$50	$1,425	$3,156	$35,952
16	Scottish Deerhound	Giant dog	$63	$1,253	$3,111	$30,785
17	Doberman Pinscher	Large dog	$68	$1,321	$3,094	$35,089
18	Akita	Large dog	$49	$1,345	$2,917	$34,600
19	Great Pyrenees	Giant dog	$48	$1,220	$2,917	$33,321
20	Alaskan Malamute	Large dog	$44	$1,369	$2,866	$35,450
21	Bloodhound	Large dog	$47	$1,294	$2,841	$32,308
22	German Shepherd Dog	Large dog	$60	$1,171	$2,838	$32,268
23	Golden Retriever	Large dog	$60	$1,120	$2,781	$31,643
24	Boxer	Medium dog	$68	$1,120	$2,751	$31,153
25	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Large dog	$39	$1,308	$2,738	$31,177
26	Weimaraner	Large dog	$45	$1,222	$2,714	$32,263
27	Bouvier des Flandres	Large dog	$46	$1,191	$2,712	$30,883
28	Flat-Coated Retriever	Large dog	$55	$1,107	$2,706	$25,412
29	Labrador Retriever	Large dog	$48	$1,158	$2,673	$33,136
30	Giant Schnauzer	Large dog	$46	$1,171	$2,670	$30,420
31	American Bulldog	Large dog	$47	$1,127	$2,652	$30,223
32	Borzoi	Large dog	$44	$1,148	$2,640	$30,092
33	Old English Sheepdog	Large dog	$45	$1,127	$2,628	$29,959
34	Black and Tan Coonhound	Large dog	$39	$1,191	$2,628	$29,959
35	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Large dog	$42	$1,158	$2,607	$31,040
36	Goldendoodle	Large dog	$41	$1,120	$2,553	$35,516
37	Labradoodle	Large dog	$41	$1,120	$2,553	$35,516
38	Gordon Setter	Large dog	$42	$1,094	$2,536	$28,950
39	Irish Setter	Large dog	$39	$1,120	$2,529	$35,192
40	English Setter	Large dog	$39	$1,120	$2,529	$28,871
41	Bernedoodle	Large dog	$44	$1,029	$2,499	$34,795
42	Poodle (Standard)	Large dog	$48	$988	$2,485	$34,600
43	Bulldog (English)	Medium dog	$80	$709	$2,468	$23,103
44	Belgian Malinois	Large dog	$39	$1,054	$2,456	$37,902
45	Greyhound	Large dog	$39	$1,029	$2,445	$29,176
46	Pointer (English Pointer)	Large dog	$38	$1,054	$2,444	$34,055
47	German Shorthaired Pointer	Large dog	$40	$1,028	$2,439	$27,886
48	Treeing Walker Coonhound	Large dog	$36	$1,054	$2,420	$31,311
49	Dalmatian	Large dog	$42	$988	$2,419	$30,081
50	German Wirehaired Pointer	Large dog	$39	$1,001	$2,398	$32,225
51	Vizsla	Large dog	$39	$988	$2,383	$33,223
52	Airedale Terrier	Large dog	$39	$974	$2,368	$30,654
53	Bull Terrier	Medium dog	$41	$1,054	$2,360	$29,220
54	Samoyed	Large dog	$44	$906	$2,352	$31,637
55	Collie (Rough)	Large dog	$36	$951	$2,321	$31,232
56	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Large dog	$38	$906	$2,280	$31,841
57	Pit Bull / American Staffordshire Terrier	Medium dog	$40	$988	$2,275	$32,743
58	Australian Shepherd	Medium dog	$39	$961	$2,233	$31,040
59	Afghan Hound	Large dog	$38	$835	$2,216	$29,858
60	Saluki	Large dog	$37	$835	$2,204	$29,702
61	Chinese Shar-Pei	Medium dog	$54	$720	$2,168	$22,573
62	Chow Chow	Medium dog	$46	$805	$2,168	$22,572
63	Siberian Husky	Medium dog	$39	$892	$2,157	$28,938
64	Aussiedoodle	Medium dog	$38	$892	$2,145	$25,564
65	Portuguese Water Dog	Medium dog	$39	$878	$2,142	$26,596
66	English Springer Spaniel	Medium dog	$38	$864	$2,114	$28,381
67	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Medium dog	$41	$821	$2,104	$28,241
68	Australian Cattle Dog	Medium dog	$34	$821	$2,020	$29,168
69	Standard Schnauzer	Medium dog	$38	$778	$2,020	$30,184
70	French Bulldog	Small dog	$75	$447	$2,009	$22,873
71	Border Collie	Medium dog	$38	$763	$2,004	$27,948
72	Basset Hound	Medium dog	$39	$731	$2,000	$25,894
73	Brittany	Medium dog	$36	$704	$1,915	$25,788
74	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Medium dog	$42	$612	$1,895	$25,530
75	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Medium dog	$39	$643	$1,884	$25,387
76	Whippet	Medium dog	$34	$673	$1,858	$25,973
77	Kerry Blue Terrier	Medium dog	$36	$638	$1,852	$25,895
78	Keeshond	Small dog	$36	$676	$1,794	$25,001
79	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Small dog	$39	$572	$1,715	$23,928
80	English Cocker Spaniel	Small dog	$39	$545	$1,685	$22,683
81	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Small dog	$55	$340	$1,653	$19,781
82	Pug	Toy dog	$63	$306	$1,649	$22,941
83	Basenji	Small dog	$39	$514	$1,644	$22,968
84	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Small dog	$39	$504	$1,640	$21,270
85	Pomsky	Small dog	$36	$532	$1,634	$22,836
86	Beagle	Small dog	$35	$547	$1,632	$22,805
87	Dachshund	Small dog	$43	$447	$1,619	$23,440
88	Cocker Spaniel (American)	Small dog	$39	$476	$1,609	$20,077
89	Boston Terrier	Small dog	$48	$356	$1,580	$19,734
90	Finnish Spitz	Small dog	$34	$504	$1,580	$22,099
91	Shetland Sheepdog	Small dog	$35	$463	$1,541	$20,803
92	Tibetan Terrier	Small dog	$34	$461	$1,533	$21,468
93	Welsh Terrier	Small dog	$34	$463	$1,529	$21,411
94	Scottish Terrier	Small dog	$39	$402	$1,528	$19,114
95	Cockapoo	Small dog	$36	$417	$1,509	$21,142
96	Schnoodle	Small dog	$36	$402	$1,492	$20,920
97	Cavapoo	Small dog	$39	$356	$1,478	$20,726
98	American Eskimo Dog	Small dog	$34	$402	$1,468	$21,330
99	Rat Terrier	Small dog	$32	$427	$1,467	$22,774
100	Pekingese	Toy dog	$54	$231	$1,465	$19,725
101	West Highland White Terrier	Small dog	$36	$372	$1,459	$21,199
102	Manchester Terrier	Small dog	$33	$409	$1,459	$22,664
103	Shiba Inu	Small dog	$34	$387	$1,452	$21,824
104	Wire Fox Terrier	Small dog	$34	$391	$1,452	$20,373
105	Miniature Schnauzer	Small dog	$39	$324	$1,443	$20,258
106	Jack Russell Terrier	Small dog	$34	$373	$1,432	$21,536
107	Border Terrier	Small dog	$34	$354	$1,412	$19,832
108	Schipperke	Small dog	$34	$335	$1,391	$20,250
109	Bichon Frise	Small dog	$34	$324	$1,383	$20,831
110	Cairn Terrier	Small dog	$34	$324	$1,383	$20,139
111	Lhasa Apso	Small dog	$34	$292	$1,351	$19,010
112	Shih Tzu	Toy dog	$39	$291	$1,347	$19,548
113	Miniature Poodle	Small dog	$34	$291	$1,347	$20,986
114	Australian Terrier	Small dog	$32	$308	$1,341	$18,884
115	Norwich Terrier	Small dog	$34	$274	$1,329	$18,717
116	Norfolk Terrier	Small dog	$34	$274	$1,329	$19,381
117	Brussels Griffon	Toy dog	$41	$239	$1,315	$18,440
118	Coton de Tulear	Small dog	$34	$257	$1,310	$20,429
119	Havanese	Small dog	$35	$239	$1,303	$20,323
120	Maltipoo	Toy dog	$34	$291	$1,287	$18,708
121	Savannah	Large cat	$29	$294	$1,232	$20,358
122	Miniature Pinscher	Toy dog	$31	$275	$1,231	$17,920
123	Italian Greyhound	Toy dog	$32	$257	$1,226	$18,466
124	Yorkipoo	Toy dog	$33	$239	$1,219	$17,144
125	Chinese Crested	Toy dog	$32	$239	$1,207	$19,396
126	Maine Coon	Large cat	$32	$218	$1,192	$16,747
127	Ragdoll	Large cat	$31	$219	$1,181	$17,772
128	Sphynx	Medium cat	$33	$182	$1,168	$14,670
129	Yorkshire Terrier	Toy dog	$35	$163	$1,161	$17,526
130	Papillon	Toy dog	$31	$202	$1,156	$18,018
131	Maltese	Toy dog	$34	$163	$1,149	$16,203
132	Exotic Shorthair	Medium cat	$32	$173	$1,147	$16,140
133	Persian	Medium cat	$32	$161	$1,135	$17,114
134	Himalayan	Medium cat	$32	$161	$1,135	$16,546
135	Ragamuffin	Large cat	$27	$219	$1,133	$16,509
136	Scottish Fold	Medium cat	$31	$166	$1,128	$15,311
137	Manx	Medium cat	$29	$179	$1,117	$12,941
138	Bengal	Medium cat	$26	$212	$1,114	$16,245
139	Norwegian Forest Cat	Large cat	$26	$206	$1,108	$17,265
140	Selkirk Rex	Medium cat	$26	$206	$1,108	$14,496
141	Turkish Van	Large cat	$24	$226	$1,104	$16,661
142	Toy Poodle	Toy dog	$32	$142	$1,103	$18,336
143	British Shorthair	Medium cat	$26	$197	$1,099	$16,579
144	Pomeranian	Toy dog	$31	$142	$1,091	$15,962
145	Ocicat	Medium cat	$24	$212	$1,090	$16,999
146	Egyptian Mau	Medium cat	$24	$197	$1,075	$15,167
147	Chihuahua	Toy dog	$29	$142	$1,067	$17,760
148	Siamese	Medium cat	$24	$182	$1,060	$19,206
149	Abyssinian	Medium cat	$24	$182	$1,060	$14,964
150	Oriental Shorthair	Medium cat	$24	$182	$1,060	$14,964
151	Somali	Medium cat	$24	$182	$1,060	$15,495
152	Balinese	Medium cat	$24	$182	$1,060	$19,206
153	Devon Rex	Small cat	$26	$151	$1,053	$13,286
154	American Shorthair	Medium cat	$21	$206	$1,048	$18,984
155	Turkish Angora	Medium cat	$23	$182	$1,048	$16,375
156	Bombay	Medium cat	$23	$179	$1,045	$16,331
157	Toyger	Medium cat	$23	$179	$1,045	$14,763
158	Burmese	Medium cat	$24	$166	$1,044	$18,394
159	Birman	Medium cat	$24	$161	$1,039	$15,722
160	Russian Blue	Medium cat	$21	$193	$1,035	$18,757
161	Chartreux	Medium cat	$21	$193	$1,035	$14,101
162	Pixiebob	Medium cat	$21	$193	$1,035	$15,653
163	Cornish Rex	Small cat	$24	$151	$1,029	$14,027
164	Nebelung	Medium cat	$21	$179	$1,021	$16,481
165	LaPerm	Medium cat	$21	$166	$1,008	$14,255
166	Snowshoe	Medium cat	$21	$166	$1,008	$17,278
167	Domestic Shorthair	Medium cat	$19	$193	$1,005	$15,720
168	Tonkinese	Medium cat	$21	$152	$994	$17,047
169	American Curl	Medium cat	$21	$152	$994	$14,562
170	Korat	Small cat	$21	$137	$979	$15,339
171	Singapura	Small cat	$19	$122	$940	$12,874

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