What should your tiling cost?

A ballpark for the tiles and the laying, from published Canberra prices.

1What tiles?

2How much?

In m². A 3 × 2.5 m bathroom floor is 7.5 m²; its walls are usually 20–30 m².

Floor (m²)

Walls (m²)

Outdoor, non-slip (m²)

Waterproofing for a wet area (m²)

3Anything else?

There are old tiles to take off firstThe floor needs levellingA kitchen splashback

Standing by

$— – $—

Cross-checked

1 of 1 independent prices agree

Most published trade prices trace back to one guide, so we check our numbers against any independent source we can find. National prices usually sit below Canberra's.

Porcelain floor, supplied and laid per m²Leadkit (national): $80–$150. Roughly: $99–$229.overlaps our range

From Leadkit: floor tiling cost per square metre 2026.