# Compost price

> Compost Grand Exchange price right now (7 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax.

Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/compost
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 6032.

Examine: “Good for plants, helps them grow.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Compost is 30% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 7 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 2–62 gp |
| 30-day average | 10 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +12.5% / +325.0% / 0.0% |
| Instant buy | 7 gp (2026-10-30 08:12 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 7 gp (2026-10-30 07:55 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 41,489 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 25 / 10 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 21 / 13 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 2,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 7 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 0 gp
- Per buy limit: 0 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 12
- Low alch value: 8
- Profit per cast: -147 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Compost price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 6 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 25 | 10 |

Range plotted: 1 to 25 gp, over 83 points.

## Compost price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1 gp and the highest buy average 26 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 13 | 10 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 21 | 13 |

Range plotted: 1 to 105 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Compost worth in OSRS?

About 7 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 7 gp and the last instant sell 7 gp. Over the last 24 hours 41,489 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Compost?

2,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Compost worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 12 coins. Buying one at 7 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 147 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Compost?

0 gp each at 7 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 7 gp.

Item id 6032. Prices update every five minutes.

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- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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