| Item | Cost | Notes |
| Apartment, average, one month | 30 silver | This would be a small and basic room with a bed and chest and a lock on the door. Cost is for one month of rent. The floor and walls would be wood and there would be little privacy. |
| Apartment, excellent, one month | 300 silver | This would be a spacious room with a private bath, closet, chest of drawers, table, chairs and a very good lock on the door. The walls and floor would typically be stone and draped in rugs and tapestries. Cost is for one month of rent. |
| Inn, common room | 0.1 silver | Per night. A common room in an inn is typically a large room where dozens or more people will sleep in crowded conditions. Such a room typically is little more than a loft with straw spread about for warmth and possible a blanket or two. There is no privacy and little comfort. This is simply a place to stay warm and out of the rain. |
| Inn, private room | 1 silver | Per night. This is a basic private room. It will typically have a bed with blankets and pillows, a small table, a chair and a sliding bolt on the door. |
| Inn, noble’s suite | 10 silver | Per night. A noble's suite is a larger and more luxurious type of private room. It will typically be a spacious room with a closet, a large desk, an oversized bed, flax linen sheets, heavy woolen blankets, locks on the doors and windows, etc. Only large and expensive inns in large cities will provide such rooms. |
The services below are offered in most towns and major cities.
| Item | Cost | Description |
| Bath, common | 0.1 silver | Basic bath with cold river water and soap in a small wooden tub. |
| Bath, noble | 10 silver | A bath in a private room in a large wooden tub with hot water, perfumed soaps, fragrant oils, a personal attendant, clean towels and so forth. |
| Common street whore | 1 silver | Ten minutes with a common street whore in a back alley will typically cost a silver. |
| Brothel - Average | 5 silver | An hour with an average house girl in an average brothel. |
| Brothel - Excellent, one night | 50 silver | A full night with a beautiful courtesan at a high end brothel. |
| City Guide | 3 silver | A city guide for a full day. |
| Jewelry Appraisal | 10 silver | Identification and appraisal of a single art object or piece of jewelry. |
| Laundry, one load | 1 silver | One small load of laundry, washed, dried and folded. Typically ten garments. |
| Courier, within city | 0.1 - 0.5 silver | Courier that will deliver a message or package to someone within the same city. Prices varies depending on size of package and size of city. |
| Courier, caravan | 1-5 silver | Caravans will often carry packages and letters to nearby cities on their route for a few silver. Price depends on distance. |
| Courier, private | 10-1,000 silver | A private courier to carry a message or package can often be hired in major cities. The price varies depending on the size of the package and the distance. A good rule of thumb is 1 silver piece per kilometer. A small package carried by rider to the next village (10 kilometers) would cost 10 silver. A large package, carried by wagon, across a kingdom (1,000 kilometers) over several weeks might cost as much as 1,000 silver. |
| Sage, one day of research | 50 silver | This would be to emply a learned scholar or sage to do research in a specific topic in various libraries around the city. A single day of travel and research costs 100 silver pieces. |
| Scribe | 1 silver | One hour of an average scribe's time costs 1 silver piece. A scribe can copy any manuscript in any language he knows. Some scribes, learned in exotic languages and greatly skilled in illustration, may charge up to five times that price. |
This website was last updated February 1, 2026. Copyright 1990-2025 David M. Roomes.