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Upgrade Cost Curve Calculator

Generate upgrade costs and cumulative totals across levels.

Growth modeBase upgrade costLevelsGrowth per level%

Total cost

10,244.4

Upgrade Cost Curve

Series	Label	Value
Cost	1	100
Cost	2	115
Cost	3	132.2
Cost	4	152.1
Cost	5	174.9
Cost	6	201.1
Cost	7	231.3
Cost	8	266
Cost	9	305.9
Cost	10	351.8
Cost	11	404.6
Cost	12	465.2
Cost	13	535
Cost	14	615.3
Cost	15	707.6
Cost	16	813.7
Cost	17	935.8
Cost	18	1,076.1
Cost	19	1,237.5
Cost	20	1,423.2

Level	Upgrade cost	Cumulative cost
1	100	100
2	115	215
3	132.2	347.3
4	152.1	499.3
5	174.9	674.2
6	201.1	875.4
7	231.3	1,106.7
8	266	1,372.7
9	305.9	1,678.6
10	351.8	2,030.4
11	404.6	2,434.9
12	465.2	2,900.2
13	535	3,435.2
14	615.3	4,050.5
15	707.6	4,758
16	813.7	5,571.7
17	935.8	6,507.5
18	1,076.1	7,583.6
19	1,237.5	8,821.2
20	1,423.2	10,244.4

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      "upgradeCost": 100,
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    },
    {
      "level": 2,
      "upgradeCost": 115,
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    },
    {
      "level": 3,
      "upgradeCost": 132.25,
      "cumulativeCost": 347.25
    },
    {
      "level": 4,
      "upgradeCost": 152.09,
      "cumulativeCost": 499.34
    },
    {
      "level": 5,
      "upgradeCost": 174.9,
      "cumulativeCost": 674.24
    },
    {
      "level": 6,
      "upgradeCost": 201.14,
      "cumulativeCost": 875.37
    },
    {
      "level": 7,
      "upgradeCost": 231.31,
      "cumulativeCost": 1106.68
    },
    {
      "level": 8,
      "upgradeCost": 266,
      "cumulativeCost": 1372.68
    },
    {
      "level": 9,
      "upgradeCost": 305.9,
      "cumulativeCost": 1678.58
    },
    {
      "level": 10,
      "upgradeCost": 351.79,
      "cumulativeCost": 2030.37
    },
    {
      "level": 11,
      "upgradeCost": 404.56,
      "cumulativeCost": 2434.93
    },
    {
      "level": 12,
      "upgradeCost": 465.24,
      "cumulativeCost": 2900.17
    },
    {
      "level": 13,
      "upgradeCost": 535.03,
      "cumulativeCost": 3435.19
    },
    {
      "level": 14,
      "upgradeCost": 615.28,
      "cumulativeCost": 4050.47
    },
    {
      "level": 15,
      "upgradeCost": 707.57,
      "cumulativeCost": 4758.04
    },
    {
      "level": 16,
      "upgradeCost": 813.71,
      "cumulativeCost": 5571.75
    },
    {
      "level": 17,
      "upgradeCost": 935.76,
      "cumulativeCost": 6507.51
    },
    {
      "level": 18,
      "upgradeCost": 1076.13,
      "cumulativeCost": 7583.64
    },
    {
      "level": 19,
      "upgradeCost": 1237.55,
      "cumulativeCost": 8821.18
    },
    {
      "level": 20,
      "upgradeCost": 1423.18,
      "cumulativeCost": 10244.36
    }
  ]
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How to use this calculator

Generate upgrade costs and cumulative totals across levels.

How the calculation works

Enter the design assumptions for the system you are balancing.
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Use export options only where the output is reusable game data.

Formula

Upgrade cost per level follows the selected growth mode. Cumulative cost sums all previous levels.

Example

A 100 coin base cost with 15% growth produces an increasingly expensive upgrade curve.

Understanding your result

Use the output as a practical starting point, then review it before using it in an important workflow.

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This gaming tool can export the visible result as structured JSON or CSV, plus text-based Unity, Unreal, and Godot snippets. The export is generated in your browser from the current result and is meant as a clean starting point for prototypes, balancing sheets, and engine-side data tables.

Assumptions and limitations

Calculations run locally in your browser.
These are balancing helpers, not universal game design rules.
Do not paste private production telemetry or player data.

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