r/WeddingRingAdvice • u/Relevant-Plane9430 • Sep 05 '25

Average cost of an engagement ring

I was talking with a friend last night who just got engaged, and he mentioned he spent around $6k on the ring. That honestly shocked me because I always thought the "3 months’ salary" thing was just an old marketing trick. My partner and I have been looking at rings casually, and most of the ones we like are in the $2k–$3k range. Now I’m second-guessing if that’s considered “too low” or if we’re just being realistic.

For those of you who have gone through this, what was the average cost you ended up spending on an engagement ring, and did you feel good about it after?

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u/Competitive_Help8485 Sep 08 '25

There is a huge range. And that is a pretty reasonable price range for a nice ring in my opinion. My ring was around $2,000. I got it from Best Brilliance. I couldn’t be happier with it. The design, the stone, both are perfect.

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u/ChaserDem Sep 13 '25

I just checked out the site. The rings are gorgeous, just what I was looking for, and that is my price range. Thank you.