Compost
Good for plants, helps them grow.
Compost is a members-only item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 8 GP (3m ago) and the low price at 7 GP (36m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 1 GP per item after the 2% tax (14.29% of the buy price). You can buy up to 2,000 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 159 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 39,354 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 8 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 7 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 1 GP |
| ROI | 14.29% |
| Buy limit | 2,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 12 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 7 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 8 GP
Margin after tax: 1 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 2,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 2,000 Compost costs 14,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 2,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 2,000 every 4 hours
- Members-only item
- High alchemy value: 12 GP
- Low alchemy value: 8 GP
- Base value: 20 GP
Compost price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 3 GP to 27 GP across 107 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 25 GP to 11 GP (-14 GP, -56.00%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 27 GP across 437 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 24 GP to 11 GP (-13 GP, -54.17%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 249 GP across 1,095 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 15 GP to 11 GP (-4 GP, -26.67%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 249 GP on 2026-08-23 UTC, and the lowest was 1 GP on 2026-10-26 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Compost price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Compost?
You can buy up to 2,000 Compost every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Compost a members-only item?
Compost is a members-only item and requires OSRS membership to trade.
What is Compost's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Compost's insta-sell (low) price is 7 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 8 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Compost?
Compost trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Compost cost?
Buying the full limit of 2,000 Compost costs 14,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 7 GP each.