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How Much Does Container House Construction Cost?

Admin September 17, 2026

The cost of container house construction varies depending on the type and specifications, with prices ranging from tens of yuan per square meter to over ten thousand yuan per square meter. Here is some price information for common types of container house construction:

I. Pricing by Area

  1. Low-priced Products:

    • Exportable movable quick-assembly folding container houses and prefabricated activity board houses, both priced at ¥95.0 per square meter.
    • Exportable color-steel activity board houses for construction site accommodation and temporary container folding houses, priced at ¥228.89 per square meter.
    • Residential container activity board houses, office folding assembly detachable movable houses, priced at ¥99.24 per square meter.
    • Cross-border exportable detachable container houses, movable integrated houses, quick-assembly residential integrated houses, simple houses, container movable houses, office temporary villas, and activity board houses, all priced at ¥223.25 per square meter.
    • Guangzhou outdoor container houses and movable houses, priced at ¥100.0 per square meter (¥500.0 for 5 square meters conversion).
    • Cross-border exportable earthquake-resistant folding houses, priced at ¥63.5 per square meter (¥127.0 for 2 square meters conversion).
  2. Medium to High-priced Products:

    • Double-story container movable houses and steel-structured activity board houses, priced at ¥280.0 per square meter.
    • Guangzhou container houses, movable and customizable, priced at ¥285.0 per square meter.
    • Container activity houses, movable houses, and fire-resistant temporary offices, priced at ¥460.0 per square meter.

II. Pricing by Set or Overall

  1. Economical Products:

    • Movable container houses, residential container offices, and board houses, priced at ¥360.0 per set.
    • Folding container houses for quick construction of construction site dormitories, priced at ¥168.0 per set.
    • Construction site and factory area folding container houses and packing container houses, priced at ¥161.5 per set.
    • Construction site board houses, quick-assembly integrated houses, two-story packing container houses, container house dormitories, and residential activity board houses, priced at ¥74.1 per set.
  2. High-end Custom Products:

    • Wood-grain-colored prefabricated combined container houses, priced at ¥1900.0 per set.
    • Cross-border direct-supply container combined houses and construction site quick-assembly containers, priced at ¥7030.0 per set.
    • Movable container commercial street shops and homestay houses, priced at ¥20520.0 per set.

III. Special Types of Products

  1. Cross-border exclusive double-story movable quick-assembly combined houses, priced at ¥1805.0 per set.
  2. Factory-wholesale movable color-steel plate folding activity houses, priced at ¥7125.0 per set.
  3. Office container activity board houses and movable field hospital activity houses, priced at ¥1727.1 per set.
  4. Cross-border container movable houses and temporary office double-wing expansion boxes, priced at ¥646.0 per set.

Reasons for Price Differences:
The cost of container house construction is influenced by factors such as materials, craftsmanship, functionality, and transportation costs. For example, special features like fire resistance and earthquake resistance increase costs; customized designs or high-end materials (such as wood-grain colors) significantly raise prices; cross-border transportation or bulk purchases may also affect the final quotation.