LEGO City Advent Calendar is about typical value for its size

$34.99 MSRP 287 pieces 6 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #115 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
LEGO City Advent Calendar box art
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45 of 100

Average

#115 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

The 2022 advent calendar gives six minifigures, well over twice the usual rate for City sets with 200–499 pieces, and 71 pieces per $10 against a typical 65. But it has less than half the plastic per dollar of its group, and at $34.99 it costs roughly 51% more than similar contents, so it scores average.

#115

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

45

Chart 2 · The score

How the 45 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
47 vs 110 +1 of 35
Pieces per $10
71 vs 61 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
14.9 vs 6.0 +19 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9 +6 of 15

$12 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $23. Each brick is $5.

$34.99
you pay

$23
sets like it usually cost

See 60352-1 on Brickset How scores work