The City of Lanterns is the best-value Monkie Kid set of its size

$159.99 MSRP 2,187 pieces 9 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #1 of 19 Monkie Kid sets with 1,000+ pieces
The City of Lanterns box art
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92 of 100

Great value

#1 of 19 Monkie Kid sets with 1,000+ pieces

The City of Lanterns scores 92, great value among 19 Monkie Kid sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is plastic per dollar, better than 97% of them, and its weakest is builder rating (71%).

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 19 Monkie Kid sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

92

Chart 2 · The score

How the 92 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
165 vs 124 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
119 vs 92 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
4.9 vs 4.0 +18 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.3 +11 of 15

$57 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $217. Each brick is $25.

$159.99
you pay

$217
sets like it usually cost

See 80036-1 on Brickset How scores work