Cost guide
Virtual staging cost in Australia (2026)
Short answer
Self-serve tools charge from about A$3.84 a photo, and done-for-you services about A$22 to A$60 a photo. ProperPics charges A$61 for the whole listing.
On a listing of four rooms or more, that is lower than every done-for-you service we surveyed that publishes a per-photo price. Prices checked 18 October 2026.
One price per listing, no subscription. Photos usually back within 24 hours.

What each service charges
Read from each provider's own public pricing page on 18 October 2026.
| Service | Price | Pricing model | Advertised turnaround | Who does the work | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProperPics (that's us) | A$61 per listing (about A$6.10 per staged room on a 10-room home) | Per listing | Usually within 24 hours | Done for you | South Africa |
| staged.photo | A$22.00 a photo, flat, no tiers | Per photo | 24 hours | Done for you | Australia |
| Fast Virtual Staging AU | A$30.00 a photo | Per photo | 12 to 24 hours (guaranteed within 24 hours for residential orders, or the order is free) | Done for you | Australia |
| Virtual Staging Australia | From A$60.00 a photo | Per photo | Within 72 hours | Done for you | Australia |
| BoxBrownie | US$24 a photo (about A$34.56) | Per photo | 48 hours | Done for you | Australia |
| Styldod | US$16 to US$23 a photo (about A$23.04 to A$33.12) | Per photo | 24 to 48 hours | Done for you | United States |
| Virtual Staging AI | US$16 a month for 6 photos (about A$3.84 a photo) | Subscription | Renders in under a minute | You do it (self-serve tool) | United States |
A 10-room listing at the lowest done-for-you per-photo price above (10 photos at A$22) comes to A$220. ProperPics stages it for A$61, with enhancement and the description included: the lowest-priced done-for-you virtual staging of the providers we surveyed that publish a per-photo price, as at 18 October 2026.
What a whole listing costs
Our price is flat (A$61 at every size), so the saving grows with every room. Other totals are worked out from each published per-photo price (one staged room is one photo, volume rates where they apply), not advertised packages. Prices as read on 18 October 2026.
| Listing size | ProperPics | Ours per finished photo | Lowest elsewhere | Highest elsewhere |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 room staged | A$61 | A$61 | A$22 (staged.photo) | A$60 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
| 3 rooms staged | A$61 | A$20 | A$66 (staged.photo) | A$180 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
| 5 rooms staged | A$61 | A$12 | A$110 (staged.photo) | A$300 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
| 8 rooms staged | A$61 | A$8 | A$176 (staged.photo) | A$480 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
| 10 rooms staged | A$61 | A$6 | A$220 (staged.photo) | A$600 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
| 15 rooms staged | A$61 | A$4 | A$330 (staged.photo) | A$900 (Virtual Staging Australia) |
From four rooms up we are lower than every done-for-you service we surveyed that publishes a per-photo price, and the gap keeps widening. The first row is here for the same reason as the rest: it is what the arithmetic says.
Compared with staging the house for real
Physical staging hires and installs real furniture. No Australian physical-staging company with a published price was captured in this survey; the figure below is our own.
| Service | Published price | What that covers | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProperPics (that's us) | A$61 for the whole listing | Every suitable room staged in the photographs, usually within 24 hours. Nothing to hire, deliver, insure or take away, and it works on a home that is still occupied. | South Africa |
Physical staging furnishes the house a buyer walks into; virtual staging changes the photographs that get them to the viewing. Every staged image we deliver comes with a visible disclosure mark, on by default.
What we include that others bill for
Each figure is from that provider's own published price list, read on 18 October 2026.
| Extra | Charged elsewhere | With ProperPics |
|---|---|---|
| Decluttering / item removal before staging | BoxBrownie bills item removal separately at US$8 an image (about A$11.52) | Included |
| Day-to-dusk exterior | BoxBrownie sells it separately at US$4 an image (about A$5.76) | Up to 3 included, where your photos suit it |
| Photo enhancement | BoxBrownie bills image enhancement at US$1.60 an image (about A$2.30) | Included wherever a photo needs it |
| Written property description | BoxBrownie bills copywriting separately at US$28 for up to 150 words (about A$40.32) | Written and included |
The three ways to stage a listing
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Self-serve staging tools
From about A$3.84 a photo. Renders in seconds; you choose the furniture, check every result and handle the disclosure yourself.
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Done-for-you virtual staging
You send the photos; a team sends back finished images. In Australia, staged.photo advertises a flat A$22 a photo with a 24-hour turnaround. Fast Virtual Staging AU charges A$30 a photo and Virtual Staging Australia quotes from A$60 a photo. International services such as BoxBrownie and Styldod charge US$16 to US$24 a photo. We return the whole listing for A$61, usually within 24 hours. If turnaround matters more than price, staged.photo's 24-hour turnaround matches ours, and Fast Virtual Staging AU's 12 to 24 hours can beat it.
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Physical staging
Real furniture, hired and installed: the only option that changes the show day itself. No Australian physical-staging company with a published price was captured in this survey.
How we compared
We read each provider's public pricing page on 18 October 2026 and recorded its advertised price for staging one photo and its advertised turnaround. US dollar prices carry an approximate Australian dollars conversion at A$1.44 to the dollar, rounded. A range stays a range, and a provider that publishes no price shows as pricing on request. Our per-room figure spreads A$61 across an illustrative 10-room home: an illustration, not a per-room rate. We keep dated copies of every page we read and re-check the figures roughly every quarter.
Cost questions, answered
Why do most Australian virtual staging services charge per image rather than per listing?
Is a self-serve staging tool good enough for a realestate.com.au or Domain listing?
Is virtual staging cheaper than physically styling a home for an Australian open home?
How fast can an Australian listing be virtually staged?
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