How much does it cost to paint a two-bedroom apartment?

For walls alone, a two-bedroom starts near $1,600 in the HomeGuide and Angi data. Add ceilings, doors and trim and the published range widens to $2,400 to $7,200. Neither number is a quote from us.

Between leases, the real question is room by room. A bedroom with clean walls and only a few scuffs can often be spot-painted. A living room that was scrubbed, patched or hung with a TV mount usually needs every wall rolled corner to corner.

Prep work shifts the total too. Fresh patches need primer, water marks need a stain blocker so they do not bleed back, and going from a dark accent wall to your standard color takes an extra coat.

At the walkthrough each room is marked for spot work or a full coat, and the written price follows that list. One rough bedroom does not turn the whole unit into a repaint.