The cheapest Air Jordan 1 size is a 9; an 11.5 typically costs 36% more

Size 9 is the cheapest Air Jordan 1 size to buy, and size 11.5 is the most expensive. I compared 20 of the most-listed men's Air Jordan 1 pairs across sizes 8 to 12. A size 9 typically costs just 1% more than the cheapest size of the same pair, and a size 11.5 typically costs 36% more.

Here's what that number means. For each pair I find its cheapest size, then check how much more every other size costs than that one. A premium of 14% for size 8 means that on the typical pair, a size 8 costs 14% more than the cheapest size of that same shoe. The figure is the median across all 20 pairs, so one wild pair can't drag it around.

Size by size

• Size 9: the cheapest size for ten pairs, half the study. Not one pair has size 9 as its priciest size.
• Size 8.5: a typical premium of 10%. It's the cheapest size for four pairs and the priciest for four, so this one varies a lot from pair to pair.
• Size 9.5: half a size up from the 9 and the premium jumps to 17%.
• Sizes 10 to 11: premiums climb steadily from 22% to 28%.
• Size 11.5: the top of the list at 36%, and the priciest size for seven pairs.
• Size 12: 33%, slightly under the 11.5, and the priciest for six pairs.

Examples

Here's how it looks on three pairs from the study.

On the Air Jordan 1 “Court Purple 2.0”, the cheapest and priciest sizes match the typical picture: size 9 is $95, $75 under its $170 retail, while a size 11.5 asks $255. A size 12 is $145, cheaper than the 11.5.

555088-500 · Retail $170

Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG 'Court Purple 2.0'

$95 Lowest · US 9 · New

Price in every size → Email me when it drops

The Air Jordan 1 “Patent Bred” has the same two ends: $130 in size 9, $218 in size 11.5. The odd one here is size 11, which costs $143.

The Off-White x Air Jordan 1 “UNC” breaks the rule. Its cheapest size is an 8.5 at $892, and its priciest is a size 8 at $1,220. A week ago its cheapest was a 10.5 at $779, so on this pair the cheapest size has moved within a week.

If you wear a 9, you're in the best spot in this line, so I'd start with size 9 Air Jordan 1s. Every other size is in the full Air Jordan 1 catalog.

Prices from our Nov 5, 2026 check: the lowest price of a new pair with the original box, by US size. The model page always shows the latest prices.