<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. --> [Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [getPurchasedServerCost](./bitburner.ns.getpurchasedservercost.md) ## NS.getPurchasedServerCost() method Get cost of purchasing a server. **Signature:** ```typescript getPurchasedServerCost(ram: number): number; ``` ## Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | ram | number | Amount of RAM of a potential purchased server, in GB. Must be a power of 2 (2, 4, 8, 16, etc.). Maximum value of 1048576 (2^20). | **Returns:** number The cost to purchase a server with the specified amount of ram. ## Remarks RAM cost: 0.25 GB Returns the cost to purchase a server with the specified amount of ram. ## Example ```js const ram = 2 ** 20; const cost = ns.getPurchasedServerCost(ram); ns.tprint(`A purchased server with ${ns.formatRam(ram)} costs $${ns.formatNumber(cost)}`); ```