A two-drawer filing cabinet will typically cost $20 to $150, while a five-drawer filing cabinet can be bought for $250 to $1,000. Two-drawer lateral filing cabinets will go for $150 to $6000, while five-drawer models will sell for $250 to $1,500. Office filing cabinets that are fire and water resistant will be the most expensive (with two-drawer models that sell for $1,000 to $1,500 and five-drawer units that go for $1,500 to $4,000).