Cleaning Cost Calculator — Home & Office
Enter your floor area, the cleaner's rate per square foot or metre, and how often they visit to instantly calculate cost per visit, monthly cost, and annual cleaning budget.
Area unit
Area rate × visits per month + extras
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Cost per visit
1,500 × 0.05 = 75 - 2
Monthly cleaning cost
75 × 2 = 150
How does this calculator work?
Cleaning cost = Area × Rate per unit + Extras, then multiply by visits per month for the monthly total and by 12 for annual. For a 1,500 sq ft home at $0.05/sq ft cleaned biweekly: $75/visit × 2 = $150/month = $1,800/year. Adjust the rate to match your cleaner's actual quote.
Formula
How this is calculated
Professional cleaning services typically charge by the square foot (or square metre) for the area cleaned, sometimes with a fixed minimum or extras for deep-clean tasks. The base cost per visit is the area multiplied by the per-unit rate, plus any fixed add-ons such as supply charges, tip, or occasional deep-clean surcharges entered in the extras field.
The monthly cost is the per-visit cost multiplied by the visit frequency you enter. Common frequencies are 4 (weekly), 2 (biweekly / every two weeks), and 1 (once a month); fractional values like 0.5 work for less frequent service (every two months). Multiplying by 12 gives the annual cleaning budget.
Rates vary widely by region, service type, and property condition. Typical residential rates in the United States are roughly $0.04–$0.12 per square foot per visit (2025 market). For metric users, common rates in western Europe are roughly €0.40–€1.20 per square metre. These are editable estimates — enter the actual rate your service provider quotes for a precise figure.
Frequently asked questions
In the United States in 2025, residential cleaning typically runs $0.04–$0.12 per square foot per visit, or $80–$200 for an average 1,500 sq ft home. Commercial office cleaning is often cheaper per unit area due to open layouts, around $0.02–$0.06 per sq ft. Rates vary by city, service level, and company.
1 m² = 10.764 sq ft. If your cleaner charges $0.05 per sq ft, that is $0.05 × 10.764 ≈ $0.54 per m². Alternatively, change the area unit selector and re-enter the rate in your preferred unit — the formula works identically.
Common extras are: cleaning supply kits ($5–15/visit if not included), gratuity (10–20% of the base), window cleaning, oven cleaning, fridge cleaning, and post-construction or move-in/move-out deep-clean surcharges. Add these to the "Extra cost per visit" field to include them in all projections.
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