Cloud Kitchen Profit Calculator
See what each delivery order really earns after commission, discounts, packaging and food cost, your monthly profit and the orders per day needed to break even.
How to use the free Cloud Kitchen Profit Calculator
- Enter your figures in the fields above – use real numbers from your PMS, channel manager or accounts.
- Tap the button to see the result instantly. Change any value to compare scenarios.
- Copy, print or save the result and use it in your daily or monthly review.
This Cloud Kitchen Profit Calculator runs fully in your browser on mobile or desktop – no sign-up and nothing is uploaded. Free cloud kitchen profit calculator. Enter orders, order value, food cost, commission, discounts and fixed costs to see profit and break-even orders.
Cloud kitchen profit has two layers
A delivery-only kitchen makes or loses money in two steps. First, each order must leave something after the costs that rise with every order: food, packaging, the aggregator's commission and GST on it, payment fees and any discount you fund. That is the contribution per order. Second, the monthly total of those contributions must cover fixed costs such as rent, salaries, gas and electricity and marketing.
Monthly profit = Contribution × Orders per month − Fixed costs
Worked example
With 60 orders a day at ₹350, a 10% discount leaves ₹315. A 25% commission is ₹78.75 plus ₹14.18 GST, the gateway fee at 2% is ₹6.30, food at 32% of menu value is ₹112 and packaging ₹20. Contribution is about ₹84 per order, or roughly ₹1.51 lakh a month over 30 days. Against ₹1.95 lakh of fixed costs, the kitchen loses about ₹44,000 a month and needs around 78 orders a day to break even.
Levers that matter most
- Discounts: a discount comes straight out of contribution, and commission is often charged on the order value too. Run offers on specific days, not permanently.
- Commission: commission rates are commonly in the range of roughly 18 to 30%, depending on city, platform, visibility package and whether the platform delivers. Use the figure from your own contract.
- App pricing: many kitchens price delivery menus higher than dine-in to absorb commission.
- Food and packaging: standard recipes and portion control protect margin on every order.
Set fair base prices with the food cost and menu price calculator, cost each recipe with the recipe cost calculator, and check fixed cost coverage with the restaurant break-even calculator. Figures are estimates, not accounting advice.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good profit margin for a cloud kitchen?
It varies widely with order volume, commission and rent. Track contribution per order first; if it is positive and orders cover fixed costs, the remainder is profit.
How many orders does a cloud kitchen need to break even?
Divide monthly fixed costs by contribution per order and by operating days. With Rs 1.95 lakh of fixed costs and Rs 84 contribution, that is about 78 orders a day.
What commission do food delivery apps charge?
Commission is commonly in the range of about 18 to 30% of order value, plus GST at 18%, depending on platform, city and contract. Use the rate in your own agreement.
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