Restaurant Food Cost Calculator
Cost every dish in seconds. See your food cost %, ideal menu price, and — most importantly — your real net profit after Zomato & Swiggy commissions.
Pricing & Platform Economics
Cost breakdown
Ideal menu price
To hit your 30% target food cost on this dish.
After Zomato / Swiggy math
How this food cost calculator works
Food cost percentage is the single most important number in a restaurant P&L. It measures what share of every rupee a customer pays actually goes into the plate. For an Indian dine-in restaurant, 28–35% is healthy. For a cloud kitchen selling on Zomato and Swiggy, aim for 25–30% — because the aggregators take 22–28% commission plus 18% GST on that commission before your money hits the bank.
This tool costs each dish from raw ingredients, adds packaging, and then applies the real aggregator math: commission, GST on commission, and your fixed overheads. The Net profit / dish line is what actually reaches your account.
The formula
Ideal price = Total ingredient cost ÷ Target food cost %
Net profit = Menu price − Commission − GST on commission − Food cost − Overheads
Benchmarks we use with our clients
- Biryani / rice bowls: 26–30% food cost target on Zomato.
- Pizza & pasta: 22–28% (dough is cheap, cheese is the variable).
- Burgers & rolls: 28–32%.
- Desserts & beverages: 18–25% — your margin engine.
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