Food Cost Percentage Calculator

FREE AUSTRALIAN HOSPITALITY TOOL

Calculate the ingredient cost percentage and gross dollars remaining for a menu item. This is a planning tool, not accounting or pricing advice.

Use the same GST basis for both figures. The calculator does not convert between GST-inclusive and GST-exclusive amounts.

Your result

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This item leaves $0.00 before labour, occupancy, merchant fees, waste, tax and profit.

Formula: recipe cost ÷ selling price × 100

Important: A low ingredient percentage does not by itself prove that an item is profitable. Check portion control, labour, waste, overheads, demand and the actual contribution dollars. Your cost and price amounts are calculated in this browser and are not included in the calculator’s analytics events. Those events may record calculator use, the selected GST basis, rounding preference where applicable, and resource-link clicks.