House Cleaning Cost Calculator
Estimate what a cleaner will charge based on the size of your home and how often they come.
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Comparison
About this calculator
Compare modeled area-based and hourly cleaning quotes using your inputs. Bedroom and bathroom add-ons are editable; frequency multipliers are fixed scenario assumptions, not market averages or guaranteed discounts. Enter all amounts in USD and compare the result with an itemized quote.
Worked example
calculated with the default values below
Floor area 1,800 sq ft · Bedrooms 3 · Add-on per bedroom (assumption) 12 $ · Bathrooms 2 · Add-on per bathroom (assumption) 25 $ · How often Every two weeks · Rate per square foot 0.11 $ · Hourly rate 45 $ · Hours per visit 3 hours Cost per visit 124.20 $ · Hourly-method estimate per visit 124.20 $ · Cost per month 269.10 $ · Cost per year 3,229.20 $ · Visits per year 26 · Effective cost per square foot 0.0690 $ · Estimate comparison The hourly quote is cheaper
General background references
Disclaimer
These calculators provide planning estimates only. Building codes, wiring regulations and safety requirements differ by country and change over time, and nothing here replaces a licensed professional or a permit. For structural, electrical or gas work, follow local code and have the installation inspected.
Implementation source
This record describes the implementation used by this page. It is not independent validation. External references, when available, support only the stated formula or definition; estimates and custom rules retain their own assumptions.
Formula and variables
C = min(A × r + Br × sb + Ba × sa, H × w) × m
- A
- home area (sq ft)
- r
- rate per sq ft (USD)
- Br
- bedrooms
- sb
- editable bedroom surcharge (USD)
- Ba
- bathrooms
- sa
- editable bathroom surcharge (USD)
- H
- hours per visit
- w
- hourly rate (USD)
- m
- frequency scenario factor
Frequency factor m: weekly 0.85, every two weeks 0.92, monthly 1.00, one-time 1.15. These are user-editable-model assumptions, not market averages. Visits per year: 52/26/12/1.
Frequently asked questions
How does the calculator compare cleaning estimates?
It adds your per-square-foot rate and editable bedroom/bathroom add-ons, then compares that amount with hours per visit × hourly rate. It applies fixed planning multipliers (weekly 0.85, every two weeks 0.92, monthly 1.00, one-time 1.15); these are model assumptions, not researched market averages. Monthly and yearly totals assume 52, 26, 12 or 1 visits per year.