Green Cleaning Product Cost Calculator
Conventional vs green cleaning product cost comparison.
Inputs
$
$
Results
Savings with green
$103.13
≈ 7 movie tickets
Savings %
55%
Conventional cost/RTU gal$0.31
Green cost/RTU gal$0.14
Conventional monthly cost$15.63
Green monthly cost$7.03
Conventional total cost$187.50
Green total cost$84.38
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter your monthly ready-to-use solution usage in gallons.
- Input the conventional product concentrate cost per gallon and dilution ratio (e.g., 1:32).
- Enter the green product concentrate cost and its dilution ratio (green products are often more concentrated).
- Set the comparison period in months.
- Review the savings percentage -- a positive value means green products cost less per RTU gallon.
How the result changes with Conventional dilution (1:X)
| Conventional dilution (1:X) | Savings with green | Savings % |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | $31.01 | 26.9% |
| 180 | -$51.04 | -153.1% |
| 333 | -$66.36 | -368.3% |
| 461 | -$71.36 | -548.3% |
What each input means
- Monthly solution usage (RTU gal)
- Gallons of ready-to-use cleaning solution consumed per month.
- Conventional cost ($/gal concentrate)
- Price per gallon of conventional cleaning concentrate.
- Conventional dilution (1:X)
- Conventional product dilution ratio (e.g., 32 means 1:32).
- Green cost ($/gal concentrate)
- Price per gallon of green/eco-certified concentrate.
- Green dilution (1:X)
- Green product dilution ratio. Many green products are more concentrated.
- Comparison period (months)
- Number of months to compare costs over.
What each result means
- Conventional cost/RTU gal
- Cost per gallon of ready-to-use conventional solution.
- Green cost/RTU gal
- Cost per gallon of ready-to-use green solution.
- Conventional monthly cost
- Monthly spend on conventional cleaning products.
- Green monthly cost
- Monthly spend on green cleaning products.
- Conventional total cost
- Total conventional product cost over the comparison period.
- Green total cost
- Total green product cost over the comparison period.
- Savings with green
- Positive = green is cheaper; negative = conventional is cheaper.
- Savings %
- Percentage savings by switching to green products.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersMonthly solution usage (RTU gal) = 50, Conventional cost ($/gal concentrate) = 10, Conventional dilution (1:X) = 32, Green cost ($/gal concentrate) = 18 = 6 input(s) provided
- Calculate Savings with greenSavings with green = convTotalCost - greenTotalCost103.13 = $103.13
- Calculate Savings %55 = 55%
- Calculate Conventional cost/RTU galConventional cost/RTU gal = convCostPerGal / convDilution0.3125 = $0.313
- Calculate Green cost/RTU galGreen cost/RTU gal = greenCostPerGal / greenDilution0.1406 = $0.141
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