Uniform Rental vs Purchase Calculator

Cost comparison of renting vs buying uniforms.

Number of employees

Uniforms per employee

Purchase cost each ($)

Rental ($/employee/week)

Laundry cost ($/employee/week)

Replacement cycle (years)

Tab to move between fields

Purchase annual ($)

$13,425.00

≈ 9 months of rent

Rental annual ($)$20,800.00

Purchase savings ($/yr)$7,375.00

Purchase 3-year ($)$34,650.00

Rental 3-year ($)$62,400.00

How to Use This Calculator

Enter the number of employees requiring uniforms and how many uniform sets each employee needs.
Input the uniform purchase cost per set and the average replacement cycle in years.
Set the weekly rental cost per employee from your service provider quote.
Set the weekly laundry cost if you buy and wash uniforms yourself.
Review the annual and 3-year total cost for purchase vs. rental, plus the annual savings from purchasing.

How the result changes with Number of employees

Number of employees: Total uniformed employees.
Uniforms per employee: Sets per employee for weekly rotation.
Purchase cost each ($): Cost to buy each uniform.
Rental ($/employee/week): Weekly rental cost per employee (includes laundry).
Laundry cost ($/employee/week): Weekly laundry cost if you buy and wash yourself.
Replacement cycle (years): Average years before uniforms need replacement.

Purchase annual ($): Annual cost to buy and launder uniforms.
Rental annual ($): Annual uniform rental service cost.
Purchase savings ($/yr): Annual savings from purchasing (negative = rental cheaper).
Purchase 3-year ($): Total 3-year cost to buy and launder.
Rental 3-year ($): Total 3-year rental cost.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Number of employees = 50, Uniforms per employee = 5, Purchase cost each ($) = 45, Rental ($/employee/week) = 8 = 6 input(s) provided
Calculate Purchase annual
Purchase annual = annualLaundryCost + annualReplacementCost
13425 = $13,425
Calculate Rental annual
Rental annual = numEmployees * rentalCostPerWeek * 52
20800 = $20,800
Calculate Purchase savings
Purchase savings
7375 = $7,375