Dry Cleaning Cost per Garment Calculator

Per-piece cost from solvent, labor, and overhead.

Inputs

Solvent cost ($/gal)

Gallons per load

Garments per load

Labor (min/garment)

Labor rate ($/hr)

Overhead %

%

Tab to move between fields

Results

Cost per garment ($)

$12.11

Solvent cost ($)$6.25

Labor cost ($)$2.4

Suggested retail ($)$33.3

Profit margin (%)63.63

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your monthly fixed overhead costs (rent, utilities, equipment payments).
Input total monthly variable costs (solvents, supplies, labor).
Set the average number of garments processed per month.
Review the cost per garment including fixed and variable cost allocation.
Use the cost per garment as the floor price for your retail cleaning rates.

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