Cloud kitchens live or die on a spreadsheet most founders build after signing the lease. The model is short: orders per day times average order value, minus the aggregator stack, food cost and packaging, against a fixed base of rent, staff and utilities. Enter your numbers and this calculator shows the monthly picture and the orders-per-day figure where you stop burning money.
Cloud kitchen monthly profit = (orders/day × 30 × AOV × net margin per order after commission, food cost and packaging) − fixed costs. Break-even orders/day = monthly fixed costs ÷ (30 × contribution per order).
| Orders per day | 45 |
| Average order value | 350 ₹ |
| Aggregator commission | 22 % |
| Food cost | 32 % |
| Packaging per order | 28 ₹ |
| Rent per month | 60000 ₹ |
| Staff per month | 90000 ₹ |
| Utilities, marketing & other fixed | 45000 ₹ |
With common numbers (₹350 AOV, 22% commission, 32% food cost, ₹30 packaging, ₹1.2-1.8 lakh fixed costs) break-even usually lands between 35 and 60 orders a day. New kitchens often run 15-25 for months, which is why runway and marketing plans matter more than the menu.
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