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Breakfast Cost Per Guest Calculator

Work out breakfast cost per guest instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Breakfast Cost Per Guest Calculator

Breakfast cost per room night is the cost per breakfast served multiplied by the take-up rate, which is the figure to load into a rate-inclusive package. Labour is usually a larger component than food, because breakfast service is short, early and labour-dense.

Formulas

Cost per served

Cost per breakfast = Food cost + Labour cost

Cost per room night

Cost per room night = Cost per breakfast x Take-up rate %

Worked example

With the default values below, Breakfast Cost Per Guest Calculator returns Cost per breakfast served of $270.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Food cost per breakfast served
180
Labour cost per breakfast served
90
Breakfast take-up rate
68
Price charged for breakfast
550

Results

Cost per breakfast served
$270.00
Breakfast cost per room night
$183.60
Margin per breakfast
$280.00
Food cost as % of price
32.73%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Cost per served
  3. 3Cost per room night
  4. 4Cost per breakfast served= 270.00
  5. 5Breakfast cost per room night= 183.60
  6. 6Margin per breakfast= 280.00
  7. 7Food cost as % of price= 32.73

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should breakfast be included in the rate?

Including it raises take-up and simplifies comparison shopping, but it must be priced into the rate at the take-up-weighted cost, not the full cost.

Why is labour so high?

Because breakfast runs for two or three hours with a fixed team regardless of covers, so cost per cover falls sharply with volume.

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