Estimate the cost of a pet sitter over a visit.
A sitter charges per visit, so the base cost is the rate times daily visits times the number of days, plus any emergency or late-night extras. Comparing per-visit sitting against boarding reveals the true cost of keeping a pet in its own home during travel.
Pet Sitter Rate
Base = rate per visit x visits/day x days
Base = rate per visit x visits/day x days A sitter charges per visit, so the base cost is the rate times daily visits times the number of days, plus any emergency or late-night extras.
Comparing per-visit sitting against boarding reveals the true cost of keeping a pet in its own home during travel.
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Per-visit rate, Visits per day, Number of days, Emergency extra. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.