Price per Serving
Find the cost per serving from a package price and serving count.
About Price per Serving
Dividing a package price by its number of servings gives the per-serving cost used to compare food options. Per-serving cost is the fairest way to compare prepared meals, snacks and groceries because portion counts differ.
Formula
Price per Serving
Cost per serving = package price / servings per pack
- servings
- How many servings the package contains
Worked example
With the default values below, Price per Serving returns Cost per Serving of $1.75. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Package price
- 6.99
- Servings per packminimum 1
- 4
Results
- Cost per Serving
- $1.75
- Assumes 3 Servings Daily
- $1.75
- Total Servings
- 4
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Price per Serving
- 3Cost per Serving= 1.75
- 4Assumes 3 Servings Daily= 1.75
- 5Total Servings= 4
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges 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
How is Price per Serving calculated?
Cost per serving = package price / servings per pack Dividing a package price by its number of servings gives the per-serving cost used to compare food options.
Why does Price per Serving matter?
Per-serving cost is the fairest way to compare prepared meals, snacks and groceries because portion counts differ.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Package price, Servings per pack. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.