Cost Per Serving

Divide total recipe cost by servings.

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Formula

cost per serving = total cost ÷ servings

Meal economics for home cooking or catering — sum ingredient costs, divide by plates served.

Worked example

₹500 for 4 servings is ₹125 per plate before overhead.

Where this can give the wrong answer

  • Exclude sunk costs (spices used once) as you prefer.
  • Leftovers reduce effective cost if eaten.
  • Currency agnostic — enter amounts in your currency.

FAQ

This is ingredient-only unless you add labour to total cost manually.