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* Disclaimer: As with any online calculator, this free calculator is to be used as an initial reference point. Every project is unique in its own way. Property and leasing costs, equipment, and renovation costs will heavily fluctuate based on market, concept, and the status/condition of a chosen property, such as was it a bar or restaurant previously. Please start below by entering a desired square footage from 600 to 4,000 square feet of space and clicking submit.
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| Business Setup Budget | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Lease Deposits | $[xyz-ips snippet="leaseDep"] |
| Utility Deposits | $[xyz-ips snippet="utilityDep"] |
| 1st Month Lease | $[xyz-ips snippet="monthLea"] |
| Architect/Engineer/Design | $[xyz-ips snippet="archEng"] |
| Business Insurances | $[xyz-ips snippet="businessIns"] |
| Start-Up Legal | $[xyz-ips snippet="legalStart"] |
| Consultants/Agencies | $[xyz-ips snippet="consAgen"] |
| Licenses & Permits (not incl. Liquor in USA) | $[xyz-ips snippet="licenPerm"] |
| Kitchen & Bar Budget | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Kitchen/Bar Equipment | $[xyz-ips snippet="kitchBarEq"] |
| Interior/Exterior Signage | $[xyz-ips snippet="intExtSign"] |
| Smallwares & Takeout | $[xyz-ips snippet="smallWares"] |
| Bar/Restaurant Furniture | $[xyz-ips snippet="barRestFurn"] |
| Training & Opening Inventory (2x-3x) - if selling alcohol | $[xyz-ips snippet="openFBInv"] |
| Initial Staffing & Training | $[xyz-ips snippet="initStafTrain"] |
| Staff Uniforms | $[xyz-ips snippet="staffUni"] |
| Marketing & Tech Budget | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Website/App Design | $[xyz-ips snippet="webAppDes"] |
| Online/Social Media | $[xyz-ips snippet="onSocMed"] |
| Soft Opening Strategies | $[xyz-ips snippet="softOpen"] |
| Launch Month Strategies | $[xyz-ips snippet="launchMon"] |
| Marketing Agency & Promo | $[xyz-ips snippet="othMarkProm"] |
| POS Technology/Install | $[xyz-ips snippet="posTech"] |
| Additional Tech/Comm | $[xyz-ips snippet="addTechCom"] |
| Miscellaneous Budget | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Misc. + Cash-Flow + Interest | $[xyz-ips snippet="miscCashEmer"] |
| Renovation Budget | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Construction/Reno. | $[xyz-ips snippet="consReno"] |
| Renovation Breakdown | Average Cost |
|---|---|
| Contractor/Admin | $[xyz-ips snippet="conAdmin"] |
| Wall/Floor/Ceiling Structure | $[xyz-ips snippet="walFlorCeil"] |
| Doors and Trim | $[xyz-ips snippet="doorTrim"] |
| Glass and Glazing | $[xyz-ips snippet="glasGlaz"] |
| Wall Finishing | $[xyz-ips snippet="wallFin"] |
| Floor & Ceiling Finishing | $[xyz-ips snippet="floorCeilFin"] |
| Counters & Millwork | $[xyz-ips snippet="counMill"] |
| General Electrical | $[xyz-ips snippet="genElec"] |
| General Plumbing | $[xyz-ips snippet="genPlum"] |
| Lighting Fixtures | $[xyz-ips snippet="lightFix"] |
| Plumbing Fixtures | $[xyz-ips snippet="plumFix"] |
| Fire Protection Systems | $[xyz-ips snippet="fireProtec"] |
| HVAC + Hood Systems | $[xyz-ips snippet="hvacHood"] |
| Other Design/Install/Misc. | $[xyz-ips snippet="desInsMisc"] |
| Total Price | $[xyz-ips snippet="total"] |
| Ideal Annual Sales | $[xyz-ips snippet="idealAnnual"] |
| Ideal Annual Profit | $[xyz-ips snippet="idealAnnProf"] |
| Ideal Profit Objective % | 15% |
Hotel Start-Up Cost Guide
Whether you’re an aspiring hotelier building their first property, an experienced developer seeking a reliable budgeting tool, or an investor or contractor aiming to maximize ROI and to stay on budget, this guide is for you. From economy hotels to extended stays, midscale, upscale, and luxury—this intuitive guide has you covered.
Bar & Restaurant Start-Up Cost Guide
Since 2019, this guide—updated annually—has been downloaded thousands of times by aspiring bar and restaurant owners, developers and contractors, hospitality consultants and coaches, and lenders and investors in the F&B industry. If you’re starting a coffee shop, QSR, bar, restaurant, or nightclub, this guide is for you!
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These guides are founded upon KRG Hospitality’s proprietary database of previous project costs, which includes project data from restaurants, bars, hotels developed over the past 24 months. Drawing upon this comprehensive guide, an industry leading expert has analyzed the information and provided a succinct and user-friendly summary of the findings for each major start-up category. While using this guide helps develop a rough preliminary financial and strategic milestone plan, it is strongly recommended that you seek professional expert advice to provide a more precise, project-specific estimate as each concept and market will be slightly different. KRG Hospitality Inc. is therefore not responsible for any project that is not currently under contract with the company.