Break-even & cash
Occupancy Cost Calculator
Is my rent affordable at the volume I actually do?
Rent is only affordable relative to sales. Occupancy cost bundles everything you pay to be in the building and expresses it against revenue, which is how landlords, lenders, and buyers read it.
Your numbers
Pre-filled with a worked example so you can see how it behaves. Type over any field with your own figures. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.
The answer
How this is calculated
Total occupancy cost = base rent + CAM, taxes and insurance + other occupancy charges
Occupancy cost % = total occupancy cost ÷ monthly sales × 100
What this does not tell you
- Occupancy cost is a ratio, so it improves with volume as well as with a lower rent. A rent that is affordable in December can be unaffordable in February.
- The 8% and 10% reference lines are arithmetic conversions of your own numbers, not a claim about what your market considers acceptable.
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