Review criteria
- +Ingredient cost per item
- +Platform commission built in
- +Price needed to hit target margin
- +Loss-making item flags
Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator
The Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator is a copy-ready spreadsheet for ghost kitchen that tracks items, ingredients, fees, price, margin. It opens unchanged in both Google Sheets and Excel, needs no add-ons or macros, and takes about 20 minutes to set up.
Last updated: August 2026
Excel workbook · opens in Google Sheets · 3 tabs · no sign-up
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What’s inside “Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator”
Tabs: How to use · Menu · SettingsFormat: Excel (.xlsx) · opens in Google SheetsSetup: About 20 minutesColumns: 9
Columns (grey = calculated for you)
- Menu item
- Ingredient cost
- Packaging
- Menu price
- Plate cost
- Platform fee
- Profit per order
- Food cost %
- Price at target
- Open the Menu tab and replace the sample rows with your own — one row per entry. Formulas fill in automatically for new rows.
- Platform commission (Settings) comes off every order; Profit per order shows what is left after food, packaging and the app fee.
- Food cost % turns amber above target. Raise in-app prices on red items or trim the portion.
- Using Google Sheets? Upload the file to Google Drive, then open it with Google Sheets (or File → Import in an open sheet). Formulas, dropdowns and highlights carry over.
The file opens locally on your device — nothing is uploaded, and you own the copy outright.
Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator
About this template
It is built for people who want results without another subscription: operators pricing menus after delivery fees. The whole template is free to copy — there is no paid tier. Because it is a plain spreadsheet, you own your data outright and can shape every column to how you actually work.
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What to verify before choosing Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator
Use the review criteria below to decide whether this template fits your workflow.
Often worth considering when
- +Operators pricing menus after delivery fees
- +Anyone protecting margin on commissions
Pause before choosing when
- -Live commission-rate feeds
- -Nutrition-label generation
About Ghost Kitchen
Why people consider this option
- +Track delivery orders, menu cost, and channels without paid software
- +Keep every brand and platform fee in a file you own
- +Know your true margin after delivery commissions
What to review before acting
- -No POS or aggregator integration without a tool
- -Multi-brand operations eventually need ghost-kitchen software
Trust FAQ
Questions people ask before copying a template
Does the Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator work in both Google Sheets and Excel?
Yes. It is built with standard functions and no macros, so it opens and works the same in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel — on desktop or your phone.
Is the Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator really free?
The core template is free to copy and use. There is no paid tier — download the Excel workbook, replace the sample rows with your own, and you are ready to work.
What does the Ghost Kitchen Menu Cost Calculator track?
It tracks items, ingredients, fees, price, margin. The workbook comes with these columns plus the formulas, dropdowns and highlights already set up. Replace the sample rows and the totals update as you go.