About the Pizza Cost Calculator
Cost of making pizza at home per base, and the saving against a takeaway.
Also known as: homemade pizza cost, pizza ingredient cost, pizza vs takeaway cost.
How to use this calculator
- Enter number of pizzas, flour per pizza, flour per kg, cheese per pizza and the other fields.
- The result updates instantly as you type — press Calculate (or Enter) at any time.
- Review the breakdown shown under the main result.
- Use Copy result or Share to save the answer or send a link with your inputs.
Formula
cost = Σ (ingredient weight × price per kg) + extras
Worked example
Using the values pre-filled in the calculator above:
- Number of pizzas = 4
- Flour per pizza = 160 g
- Flour per kg = 1.8
- Cheese per pizza = 120 g
- Cheese per kg = 9
- Sauce per pizza = 100 g
- Sauce per kg = 3.5
- Other toppings total = 6
the calculator returns:
- Total cost: 12.87
- Cost per pizza: 3.22
- Flour: 1.15
- Cheese: 4.32