Add your ingredients and get your cost per plate, food cost % and the right menu price in under a minute.
Typical wholesale prices in the pack sizes kitchens buy, updated Oct 2026. Use your own prices in Advanced.
That takes hours. Send us your menu and we'll cost your top 10 dishes with your real prices. Free. No credit card. No obligation.
Send us your menu and one supplier invoice. We'll cost your top 10 dishes with your real prices and walk you through them on a short call.
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Tap any price in the list above to use what your supplier charges.
Most app plans take 15% to 30% of each order.
5.0 on Google · 20 reviews
“The function I enjoyed the most is the recipe and food cost tracking, because it lets you calculate the true cost of every dish and control expenses properly. It saves time, improves accuracy, and makes kitchen management much more professional.”
Mustafa Taylan · Google review“MarginX makes it easier to control costs and improve profitability by keeping recipes, training, and procedures consistent. Reducing waste and mistakes during busy shifts saves time and labour, which directly impacts margins.”
Ammar · Google review“I especially enjoyed the recipe module because it breaks everything down step by step, making it simple to follow and apply in real-life situations.”
Shantanu Panwar · Google reviewThis calculator uses typical prices. MarginX uses yours, and keeps them up to date. It reads every supplier invoice, updates every recipe the moment a price changes, and tells you before a dish starts losing money.
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Add up what each ingredient costs for the amount you use, then divide by the number of portions. A plate that costs $4.00 to make and sells for $16.00 has a 25% food cost. The calculator does the math and unit conversions for you.
Most restaurants aim for about 25% to 35%, depending on the food and the type of service. What matters most is the money you keep per plate after labor, rent and app fees. Switch to Advanced to see it.
Yes. Choose "A batch", enter the ingredients for the whole batch and how many portions it makes. You get the cost of the batch and the cost per portion.
They are typical wholesale prices, in the pack sizes kitchens usually buy, in US or Canadian dollars. Prices change by city and supplier. In Advanced, you can enter what you pay for any ingredient.
Advanced mode shows what you keep per plate in-store and on delivery apps, after commission, packaging, labor and rent.
Yes, with no sign-up. If you want every recipe on your menu costed automatically from your real invoices, MarginX can do that for you.