Net income from short-term rental. The Airbnb Profit Calculator takes average nightly rate, occupancy, stays per month, cleaning cost per stay (net of cleaning fee charged), platform host fee, monthly fixed costs (mortgage or rent, utilities, supplies, insurance) and returns monthly profit plus monthly revenue, nights booked per month, net margin, annual profit. Results update as you type, and the formula is shown under the result so you can repeat it in your own spreadsheet.
Property returns depend on assumptions about rent, occupancy, costs and appreciation that are easy to make optimistic. Enter conservative figures and remember that transaction costs, taxes and vacancy periods are real. Use the worked example below to check the maths against your own figures.
How the Airbnb Profit Calculator works
Short-term rentals earn more per night than long lets but carry cleaning, platform fees, higher utilities and empty nights. Occupancy is the assumption that decides everything; use your market's real figure.
Worked example
With the example values (average nightly rate of $120, occupancy of 65%, stays per month of 12, cleaning cost per stay (net of cleaning fee charged) of $40, platform host fee of 3%, monthly fixed costs (mortgage or rent, utilities, supplies, insurance) of $1,500), the monthly profit is $289.80; monthly revenue $2,340.00, nights booked per month 19.5, net margin 12.38%, annual profit $3,477.60. Change any figure above and the result updates immediately; use Copy results to paste the summary into a note or email.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is monthly profit calculated?
revenue = nightly rate × 30 × occupancy; profit = revenue × (1 − platform fee) − cleaning × stays − fixed costs.
Which figures do I need?
Average nightly rate, occupancy, stays per month, cleaning cost per stay (net of cleaning fee charged), platform host fee, monthly fixed costs (mortgage or rent, utilities, supplies, insurance). Take them from the same period and the same set of accounts or reports so the ratio is consistent, and check the example values as a guide to the units expected.
Which costs are easy to forget?
Vacancy periods, maintenance, property tax, insurance, brokerage on purchase and sale, and stamp duty. Include them for a realistic return.
