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House Cost Calculator

Planning-level house cost from area and a construction rate — use Nepal House Cost when you want Nepal-labelled NPR assumptions.

Estimates only — not professional financial, medical, legal or engineering advice. Read full disclaimer.

Result

Fill in the form and click Calculate to see your result here.

How it's calculated

Cost = area × rate × (1 + contingency) as implemented. Rate is entirely your input.

Example

Example: House Cost Calculator

Inputs

  • Built Up Area: 1500
  • Cost Per Sqft: 2500
  • Finishing Percent: 15

Outputs

  • Base Cost: 3750000
  • Estimated Total Cost: 4312500
  • Cost Per Sqft Effective: 2875

This example uses typical sample values. Adjust the inputs above to see how the results change for your own numbers.

About this calculator

This is the generic area × rate cost sketch. If you are costing a Nepal RCC home with NPR rates, prefer the Nepal House Cost Calculator so labels match local practice.

Still useful when comparing two specs (basic vs premium finishes) with different rates on the same footprint. Land, permits, and interiors are extra unless your rate already bundled them — say so in the assumption.

Frequently Asked Questions

Same pattern as the Nepal house tool: built-up area × cost per sq.ft × (1 + finishing %). Defaults 1,500 sq.ft, 2,500 per sq.ft, 15% finishing — placeholders, not a city tariff.
Nepal page is labelled NPR and Kathmandu-style copy. This is a general currency version of the same rectangle × rate model.
No.
Enter the area definition that matches the rate someone quoted you.
Contingency on base, not a VAT line. Change it for your spec.
Budget only.
If the rate is per built-up of all floors, sum that area. If the rate was ground-floor only, do not silently add floors.
Yes for material sense-check vs an all-in rate.
The mortgage calculator has tax/insurance fields. This page is construction cost.
It is a form default. Replace with a contractor quote for your district.

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