How to use this Airbnb profit calculator
First, pick your setup: bedroom count, private room or entire home, and location tier. The calculator fills a
starting nightly rate and occupancy assumption. These defaults are intentionally conservative. They are there to
help you start, not to sell you a dream.
Next, replace at least three values with your local numbers: nightly rate from real comps, occupancy from seasonal
patterns, and your fixed monthly costs. Fixed costs should include rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, internet,
and your monthly share of replacement items.
Finally, read the break-even result. If break-even occupancy lands at 78%, that means you need roughly 23 booked
nights every month to stop losing money. If your market usually runs at 55% occupancy outside peak season, the plan
likely needs work.
Formula transparency
Booked nights = 30 × occupancy rate. Gross nightly revenue = booked nights × nightly rate.
Estimated bookings use a simple 3-night average stay. Cleaning revenue = estimated bookings × cleaning fee.
Platform fees are applied to gross and cleaning revenue. Net monthly profit = (gross + cleaning) - platform fees - fixed costs.
Break-even occupancy = the occupancy needed where net monthly profit reaches zero. If your effective revenue per
booked night is zero or negative because rates are too low or fees are too high, the calculator flags the scenario
as not profitable under current assumptions.
The model does not include taxes, permit fees, damage risk, vacancy shocks, or financing costs. Treat this as a
decision aid, not investment advice.