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Free Coffee Shop Break-Even Calculator

Enter your fixed costs, average ticket size, and variable cost per transaction — instantly see how many cups per day you need to sell to break even.

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Your assumptions
What a typical customer spends per visit
$ USD
Beans, milk, cup, lid, card fees — cost per sale
$ USD
$
Base wages, not variable hours
$
Insurance, utilities, software, loan repayments
$
days
Your break-even point
Based on your assumptions
Daily break-even
customers per day
Monthly fixed costs
Contribution margin
Contribution margin ratio
Monthly break-even (transactions)
Monthly break-even revenue
Variable cost ratio
Enter your numbers above to see results
How the calculation works
Step 1 — Contribution margin
Selling price
− Variable cost
= Contribution margin
Step 2 — Monthly break-even
Fixed costs
÷ Contribution margin
= Monthly transactions
Step 3 — Daily break-even
Monthly transactions
÷ Operating days
= Daily customers needed

This calculator uses the standard contribution margin break-even formula. It tells you the minimum number of transactions needed each day to cover all your fixed costs. Every customer above this threshold contributes directly to profit. For a full 5-year projection including cash flow, startup costs, and scenario testing, see the complete financial model below.

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