Home versus office cost this month

The calculator uses the numbers you enter: home energy, coworking or a desk, commuting, and meals. 65 plus 60 at home and 180 plus 140 at the office is 195 more at the office. Remote days sit in the grid. The allowance is optional and does not change the main result.

This compares home and office costs this month. It does not read invoices. Years on one commute: cost of commuting. Office days: office-day cost.

Input data

Enter energy, coworking or a desk, commuting, and meals. Remote days sit in the grid. You can skip the allowance.

Optional context

This field is optional. A remote-work allowance appears in the grid beside the home cost. A blank field skips that context and does not change the main result.

Results

Enter data and click Calculate.

How it works

The calculator adds energy and coworking or a desk as home cost. Commuting and meals are office cost. The result is office minus home. 65 plus 60 is 125 at home. 180 plus 140 is 320 at the office. The gap is 195 more at the office.

The main result comes from those four amounts. Remote days sit in the grid: 125 at 12 days is about 10.42 a day. The remote-work allowance is optional and does not change the gap.

Second example: energy 40, no coworking, commuting 90 and meals 80 is 130 more at the office. Third: 120 plus 200 at home and 320 plus 280 at the office is 280 more at the office.

The calculator does not read invoices and does not compare an office lease. A comma in 12.5 is read the same way as a period.

Formula

Home cost = energy + coworking or a desk. Office cost = commuting + meals. Result = office − home. At 65, 60, 180 and 140: 320 − 125 = 195 more at the office. Remote days sit in the grid. The allowance is optional.

What these numbers mean

65 plus 60 at home and 180 plus 140 at the office is 195 more at the office.

home cost
Energy plus coworking or a desk. 65 + 60 = 125. At 12 days that is about 10.42 a day.
office cost
Commuting plus meals. 180 + 140 = 320.
remote days
Remote-work days in the month. They show home cost per day and do not change the 195 gap.

How to use

  1. Enter energy 65, coworking 60, commuting 180, and meals 140.
  2. Add 12 remote days. That number stays in the grid.
  3. Click Calculate. The result is 195 more at the office.
  4. Second example: 40, 0, 90 and 80 is 130 more at the office. Third: 120, 200, 320 and 280 is 280 more at the office.
  5. You can skip the allowance. When you fill it, it appears in the grid and does not change the main result.

Examples

Example 1

  • remote days 12
  • energy 65
  • commuting 180
  • meals 140
  • coworking 60

195 more at the office

65 plus 60 is 125 at home. 180 plus 140 is 320 at the office. Result: 195 more at the office.

Example 2

  • remote days 8
  • energy 40
  • commuting 90
  • meals 80
  • coworking 0

130 more at the office

40 with no coworking is 40 at home. 90 plus 80 is 170 at the office. Result: 130 more at the office.

Example 3

  • remote days 16
  • energy 120
  • commuting 320
  • meals 280
  • coworking 200

280 more at the office

120 plus 200 is 320 at home. 320 plus 280 is 600 at the office. Result: 280 more at the office.

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Common questions

What does 195 more at the office mean?

65 plus 60 is 125 at home. 180 plus 140 is 320 at the office. The gap is 195.

How is the result calculated?

Home cost = energy + coworking or a desk. Office cost = commuting + meals. Result = office minus home.

What is the second example?

40 with no coworking, commuting 90 and meals 80 is 130 more at the office.

What is the third example?

120 plus 200 at home and 320 plus 280 at the office is 280 more at the office.

How is this different from office-day cost?

Here the result is the home-versus-office gap this month. On the office-days page the result is the extra cost of one office day versus a remote day.

Do all fields enter the main result?

No. The main result comes from energy, coworking or a desk, commuting, and meals. Remote days sit in the grid. The allowance is optional.

What do home cost, office cost, and remote days mean?

Home is energy plus coworking or a desk. Office is commuting plus meals. Remote days show home cost per day and do not change the gap.

Does a comma in 12.5 work?

Yes. 12.5 and 12,5 are read the same way.

Sources

The result comes from the numbers you enter. This compares home and office this month. It does not read invoices.

Page updated in 2026.