Repairs & renovations
Landscaping Cost Calculator
Estimate landscaping cost using current local quantities and unit rates. Replace every default with figures that apply to your property and location.
Calculate your result
What this calculator estimates
Estimate landscaping cost using current local quantities and unit rates. It combines the inputs below to produce Estimated project cost. Every assumption remains editable so the estimate can reflect the property, financing and location being evaluated.
Worked example
Using the displayed sample assumptions, the calculator produces $26,450. This is an illustration, not a market quote. Change one input at a time to understand what drives the result.
Inputs and assumptions
- project area — sample input: 2500 area
- cost per area unit — sample input: 8 currency/area
- Permits, delivery or disposal — optional — sample input: 500 currency units
- Waste or overage — sample input: 12 %
- Sales tax / VAT — optional — sample input: 5 %
- Additional labour hours — optional — sample input: 0 hours
- Additional hourly labour rate — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Additional materials not in unit price — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Equipment hire — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Demolition / site preparation — optional — sample input: 0 currency units
- Contingency allowance — sample input: 10 %
How to interpret the result
Replace sample unit prices with current local quotes. Compare a conservative case with an expected case and keep a record of the assumptions used.
Common mistake to avoid
Do not omit demolition, permits, tax, delivery or contingency. Local definitions, taxes, lending practices and measurement requirements can materially change the result.
Calculation details
Base work = measured quantity × unit price. Waste applies to base work. Add separately entered labour, materials, equipment, demolition and fixed charges, then contingency and tax. Enter extra costs only if they are not already included in the unit price. Rates are editable quote assumptions, not live market prices.
Results included
- Estimated complete project cost
- Base measured work
- Quantity including overage
- Waste / overage allowance
- Additional labour
- Additional materials
- Equipment hire
- Demolition / preparation
- Fixed fees / delivery / disposal
- Subtotal before contingency
- Contingency
- Tax allowance
- All-in cost per measured unit
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Reviewed 2026-09-08.