Airbnb Revenue Calculator (Free): Income, Occupancy & Break-Even

How the calculation works

Sold nights = available nights × occupancy rate. Gross revenue = sold nights × average price per night. Margin per night = average price × (1 − fee rate) − variable cost per night. Estimated result = sold nights × margin per night − fixed costs.

The break-even point corresponds to fixed costs divided by profit margin per night. If the margin is zero or negative, adding nights does not cover your costs. If the break-even point exceeds the number of available nights, your assumptions do not allow reaching break-even that month.

Which fees should I enter?

Use your own records for platform or management fees. These vary by your contracts and offer structure: the default percentage is not an official Airbnb rate. Do not count the same commission twice.

The variable cost per night can include linen, consumables, and the variable part of energy. For a cleaning fee charged per stay, divide the cost by your average stay length to get an equivalent per night. This shortcut becomes less accurate if your stay lengths vary significantly.

Fixed costs may include rent, insurance, Internet, and fixed share of utilities. The presented result does not automatically deduct your taxes, depreciation, loan interest, repairs, or local taxes. Add relevant costs for your situation to enable a useful comparison.

Test three scenarios

Create a conservative scenario, a central scenario, and a favorable scenario. Change occupancy rate and average price together when it reflects your market. In low season, keeping the high season price and assuming the same occupancy risks overestimating revenue.

Example method: compare 40%, 60%, and 80% occupancy with your plausible prices for the month studied. These figures are working hypotheses, not market averages. Keep the number of nights actually marketable: nights blocked for personal use are not for sale.

Link calculations to decisions on your listing

If the break-even point is too high, review expenses and pricing before investing in costly decoration. If the margin is comfortable but occupancy is low, check availability, stay restrictions, and presentation quality.

A clearer listing can reduce hesitation, but alone it doesn’t create local demand. Use photos, text, and reviews to explain an offer consistent with the price asked. Then measure the result over comparable periods.

Airbnb fees to incorporate in 2026: 15.5% for most hosts

Airbnb now applies single fees to most hosts: “most hosts pay 15.5%, others generally 14 to 16%, and 16% for listings in Brazil and Mexico.” These fees apply to the nightly price and host fees (including cleaning), VAT included if applicable. The old split model (about 3% for the host, the rest paid by the guest) is disappearing for most listings.

For hosts in the European Economic Area and Switzerland, Airbnb set the deadline for adjusting prices at October 13, 2026. Without adjustments, the displayed price remains the same but payouts decrease: Airbnb gives the example of a price left at $100, which yields $84.50 after the 15.5% fee. To keep the same payout as with shared fees ($97 for $100), the price must rise to about $115, an increase of roughly 15%.

In the simulator above, enter 15.5% in the fees field if concerned, and your own rate if your Airbnb statement shows otherwise.

Breakeven point in three figures

The nights threshold answers “how many nights to cover my fixed costs?”: fixed costs per month ÷ margin per night. The occupancy threshold translates that into a percentage of available nights. The floor price answers “at what average price do I cover my costs with my current occupancy?”.

Example: 900 € fixed monthly costs, average price €95, 15.5% fees, and €18 variable costs per night yield about €62 margin per night. So about 15 nights per month, or 50% occupancy over 30 nights. Keep a safety margin a few points above this threshold.

What a discount should bring

A discount of d % requires d/(1 − d) % more nights to maintain the same gross income: 10% discount requires about 11% more nights, 20% requires 25% more. This is arithmetic, not a promise.

Airbnb indique qu’une remise peut aider le classement et qu’une remise d’au moins 10 % peut s’afficher en prix barré dans les résultats : elle peut donc apporter plus de réservations qu’une baisse de prix invisible. Voir les réglages qui changent la visibilité.

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