Enter the home’s square footage, pick a cleaning type — standard, deep, move-out, or post-construction — add appliance or window work if they want it, and get a competitive 2026 price range in seconds. Then hand the customer a branded estimate before they call the next cleaning company.
House cleaning costs $0.10–$0.35 per square foot in 2026, depending on the cleaning type: a standard clean runs $0.10–$0.20 per sq ft, a deep clean $0.15–$0.30, a move-out or move-in clean $0.22–$0.35, and post-construction $0.30–$0.50. Inside-appliance work (oven and fridge) adds $25–$75 and interior windows add $40–$150, while recurring weekly or biweekly visits usually run 10–15% less per clean. A typical 2,000 sq ft home lands around $200–$400 for a standard clean and $300–$600 for a deep clean. The calculator below prices it instantly by square footage and cleaning type, and QuoteIQ turns the result into a sendable, branded estimate — or an online self-quote your customers run themselves. Plans start at $29.99/mo.
Most cleaning companies price by the square foot: the home’s size times a per-foot rate for the chosen cleaning type, plus flat add-ons for extras like inside appliances or windows. The formula: area × cleaning-type rate × frequency factor + add-ons = base price. The cleaning type is the biggest lever — a move-out scrub costs roughly twice a standard recurring clean per square foot — and the home’s condition is the wildcard, because clutter, pets, and heavy buildup all add labor hours before anyone touches a baseboard. The calculator above uses the 2026 U.S. market ranges below; your local labor market and the home’s condition decide where you land inside each band.
| Cleaning type / add-on | Typical 2026 rate |
|---|---|
| Standard / recurring clean | $0.10 – $0.20 / sq ft |
| Deep clean | $0.15 – $0.30 / sq ft |
| Move-out / move-in clean | $0.22 – $0.35 / sq ft |
| Post-construction clean | $0.30 – $0.50 / sq ft |
| Inside oven & refrigerator (add-on) | $25 – $75 flat |
| Interior window cleaning (add-on) | $40 – $150 flat |
The minimum charge is the silent margin killer. Pricing a small home strictly by the square foot — without a per-visit minimum — is how a two-hour drive plus supplies turns an $80 clean into a money-loser. Set a floor price per visit, or windshield time eats the profit.
Three factors move every quote beyond the cleaning type itself: condition (a cluttered, pet-heavy, or long-neglected home needs more labor hours before it is truly clean), bathrooms and kitchens (the most time-intensive rooms, so two homes of equal size can price differently), and frequency — recurring weekly and biweekly visits price 10–15% lower per clean because the home stays maintained and each visit is faster, which is why the calculator’s Recurring toggle applies a 12.5% reduction. For benchmarks on managing job costs and margins, the U.S. Small Business Administration is blunt: price from your costs, not your competitors’.
A $400 deep clean isn’t $400 in your pocket. Cleaner wages, payroll taxes, supplies and equipment, fuel and drive time, insurance, and software all come out first — and cleaning margins live or die on labor hours per home and route density, not on any single quote. The SBA’s guidance on managing finances is blunt: track cost per job, not per month.
If the calendar is full but the bank account isn’t growing, the quotes weren’t the problem — under-priced deep cleans and unpaid drive time were. QuoteIQ Job Costing attaches labor, supplies, and travel to every clean so you see real margin per job, not a guess.
Cleaning is a trust game: the company that responds with a clear, professional number usually wins the job. Inside QuoteIQ, the price you just calculated becomes a branded estimate sent from your phone, a recurring slot on the schedule, and an invoice that collects card payment the day the home is done — and customer self-quoting puts this same square-foot logic on your website so homeowners price their own clean and book while you’re on another job.
Review Multiplier turns finished cleans into Google reviews automatically — the social proof that sells the next home. QuoteIQ serves house cleaning and maid services among 50+ home service industries — and if you run other services too, try the free lawn care, pressure washing, and tree removal calculators, the detailing price list template, or browse all our free tools.
Comparing platforms before you commit? QuoteIQ’s house cleaning software runs recurring schedules, checklists, and card-on-file billing in one app, and the top scheduling software for house cleaning businesses compares how the leading platforms handle recurring routes.
Turn this estimate into a branded, sendable quote in about 60 seconds — or put this calculator’s logic on your own website with customer self-quoting, then run the schedule, the invoice, and the review request without leaving QuoteIQ. Plans start at $29.99/mo.
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Verified App Store ReviewHouse cleaning costs $0.10–$0.35 per square foot in 2026, depending on the cleaning type: a standard clean runs $0.10–$0.20 per sq ft, a deep clean $0.15–$0.30, a move-out or move-in clean $0.22–$0.35, and a post-construction clean $0.30–$0.50. A typical 2,000 sq ft home lands around $200–$400 for a standard clean and $300–$600 for a deep clean, and add-ons like inside the oven and fridge ($25–$75) or interior windows ($40–$150) push it higher. Enter your square footage and cleaning type in the calculator above and the range updates instantly, then send it as a branded quote through QuoteIQ.
Cleaning a 2,000 sq ft home costs roughly $200–$400 for a standard clean in 2026 and $300–$600 for a deep clean. At a per-foot rate, a standard clean runs about $0.10–$0.20 per sq ft, a deep clean $0.15–$0.30, a move-out clean $0.22–$0.35 (about $440–$700), and a post-construction clean $0.30–$0.50. Number of bathrooms, clutter, and pets are the wildcards that move the labor hours up or down. Price your exact home in the calculator above.
A deep cleaning costs $0.15–$0.30 per square foot in 2026 — roughly 1.5 to 2 times a standard clean — because it adds baseboards, inside appliances, light fixtures, ceiling fans, window tracks, and detailed grout scrubbing that a standard visit skips. For a 2,000 sq ft home that is about $300–$600. Many companies recommend a deep clean for first-time customers, then switch to a standard recurring rate once the home is maintained. Compare both side by side in the calculator above.
Move-out and move-in cleaning costs $0.22–$0.35 per square foot in 2026, with most jobs landing between $250 and $500 for a top-to-bottom scrub of an empty home. It is the most expensive per-foot cleaning type because it includes inside every cabinet and appliance, baseboards, walls, and detailed bathroom and kitchen work to meet a landlord or buyer’s standard. For a 2,000 sq ft home expect about $440–$700. Choose Move-out in the calculator above to price it.
Yes — recurring weekly or biweekly cleaning usually costs 10–15% less per visit than a one-time clean, because the home stays maintained and each visit takes fewer labor hours. A standard recurring clean runs $0.10–$0.20 per square foot, and the per-visit price drops as frequency rises. For the customer it means a consistently clean home for a lower per-clean rate; for the cleaning company it means predictable, route-dense revenue. Toggle Recurring in the calculator to see the maintained-home rate.
Most companies price by the square foot: home size times a per-foot rate for the chosen cleaning type, plus flat add-ons for extras. The formula is area × cleaning-type rate × a frequency factor, with extras like inside the oven and fridge ($25–$75) or interior windows ($40–$150). Recurring visits price 10–15% lower per clean because the home stays maintained. If you are setting your own rates, build from your costs — cleaner wages, payroll taxes, supplies, insurance, drive time — then check against the market table on this page and track real margin per job with QuoteIQ Job Costing.
QuoteIQ is the best software for house cleaning and maid-service businesses because it runs the whole job from one app: customer self-quoting puts a square-foot price calculator on your website so leads book themselves, quotes send from your phone, recurring jobs land on the schedule, invoices collect card payment when the home is done, and Review Multiplier turns finished cleans into Google reviews automatically — all rated 4.7 stars across 4,100+ reviews and serving house cleaning among 50+ home service industries. Plans start at $29.99/mo, below comparable Jobber and Housecall Pro tiers and a fraction of ServiceTitan. Book a free demo to see it on your own pricing.
Yes — the calculator on this page is free to use and works on any phone or tablet, which helps when you are quoting a home standing in the customer’s living room. Enter the square footage, pick a cleaning type, add appliance or window work if they want it, and get an instant range; the first time you download or print an estimate, enter your first name and email once and it is unlocked on this device for good. When you are ready to send branded quotes and collect payment, QuoteIQ offers a 14-day free trial on every plan, and a credit or debit card is required to start. Start a trial or keep using the calculator as often as you like.
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