Meeting Cost Calculator
Time is money. Watch it burn.
A meeting costs the number of attendees times their average hourly cost times the meeting length in hours. Six people at €60 an hour for 30 minutes costs €180. This calculator runs that math live: it burns the cost onto the screen second by second while the meeting is still going, so everyone in the room can watch the number climb.
How it's calculated
One line, however you slice the time:
- Cost = attendees x avg hourly cost x duration (hours)
- Cost per second = attendees x avg hourly cost / 3,600
- Hourly cost = annual salary / 2,080
The live ticker uses the cost-per-second figure and adds it to the running total ten times a second, so the number you see is the meeting cost at that exact moment.
Worked examples
| Attendees | Avg hourly cost | Duration | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | €60.00 | 30 min | €120.00 |
| 6 | €75.00 | 1 hour | €450.00 |
| 10 | €90.00 | 90 min | €1,350.00 |
How it works
Enter Number of Attendees.
Enter Avg Hourly Salary.
Click Start Meeting.
Why it matters
Most meetings are expensive habits disguised as work.
Put this on the screen. Watch the number go up. If the meeting isn't creating more value than the number on the screen, end it.