Salon Capital & Break-Even Calculator

There's no single figure — it depends heavily on location, size, and concept. A two-chair barbershop in a suburban shop unit differs entirely from a mall clinic. What this calculator does is help you itemise your own: fit-out, chairs and equipment, furniture, opening stock, permits, plus a reserve for the early months while customers are thin. That reserve is the most commonly forgotten line.

Break-even treatments per month = monthly fixed costs / contribution margin per treatment, where contribution margin = average price − variable cost. With Rp14 million fixed, Rp90,000 average price, Rp30,000 variable: margin is Rp60,000, so break-even is Rp14m / Rp60,000 ≈ 234 treatments a month — about 9 a day across 26 days.

Payback = capital / monthly profit, where monthly profit = (target − break-even) × contribution margin. To be clear: if your target sits below break-even, the capital never returns under those assumptions — it isn't 'slower payback'. The calculator warns instead of printing a misleading month count.

Costs that appear only with a treatment: consumables (dye, masks, cotton), and kapster commission if paid per treatment. Rent, fixed base salaries, and baseline power aren't variable — they're paid even on quiet days. The commonest misclassification: a commission-only kapster is a variable cost, not fixed, and putting it in the wrong place makes break-even look far lighter than it is.

Usually a thin contribution margin or fixed costs too heavy for your scale. If break-even demands more treatments than your salon physically fits, that's not a target — it's a warning the model needs changing: raise prices, cut materials or commission, find cheaper rent, or add chairs. The Capacity & Revenue calculator can check whether break-even still fits your capacity.