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What does this meeting
actually cost?
Enter who's in the room, how long you meet, and how often. The number that comes up tends to surprise people.
The meeting
What is this meeting primarily for?
Duration
How often does this meeting take place?
Who's in the room
Salary entered as
Currency
Additional costs per meeting
Optional. Add anything with a real cost attached — food and drinks, venue hire, travel, equipment. This is added to the total per meeting before the annual figure is calculated.
Food & drinks
Venue / meeting room hire
$
Equipment / AV hire
$
Travel / transport (total)
$
Accommodation (total)
$
Employer overhead
The real cost per employee is higher than salary alone — typically 1.2× to 1.5× when you include employer taxes, pension, insurance, and office costs. Adjust to your situation, or leave it at 1.0× to use salary directly.
Multiplier
Estimated cost
—
per year
This is an estimate, not an accounting statement. The figures above are approximate calculations based on what you've entered. They do not account for tax treatment, employer costs by jurisdiction, unpaid overtime, or opportunity cost. Nothing here constitutes financial or accounting advice.
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