Capital Requirement Estimator
Pick your city and format — see what you'll spend upfront, what you'll pay each month, and how much cash to keep aside before opening day.
Typical Thane casual-dining opening: ₹78,49,997 total funding (CAPEX ₹63.05 L + pre-opening buffer). Monthly OPEX ~ ₹5,14,999.
Space and fit-out
Size and finish drive most of the capital you need.
Total footprint — kitchen, dining, storage and circulation
Lean saves on interiors; premium adds designer finishes, lighting, and HVAC
Fixed OPEX to hold before stabilisation
State-specific FL-3 / bar licence — can add ₹2–15L depending on city.
Funding
How much of the capital expenditure comes from a loan.
EMI on this appears in the monthly OPEX table below.
Capital needed
LiveCAPEX (₹ lakhs)
| Line item | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen equipment | ||
| Interiors & furniture | ||
| Property deposit | ||
| Licences & approvals | ||
| POS & tech | ||
| Branding & pre-launch marketing | ||
| Pre-opening inventory | ||
| Working capital (30–45 days) | ||
| Subtotal CAPEX | ₹63.05 L |
Monthly OPEX (₹/month)
| Line item | Amount (₹/mo) | |
|---|---|---|
| Rent | ||
| Salaries & wages | ||
| Utilities | ||
| EMI / loan repayment | ||
| Insurance | ||
| Aggregator ads & platform spend | ||
| Other fixed | ||
| Monthly fixed total | ₹5,14,999 |
- Driver-based estimate for Thane (T1) · Casual Dining · 60 seats · 1,400 sqft.
- Notable signal: Mumbai overflow; lake-side tourism weekends.
- Rent + labour + interior depreciation are the big three.
- Variable cost at steady state (food + packaging + commission): ~34%.
- Liquor licence excluded — toggle on if your format includes a bar.
Opening costs in Thane — what drives the spread
Thane is a T1 city with population around 1.9 million and an estimated per-capita out-of-home food spend of ₹3,300 per month. Prime QSR rents land between ₹80 and ₹200 per sqft, which is the single biggest driver of the capex range.
City-specific signal: Mumbai overflow; lake-side tourism weekends.
For a casual-dining restaurant in Thane, here's what the typical opening looks like — equipment ₹12.8 L, interiors ₹19.6 L, deposit ₹16.46 L, licences ₹1.97 L, and working capital ₹7.72 L. Monthly fixed OPEX: ₹5,14,999.
Use the calculator below for QSR / cloud kitchen / fine dining variants. Then check the Thane cuisine heatmap for what to open, the licence checklist for the maharashtra state-specific list, and the 90-day playbook for what survivors run.
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