Format × City
Open a Dhaba / Casual Highway in Surat
Highway/roadside, large-batch cooking, truck + family draw.
The Dhaba / Casual Highway × Surat numbers
Total capex
₹24.93 L
Monthly fixed OPEX
₹2.3 L
Total funding needed
₹32 L
QSR prime rent
₹60–170/sqft
Working capital
₹3.46 L
Based on Forkcast capex dataset (200+ Indian restaurant openings 2023-2026), with T1-tier rent and labour adjustments.
Capex breakdown
| Line | Range (₹ L) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen equipment | 5.45 | Ranges, refrigeration, exhaust, dishwasher, prep, dry storage. |
| Interiors & furniture | 7.07 | Fit-out, false ceiling, lighting, seating, signage. |
| Property deposit | 6.21 | Typically 4–12 months of rent depending on format and location. |
| Licences & approvals | 1.16 | FSSAI, GST, fire NOC, trade licence, signage — state-specific. |
| POS & tech | 0.29 | Petpooja / UrbanPiper hardware + first-year software. |
| Branding & pre-launch marketing | 0.74 | Logo, menu design, soft-launch ads, influencer seeding. |
| Pre-opening inventory | 0.55 | Dry storage, proteins, and opening-week ingredient stock. |
| Working capital (30–45 days) | 3.46 | Bridge aggregator T+7–14 settlement vs vendor cash terms. |
Next steps
Use the free tools to go deeper on the Dhaba / Casual Highway × Surat setup:
- Full capital estimator for Surat - toggle formats, edit size
- Surat cuisine demand heatmap - pick the cuisine before the format
- Viability score - Dhaba / Casual Highway × your cuisine × Surat
- Licence checklist for gujarat
- 90-day survival playbook
FAQ
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Related reading
- pre launchHow much does it cost to open a restaurant in India?National 2026 bands by format, with construction/fit-out as its own line — then city posts for Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Run the free estimator for your city.
- pre launchHow much does it actually cost to open a restaurant in Pune in 2026?Most ‘restaurant cost’ blogs stop at ‘around ₹25 lakh’. Here is the line by line breakdown for a 60 seat casual dining restaurant on FC Road or Kothrud: equipment, interiors, deposits, licences, working capital, and the four numbers most owners forget.
- pre launchCost to open a restaurant in Mumbai (2026): line by lineMumbai's restaurant capex runs 1.4-1.7× a comparable Pune opening; the deltas are rent, deposit, and contractor rates. Here is the line by line for a 60 seat casual dining in Bandra/Andheri/Lower Parel.
- pre launchCost to open a restaurant in Hyderabad (2026): line by lineHyderabad capex sits at 0.85-1.1× Pune; surprisingly affordable for a T1 metro. Banjara Hills and Jubilee Hills are the rent ceiling; HITEC City and Madhapur are the IT corridor sweet spots. Here is the line by line.