Meeting Cost Calculator
Watch your meeting burn money in real time. Enter attendees and salary —see the cost tick up every second.
How it works
Three steps to realize how much that sync actually costs.
Set attendees & salary
Enter how many people are in the meeting and their average monthly salary. Pick a quick preset or type your own.
Hit Start
Click "Start Meeting" and watch the cost tick up in real time. Every second, the counter shows exactly how much has been spent.
Share the shock
Hit Share to copy a screenshot-ready message. Send it to your team chat and watch meetings get shorter.
Why use the Meeting Cost Calculator?
100% Private – No Data Leaves Your Browser
All calculations run locally in JavaScript. No server, no API, no tracking. Your salary data never leaves your device.
Real-Time – See Every Second Tick
The counter updates 60 times per second using requestAnimationFrame. Watch the cost climb in real time – no delay, no approximation.
Multi-Currency & Salary Presets
Supports ¥, $, – £, – with correct working-hour assumptions per region. Quick presets from Intern to C-Suite.
Share the Shock Value
One click copies a ready-to-paste message with the current burn total. Drop it in Slack, Teams, or WeChat and watch meetings get shorter.
Pro Tips
- ● Screen-share the counter during your next standup.
- ● Nothing shortens a meeting like watching money burn.
- ● Use the C-Suite preset for board meetings – the numbers get scary fast.
- ● 174 working hours/month is the default (21.75 days × 8h).
- ● Adjust salary to match your local standard.
- ● Pair with the Stopwatch for precise meeting timing.
- ● Or the Tip Calculator for splitting the lunch bill after.