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Cost to return to office work
Estimate monthly cost of office days: transport, extra food and commute time wey you value at an hourly rate.
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Monthly cost of going office
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How the result break down
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Cash cost na transport plus extra food, times office days. Time value na commute hours times hourly value. Total combine both.
Quick look at the result
We scale bars to the biggest component, so you fit see whether na transport, food or time dey dominate monthly cost.
Cost for different numbers of office days
| Case wey you wan compare | Value wey e get |
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Every row dey reuse your daily transport, food, minutes and hourly value. Na only office days dey change, so cost dey increase directly with days for office.
Formula
Monthly cost = office days × (daily transport + extra food + commute minutes ÷ 60 × hourly value). Cost per office day = daily transport + extra food + commute minutes ÷ 60 × hourly value.
Example wey show the calculation
Office days 12, transport $55, extra food $35, commute 100 minutes, hourly value $80. Per day: $55 + $35 + 100 ÷ 60 × $80 = $90 + $133.33 = $223.33. Monthly = 12 × $223.33 = $2,680. Cash part = 12 × $90 = $1,080; time part = 12 × $133.33 = $1,600; commute time = 20 hours per month.
Where e fit work and limits
The result dey combine cash costs with time value: no be only money wey you spend, and the cash part alone na $1,080 for the worked example. Enter costs after any reimbursement, or the cash part go too high. Career benefits, collaboration, office conditions and wellbeing effects no dey this model. Clothing, vehicle wear beyond the transport input and parking no dey inside unless you include dem.
Questions wey people dey ask often
How una calculate am?
Every office day cost daily transport plus extra food plus commute minutes divided by 60 times hourly value; multiply am by office days per month.
All this total na cash wey I dey spend?
No. Na only the cash part (transport plus food) dey leave your wallet. The time part dey value commute hours at your hourly rate — set hourly value to zero if you want cash alone.
Wetin count as extra food?
Food spending above wetin you for spend working from home: bought lunches, coffee, and snacks, net of home food you no longer eat. No count your full lunch bill if you for eat lunch anyway.
I suppose remove reimbursement from transport first?
Yes. Enter wetin you actually pay after employer travel subsidy or pass discount; if not, the cost go too high.
What if I dey do useful work while travelling?
Then pricing every minute at the full hourly rate go overstate cost. Reduce hourly value for commute time, or count only the commute minutes wey you no use productively.
This result mean say office work no worth am?
No. E dey put price on only one side of the decision. Collaboration, mentoring, visibility and personal preference na real benefits wey this money-and-time model no price.
Other tools wey relate to dis
- Savings from Remote Work — mirror image: wetin remote days save in commute spending and time
- Calculator for fuel cost — fuel part of driving to work
- Meeting Cost — cost of meetings wey fill your office day
Results na estimates; dem no replace advice from qualified professional.