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What each person who comes into the office costs.
Enter your floor space, what it costs and how many people come in at the daily peak. You’ll see what you really pay per person, and how much space you pay for empty.
By Carles Morales, founder of Orpheus ·
What you really pay
€630/month per person
for each person who comes in: 2,2 times what the plan says.
- Space cost
- €68,160 /month
- What the plan says (per desk)
- €280 /month
- Space you pay for that nobody uses, at the peak
- €37,490 /month · €449,860 a year
An estimate. Sizing uses peak occupancy, not the daily average.
How it’s calculated
Three divisions. No tricks.
- Space cost
m² × monthly cost per m²
Rent, cleaning and energy. Add security or maintenance if you like.
- Cost per desk
Space cost ÷ desks
What the plan says: as if every desk were taken every day.
- Cost per person who comes in
Space cost ÷ (desks × occupancy)
What each person using the office really costs. The lower the occupancy, the higher it climbs.
Don’t know your real occupancy? Bookings and badge data won’t tell you: you have to count people. Here’s how, in the guide how to measure office occupancy.
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