What does it cost to open a pizza shop?

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What will it cost you to open?

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Estimated cash to open
$215,000
range $170K – $260K
Equipment$80,000
Build-out & hood$48,000
Rent deposit + 3mo$14,000
Licenses, POS, signage$22,000
Working capital cushion$45,000

Rough planning estimate only. not financial advice.

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By the numbers

The $1 million pizza shop

What a million-dollar pizzeria's year actually looks like, using standard industry benchmarks.

$1MAnnual revenuethe example shop
~$300KFood cost~30% of sales
~$280KLabor~28%, incl. taxes & benefits
$100K–$150KOwner take-homeat a 10–15% margin
The "60 / 70 rule": keep food + labor under ~60% of sales, rent + labor + food under ~70%. On $1M, ~$300K food + ~$280K labor = ~58%, right where you want it. Rough industry benchmarks, not a guarantee.