startupscost.com publishes data-driven estimates of what it costs to launch a business across world cities — startup capital, monthly burn, break-even, taxes and the markets where each business makes the most sense.
Each estimate is computed, not guessed. For every business type we model rent (local price per m² × the space the format needs), equipment and fit-out, licensing, initial stock, and staffing (headcount × local wages, adjusted for each city's cost level). Monthly burn combines rent, payroll and a stock-replenishment allowance. Figures are shown as ranges and rounded — they are planning estimates, not quotes.
Our "best-value markets" ranking weighs local spending power (GNI per capita) far more heavily than entry cost, so a high-demand market outranks a cheap low-income one. Opening a discretionary business where people can afford it beats opening it somewhere merely inexpensive.
Cost-of-living and rent indices (Numbeo-style), wage and GNI-per-capita reference data (World Bank / OECD style), and corporate & VAT tax rates per country. Figures are refreshed periodically; each page shows its last-refreshed date.
startupscost.com is published by KAVELA LTD, a UK-registered company (Companies House 17051996). It is part of the Kavela studio of data products.