Modular Kitchen Cost Calculator

Modular kitchens are priced by running feet, the combined length of your base and wall cabinets along the walls, not by the floor area of the kitchen room itself. The core formula is Running Feet × Finish Rate × Layout Complexity Multiplier. Laminate is the most practical, budget-friendly finish. Acrylic/PU gives a high-gloss, premium look but shows fingerprints and smudges more easily. Veneer gives a natural wood grain look but needs more care in humid weather, which matters here in Bengal's climate.

The layout you pick changes the complexity multiplier, because corner units, extra wall junctions and returns genuinely take more labour and more precise carpentry to execute well. A straight single-wall kitchen uses a multiplier of 1.0, L-shape 1.05, parallel 1.08, U-shape 1.12, and island layouts 1.15, reflecting the additional corner units, support structures and finishing work each layout requires.

Hardware and fittings (hinges, channels, drawer systems) are calculated as 15% of your cabinetry cost by default, using standard-quality hardware. If you toggle on the branded soft-close hardware upgrade, we add a further ₹150 per running foot, reflecting the real difference between unbranded and branded (Hettich, Blum, Ebco-grade) hinges and channels, which is the single most common place budget kitchens cut corners.

Countertop cost is calculated separately, using your running feet as the counter length (assuming a standard 2 ft counter depth), priced per running foot for granite or quartz. Add-ons like a tall unit/pantry, loft storage and a chimney with hob are priced as flat amounts reflecting typical carpentry, ducting and installation cost for that specific addition.

Tip: if two kitchen quotes differ significantly for what looks like the same running feet, ask both for the plywood grade (BWR/BWP vs commercial) and the named hardware brand. That is almost always where the real difference in long-term quality, and price, comes from.