Indian Takeaway Cost Calculator
Work out your takeaway curry billand see what you could save.
Three taps. No typing. We’ll do the sums.
How many people are usually eating?
How often do you order an Indian takeaway?
A rough average is fine. We’ll turn it into a yearly estimate.
What does your usual order look like?
Pick the closest. We’ll use it to estimate what your curry costs.
You could save around…
A year of curry nights
See the maths
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Paying more or less than this? Change it and we’ll redo the sums.
Your usual curry takeaway, per person
Everything you’d normally get: curry, rice, naan, any sides. This replaces our estimate.
How we worked this out
Our prices. We use the single-pouch price from this site, which is the most expensive way to buy our sauces. Multipacks bring the sauce cost down to £3.30–£3.66 a pouch, so your real at-home cost may be lower.
Portions. We cost one 350g sauce pouch per person. That gives a generous takeaway-style curry portion. You can stretch one pouch to two smaller servings, but one each is the fairest like-for-like comparison.
Fresh ingredients. Chicken is estimated at £2.00 for 300g, and onions for the bhajis at 40p, both at UK supermarket prices.
Takeaway prices. A typical British Indian takeaway average. If yours charges more or less, change it above and we will redo the sums.
Before you think it sounds like work
Fifteen minutes, one pan.
No chopping, no spice measuring, no base gravy. The rice and naan above are optional. Plenty of people just do the curry.
Seven different popular sauces to try, with rice, naan and extras below.
Add the sides
