Zanzibar Unit ROI Calculator

Conservative compounding

Enter your numbers. Three occupancy cases. Days are fixed at thirty. All money values are in USD.

Basics and fees for this unit

One sheet for one apartment or villa. If it has lock-off rooms, use the "Units" field for the number of rooms.

Main inputs (gains)

Total investment

Units

Nightly rate per unit

Value bump on handover %

Annual appreciation %

Hold years

Costs and fees (deducted)

Booking platform %

Booking management %

Unit maintenance %

Unit size in m²

Fee per m² / mo

Service fee / mo

Service fee model: Per m² / mo Per unit / mo

Occupancy scenarios

Conservative %

Estimated %

Optimized %

Note: Purchase Side costs are included. Cleaning is covered by guests on most platforms. Service fee is for this full unit, not for each inner room.

Cash flow math. Gross month equals units times nightly rate times thirty times occupancy. Net month equals Gross minus platform percent of Gross then minus Service fees plus management fees plus maintenance percent of the remainder. ROI equals Net year divided by Investment. Exit math. Exit value equals Investment times one plus instant bump then times one plus annual appreciation to the power of hold years. Total returns equal cash flow over the hold plus exit value. Net profit equals total returns minus initial investment. This is for education and learning purposes only, not financial advice.

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