Free tool
Shop Profit Calculator
Enter what a product costs you and what you sell it for. See your profit per item, margin, markup and total profit instantly — in Tanzanian Shillings. No sign-up.
Your numbers
Price for a target margin
Want a set margin? Enter it and we’ll suggest a selling price.
Suggested selling price
TZS 0
Your profit
Profit per item
TZS 0
- Profit margin
- 0.0%
- Markup
- 0.0%
- Total gross profit
- TZS 0
This calculator is a guide for planning. Your real profit also depends on discounts, returns, spoilage and expenses.
How to calculate shop profit
- Profit per item
- Selling price − Cost price. If you buy sugar at 2,000 and sell at 2,500, your profit is 500 per unit.
- Profit margin (%)
- Profit ÷ Selling price × 100. It tells you what share of each sale is profit — the number to compare across products.
- Markup (%)
- Profit ÷ Cost price × 100. It’s how much you add on top of cost. Markup is always higher than margin for the same item.
- Net profit
- Total gross profit − your expenses (rent, staff, power). This is what you actually keep.
Questions
- What is a good profit margin for a shop in Tanzania?
- It varies by trade — fast-moving groceries often run thin margins (5–15%) on high volume, while pharmacies, cosmetics and hardware can hold higher margins (20–40%+). The point is to know your number per product, not to guess.
- What’s the difference between margin and markup?
- Margin is profit as a share of the selling price; markup is profit as a share of the cost. A 500 profit on a 2,500 sale is a 20% margin but a 25% markup — same shilling, two different percentages.
- How does POSify Pro help with profit?
- POSify Pro tracks cost and selling price on every product, so it shows real profit per product, per category and per day automatically — no manual calculation. It also flags your best and worst performers.
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