The BudgetBro Cost Calculator is a free Chrome extension that converts any price into how many hours you had to work to afford it. Stop impulse buying. Start spending with intention.
Every price tag has a hidden number — how many hours of your life you traded for it. The BudgetBro Cost Calculator makes that number visible, instantly.
Enter your take-home hourly wage once. Then browse normally — the extension sits quietly in your Chrome toolbar, ready whenever you want a reality check on a price.
Cost to your hourly wage
HOURLY WAGE
Your take-home hourly pay
BUDGET LIMIT
Set a spending limit (optional)
Four simple things the Cost Calculator does for you.
Type in your take-home hourly pay. The calculator instantly converts any purchase into how many hours of work it actually costs you.
Add a weekly, monthly or daily spending limit. Get an instant visual on where your money is going and how much work time that represents.
Whether you earn in GBP, USD, EUR or THB — the calculator works with your currency so the numbers always make sense wherever you are in the world.
No sign-up, no faff. Open the Chrome extension, punch in a number and see the real cost in seconds. Works on any website, any price tag.
Every decision on the road hits different when you think in hours, not pounds.
That £400 flight looks different when you realise it costs 16 hours of your working life. Make smarter decisions before you click buy.
Is the £8 dorm really worth it over the £15 private? See the work-hour difference instantly and decide what your sleep is worth.
That £25 dinner is 2.5 hours of your time. The £3 street food? 18 minutes. Puts every meal on the road in a whole new light.
New backpack, travel adapter, camera lens — before you buy any travel gear, see exactly how many hours you worked to afford it.
Prices are designed to feel abstract. £199, £34.99, £4.50 — they're just numbers until the credit card bill arrives. We know we should budget, but it's hard to feel the real weight of a purchase in the moment you make it.
Translate every price into something personal and tangible — your own time. When you see that a jacket costs 6 hours of your working day, the decision becomes real. The BudgetBro Cost Calculator makes mindful spending effortless.
Free Chrome extension. No sign-up needed. Works everywhere.