How is the total crafting cost calculated?

Each material line is quantity times unit price, and those subtotals are summed into the material cost. The flat crafting fee is added on top to give the total cost for one craft action.

Some recipes produce more than one item per craft. Dividing the total cost by the yield gives the real cost per individual item, which is the number you compare against the market sale price.

Should I include intermediate sub-components?

Yes. If a recipe needs a crafted part, add that part as a material line and enter its own crafted cost as the unit price. Chain the calculations from the bottom recipe upward for a fully accurate total.

How do I know if crafting is worth it?

Compare the cost per item the tool reports against the price you could buy or sell the finished item for on the market. If crafting costs more than buying, gather and sell raw materials instead.

Can I use this for any currency?

Yes. The tool is unit-agnostic, so enter prices in gold, coins, gems, or real currency. Just keep every price in the same unit for the totals to make sense.

CS2 Crafting Material Cost Calculator

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Before you melt down a stack of rare materials, it pays to know whether the craft is actually profitable. This calculator sums every ingredient at its quantity and price, adds a crafting fee, and divides by yield to give the honest cost per finished item.

How it works

The math is a straightforward weighted sum with a yield divisor:

materialCost = Σ (quantity_i × unitPrice_i)
totalCost    = materialCost + craftFee
costPerItem  = totalCost / yield

Each material row contributes its quantity multiplied by its unit price. For recipes that consume intermediate sub-components, enter the sub-component as a material line and use its own crafted cost as the unit price, building the total from the bottom of the tree upward.

Example

A recipe needing 10 iron ore at 5 each, 4 leather at 12, and 2 rune dust at 30, with a 25 crafting fee and a yield of 1, costs 50 plus 48 plus 60 plus 25, for a total of 183 per item. If the finished item sells for 150, crafting loses money and you should sell the raw materials instead.

Tips

Always compare the cost per item against the market price of both the finished item and its raw materials. Crafting is only worth your time when the finished value clearly exceeds the all-in cost shown here, including the fee.