How is the total craft cost calculated?

Each material's line cost is its quantity times its unit cost. The total is the sum of all line costs. Sub-components simply use their crafting cost per unit instead of a market price, so intermediate steps are included automatically.

Should I use buy price or gather time for materials?

Use whichever reflects your real cost. If you buy from a vendor, use the buy price. If you gather, you can enter zero for gold or assign a notional cost to represent your time, so the total reflects effort as well as currency.

How do I handle a material I craft from other materials?

Work out that sub-component's own per-unit cost first — its own materials summed and divided by yield — then enter that figure as the unit cost and tick the sub-component box. The total then rolls up every layer of the recipe.

Can I compare crafting versus buying?

Yes. Enter a material once as a craft (sum of its inputs) and once as a buy (market price). Whichever line cost is lower is the cheaper path; the tool makes the gap obvious so you can choose per material.

Does the total include the forge or upgrade fee?

Only if you add it as a line. Many recipes charge a flat zenny fee on top of materials — add a row with quantity 1 and that fee as the unit cost so the final total is the true all-in cost.

Monster Hunter Crafting Material Cost Calculator

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A craft’s real cost is more than its top-line materials — it includes every intermediate part you had to make first. This calculator totals a full bill of materials, including sub-components, so you know the true gold cost.

How it works

Each material contributes a line cost, and the total is their sum. Sub-components are handled by using their own crafting cost per unit in place of a market price:

line cost   = quantity × unit cost
sub-comp    = (sum of its inputs) / units produced   ← enter as unit cost
total cost  = Σ line cost (across every material and sub-component row)

Because a crafted sub-component’s unit cost already folds in its own inputs, the total automatically rolls up every layer of the recipe — no separate step needed.

Example and tips

A weapon upgrade needing 3 ore at 200 each, 2 crafted plates at 1,500 each (a sub-component), and a 4,000 zenny forge fee totals 600 + 3,000 + 4,000 = 7,600. To compare crafting versus buying a plate, enter its market price on one line and its summed-input cost on another — the cheaper line cost wins. Always add the forge fee as its own row so the total is genuinely all-in.