Cost Sheet Decoder · free
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1 · The quote
2 · The extras on the cost sheet
What you'll really pay
₹1.71 Cr
vs ₹1.38 Cr “base price” — +24.0%
Real ₹ per carpet sqft
₹16,270
All-in ₹ per super sqft
₹11,782
Loading (super built-up vs carpet)
28%You live in 1,050 sqft but pay for 1,450 — 400 sqft of lobbies, walls, lifts and clubhouse. Efficient for a gated project.
The full break-up
- Base price₹1.38 Cr
- Car park+₹4 L
- Clubhouse membership+₹3 L
- BESCOM / BWSSB / DG charges+₹3.6 L
- Legal & documentation+₹50,000
- Corpus fund+₹1.4 L
- Advance maintenance+₹1.4 L
- Stamp duty+₹7.6 L
- Cess & surcharge+₹91,030
- Registration fee+₹3 L
- GST+₹7.6 L
Flags use indicative Bengaluru ranges, not rules — a flagged line just means “ask why”. Government charges follow Karnataka stamp duty, registration and GST rules.
Developer-published data
How much of what you pay for can you actually use?
Usable (carpet) area as a share of super built-up, for every project whose developer publishes both. Higher is better.
1Assetz Trees and TandemAssetz Property Group · Sarjapur Road77%2Assetz Mizumi ReserveAssetz Property Group · Kudlu76%3Assetz Meru & MeadowAssetz Property Group · Doddakallasandra, Kanakapura Road75%4Assetz Muse and MaisonAssetz Property Group · Hosa Road70%5Assetz Miru & MiyoAssetz Property Group · Yelahanka70%6Assetz Codename SublimeAssetz Property Group · Hoskote70%7Assetz Codename SummitAssetz Property Group · KIADB Aerospace Park70%8Brigade LakecrestBrigade Enterprises · Bhattarahalli, KR Puram67%9Brigade CalistaBrigade Enterprises · Budigere Cross66%10Brigade Komarla HeightsBrigade Enterprises · Padmanabhanagar66%11Brigade EterniaBrigade Enterprises · Yelahanka64%12Brigade LuminaBrigade Enterprises · Tumkur Road64%13Brigade Insignia Phase 2Brigade Enterprises · Yelahanka64%14Brigade El DoradoBrigade Enterprises · Aerospace Park (Bagalur)62%15Brigade CitrineBrigade Enterprises · Old Madras Road62%16Brigade OrchardsBrigade Enterprises · Devanahalli62%17Brigade BelvedereBrigade Enterprises · Budigere60%18Brigade HorizonBrigade Enterprises · Mysore Road58%19Brigade Meadows AzaleaBrigade Enterprises · Kanakapura Road54%
Average of the smallest and largest homes' usable share. Developers define carpet area differently (balconies in or out), so treat small gaps as noise and confirm your unit's RERA carpet area.
Cost sheets, decoded
You live in carpet area. You pay for super built-up.
Always compare homes on the real price per carpet sqft.