Know exactly what your kitchen will cost before you call a single contractor.
Tired of getting vague quotes from contractors? Enter your kitchen size and get a real number in 2 minutes, no calls needed.
How it Works
Three steps. No salesperson required.
We turned thousands of real Canadian invoices into a simple tool. Answer three questions and see your number the same way a seasoned estimator would price it.
01
Choose your kitchen size
Galley, standard, or open-concept. We translate your layout into linear feet of cabinetry the way the trade actually quotes.
02
Select your cabinet type
From ready-to-assemble to bespoke millwork. Each tier carries its own real materials, hardware, and labour costs.
03
Get your city adjusted estimate
Labour and retail pricing swing by region. We adjust your range to Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and beyond — instantly.
Build your number,
one choice at a time.
A configurator for your kitchen budget. Watch the estimate move as you choose — then see exactly where every dollar goes.
How big is your kitchen?
Not sure? Pick the layout that's closest — you can always refine later.
Condo, galley or apartment kitchen. One or two short cabinet runs.
The classic 10×10. An L– or U-shape with a modest island or peninsula.
Full perimeter plus a generous island. Entertaining-sized.
What kind of cabinets?
This is the biggest single factor in your total. Pick the tier that fits.
Ready-to-assemble, flat-packed. Best value if you build them yourself.
Pre-built standard sizes from big-box retailers. Quick and easy.
The sweet spot. Modify sizes, dozens of finishes, resale-friendly.
Bespoke millwork to your exact space. Heirloom-quality build.
Where do you live?
Labour and retail pricing swing by region. We'll adjust your range.
Choose a kitchen size to begin. Your range updates with every selection.
What Canadians actually pay
Real ranges, not showroom guesses.
Average installed cost for a standard kitchen roughly 22 linear feet of cabinetry. The gap between flat-pack and full custom is wider than most people expect.
Installed cost for a medium (≈22 lf) kitchen at national average pricing, including materials, hardware and professional installation. Figures rounded to the nearest $100.
By City
Same semi-custom kitchen, priced where you live.
Cabinet types, explained
Four ways to build a kitchen.
The right tier depends on your budget, your timeline, and how long you’ll live with it. Here’s the honest trade-off for each.
RTA
$90–$220 per linear ft
Ready-to-assemble, shipped flat-packed to your door. Modern plywood boxes and soft-close hardware now rival mid-tier cabinets — if you’re comfortable building them yourself.
Stock
$160–$380 per linear ft
Pre-built in standard sizes from big-box retailers. Quick to get and easy to budget, with a limited palette of doors and finishes. Great for rentals and quick refreshes.
Semi-Custom
$480–$780 per linear ft
The sweet spot for most renovations. Modify sizes, choose from dozens of finishes, and add organizers — without paying for a fully bespoke build. Durable and resale-friendly.
Custom
$820–$1,450 per linear ft
Bespoke millwork built to your exact space. Any wood species, integrated panels, floor-to-ceiling runs, hidden appliance garages — heirloom-quality, made once, for you.
Testimonials
Marie-Claire & Devin L.
We walked into the showroom already knowing our number. For the first time in this whole renovation, we felt like the expert in the room — not the easiest sale.
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The things people ask us.
Straight answers on how the estimate works and what it includes.
It’s a planning range, not a formal quote. We build it from aggregated 2026 Canadian cabinet and installation data, then adjust for your kitchen size, cabinet tier and city. Most real quotes for a clearly-defined project land inside our range — but final pricing always depends on your door style, finish, accessories and site conditions.
Cabinet boxes and doors, hardware (hinges, soft-close slides, pulls and basic organizers), professional installation and levelling, plus delivery and handling. It does not include countertops, backsplash, appliances, plumbing, electrical or demolition — those are separate line items in a renovation.
Labour rates and retail pricing vary significantly across Canada. Toronto and Vancouver carry the highest installation and showroom costs; cities like Winnipeg and Saskatoon run below the national average. We apply a regional multiplier so your range reflects where the work actually happens.
RTA (ready-to-assemble) cabinets ship flat-packed in standard sizes and you build them yourself — the best value if you’re handy. Custom cabinets are bespoke millwork built to your exact space, in any material, with no size limits. Semi-custom sits in between and is the most popular choice for renovations.
Linear feet measure the total run of cabinetry along your walls and island, not floor area. A standard 10×10 kitchen has roughly 20–22 linear feet. Our size tiles translate common layouts into linear feet for you, so you don’t need to measure to get a ballpark.
No — KitchenExpert is independent. We don’t sell cabinets, take referral fees, or hand your details to contractors. Our only job is to give you a straight number so you walk into any showroom or quote already knowing what’s fair.
Completely. No email wall, no phone number required to see your range. We believe you should know what you’ll pay before you talk to anyone — that’s the whole point.
We review our figures against current Canadian renovation and retailer data and update them as the market moves. Material costs and labour rates do shift, which is exactly why we show a range rather than a single false-precision number.