How much does commercial & office cleaning cost in Perth in 2026?
A transparent breakdown of what Perth businesses actually pay for commercial and office cleaning — by hourly rate, floor area, frequency and site type, with sample quotes.
The short answer
Most Perth commercial and office cleaning programs sit between $35 and $85 per hour on-site, or roughly $0.80–$2.50 per square metre per visit depending on site type and frequency. A standard 400 m² office tenancy cleaned three nights a week typically runs $1,600–$2,800 per month. A small retail shopfront cleaned daily sits around $1,200–$2,000 per month. Medical and childcare sites cost more per square metre because of infection-control requirements.
If you just want a benchmark to check your current invoice against, those are the honest ranges. The rest of this guide explains what moves the number — so you can read a commercial cleaning quote and know which line items are fair.
The three ways commercial cleaning is priced
Perth cleaners quote one of three ways, and it's worth knowing which you're looking at:
- Per hour on-site ($35–$85/hr). Common for smaller sites and variable scopes. Transparent, but only if the hours are realistic for the scope — too-few hours means corners get cut.
- Per square metre per visit ($0.80–$2.50/m²). Common for offices and larger floors. Easy to compare between bids once you normalise for frequency.
- Fixed monthly (a bundled figure). Easiest to budget, but insist the cleaner shows the underlying scope, frequency and rate so you can see what's inside it.
The right cleaner will show you all three views of the same number. A quote that's only a single bundled figure with no breakdown is the one to question.
The six things that change your price
1. Floor area and layout
The actual cleanable area — open-plan cleans faster per square metre than a warren of small offices, meeting rooms and corridors. Glass-heavy fit-outs, lots of kitchenettes, and multiple bathrooms all add time.
2. Frequency
Daily, 3×/week and weekly are the common cadences. Moving from 5×/week to 3×/week doesn't cut the cost by 40% — the per-visit work rises between visits — but it does save meaningfully. Many hybrid workplaces have moved to 2–3×/week with a periodic detail; see after-hours office cleaning in Perth for how to schedule that well.
3. Site type and compliance
A plain office is the baseline. Retail with high foot-traffic floors costs more per visit. Medical, dental and childcare sites carry a premium — hospital-grade disinfection, colour-coded equipment, and infection-control procedures add time and cost. Warehouses vary hugely depending on whether it's amenities-only or includes large-floor sweeping/scrubbing.
4. Bathrooms and kitchens
The two highest-touch areas. Every additional bathroom or kitchenette adds real per-visit minutes — and they're the areas staff complaints come from first, so they're not where to trim.
5. Consumables
Toilet paper, hand towel, soap and bin liners can be managed by you or bundled into the contract on a top-up basis. Bundled is convenient (one invoice) but should be shown as a separate line so you can see the margin.
6. Hard floors and periodic work
Vinyl, timber-look and polished-concrete floors need periodic strip-and-seal or scrub-and-recoat; carpets need periodic hot-water-extraction cleaning; glass needs a periodic external window clean. These are rotating line items, not part of the nightly rate.
What a reasonable Perth quote looks like
For a 400 m² professional office in the CBD, cleaned 3×/week after hours, a fair 2026 quote sits around:
| Item | Frequency | Approx cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nightly office clean (desks, floors, kitchen, 2 bathrooms) | 3× / week | $135 / visit |
| Consumables top-up | Monthly | ~$120 / month |
| Carpet steam (high-traffic zones) | Quarterly | ~$420 / occurrence |
| Monthly total (incl. amortised extras) | — | ~$1,950 |
For a 150 m² retail shopfront cleaned daily before open:
| Item | Frequency | Approx cost |
|---|---|---|
| Daily open-ready clean (floors, glass, fitting rooms, 1 bathroom) | 6× / week | $58 / visit |
| Entry glass + high-traffic floor detail | Weekly | included |
| Monthly total | — | ~$1,500 |
Both assume Cm3-prequalified cleaners, $20M public liability cover, and quality reporting included — not add-ons.
What you shouldn't pay extra for
- Insurance documentation — public liability and workers' comp certificates come free with the quote.
- A basic quality/issue report — a short log or photo record after visits is standard.
- Re-cleans for missed scope — if the agreed scope wasn't done, the re-clean is the cleaner's cost.
- Your account contact — you shouldn't pay a "management fee" to reach the person running your account.
The commercial cleaning contracts guide breaks down the exact clauses — including the three that quietly cost you money.
How to compare quotes fairly
Get three quotes and normalise them: convert each to the same cost-per-visit and cost-per-month at the same frequency, then check each includes insurance, Cm3 status, the rotating-extras schedule, and re-clean/SLA terms. A bid that's materially cheaper is almost always trimming hours, supervision or the periodic program. The full framework — the ten tender questions and the red flags — is in our buyer's guide to choosing a Perth cleaner.
If your building is mixed-use (apartments above, offices or retail below), also read strata vs commercial cleaning — the two are quoted and scoped differently.
Commercial cleaning across Perth
We run commercial and office cleaning programs for offices and tenancies across the metro area — including local pages like office cleaning in Perth CBD, office cleaning in Osborne Park and commercial cleaning in Cannington.
Frequently asked questions
Is office cleaning cheaper per hour than strata cleaning?
They're priced differently. Office cleaning is usually quoted per hour or per square metre against an occupied tenancy; strata is quoted against a shared common-area scope. For strata pricing specifically, see how much strata cleaning costs in Perth.
How often should we have the office cleaned?
Most Perth offices run 3×/week or daily. Hybrid workplaces often move to 2–3×/week with a periodic detail. Density and bathroom count matter more than headcount.
Can we reduce cost without cutting quality?
Usually yes — by right-sizing frequency to actual occupancy and bundling periodic work onto a planned rotation rather than ad-hoc call-outs. We'll model both in the quote.
Get a commercial cleaning quote
We issue line-itemed commercial and office cleaning quotes within 48 hours of a site assessment, with the hourly rate, square-metre rate and monthly figure all shown so you can see exactly what you're paying for. Request a commercial cleaning quote or call us on 0450 114 873.