By One of the first questions people ask when considering professional cleaning is simple:
How much is this going to cost?
Unfortunately, there isn’t one meaningful price that applies to every home in Philadelphia.
The cost of professional house cleaning can vary based on the size of your home, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, current condition, type of cleaning, frequency, and additional services requested.
Understanding those factors makes comparing cleaning companies and their quotes much easier.
What Determines the Cost of House Cleaning?
1. Size of Your Home
Square footage is one of the biggest considerations.
Cleaning a 700-square-foot apartment and cleaning a 3,500-square-foot house require very different amounts of labor.
2. Number of Bedrooms and Bathrooms
Bathrooms are particularly labor-intensive because they often require cleaning toilets, showers, tubs, sinks, mirrors, fixtures, floors, and buildup around frequently used surfaces.
More rooms generally mean more time.
3. Standard Cleaning vs. Deep Cleaning
A routine Standard House Cleaning generally costs less than a Deep Cleaning.
Deep cleaning requires additional detail and is intended for homes needing more attention than routine maintenance.
4. Current Condition
Two homes with identical square footage can require very different amounts of work.
A regularly maintained property may be relatively straightforward. A property that hasn’t received a thorough cleaning in a year may require considerably more time.
5. Cleaning Frequency
Recurring cleaning can make a home easier to maintain because there is less time for buildup between appointments.
At Vacate Cleaning & Cleanouts, customers can choose from available recurring frequencies when booking eligible residential services.
Compare your options in our weekly vs. biweekly cleaning guide.
6. Optional Services
Additional cleaning requests can increase the final price.
Depending on availability and the service selected, examples may include:
- Inside refrigerator cleaning
- Inside oven cleaning
- Interior window cleaning
- Inside cabinet cleaning
- Changing bed linens
- Dishes
- Heavy pet hair
- Finished basement cleaning
This allows customers to customize a cleaning rather than paying for services they don’t need.
How Does Vacate Cleaning & Cleanouts Price Residential Cleaning?
We designed our residential booking process to make pricing easier to understand.
Rather than advertising one price that may have little relationship to your actual home, pricing considers information about your property and selected service.
Our current minimum booking amounts are:
Standard House Cleaning: starting minimum of $185
Deep Cleaning: starting minimum of $250
Move-In/Move-Out Cleaning: starting minimum of $275
These are minimum booking amounts, not guaranteed prices for every property. Your actual price depends on the home and options selected.
Why Can Two Philadelphia Cleaning Quotes Be So Different?
Different companies may price by:
- Hour
- Square footage
- Bedroom/bathroom count
- Flat-rate package
- Number of cleaners
- Estimated labor hours
- Customized scope
More importantly, the scope may differ.
A $200 quote isn’t necessarily cheaper than a $250 quote if the second company includes significantly more work.
When comparing prices, look at what is actually included.
Does Deep Cleaning Cost More?
Generally, yes.
Deep cleaning requires additional time and attention compared with maintaining a home that is already in good condition.
If you’re unsure which you need, our guide to standard vs. deep cleaning needs explains what typically separates the two.
What About Move-Out Cleaning?
Move-out cleaning is different from routine housekeeping because the property is typically empty or mostly empty and needs to be prepared for a new occupant, landlord inspection, sale, or turnover.
Our Move-In/Move-Out Cleaning service is priced separately for that reason.
You can also use our move-out cleaning checklist when preparing for your move.
How Can You Get an Accurate Cleaning Price?
The best way is to provide accurate information about:
- Property size
- Bedrooms
- Bathrooms
- Current condition
- Type of cleaning
- Desired frequency
- Additional services
The more accurate the information, the more meaningful the price will be.
Get House Cleaning Pricing in Philadelphia
Vacate Cleaning & Cleanouts serves homes and apartments throughout Philadelphia as well as surrounding areas of Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
Use our online residential booking system to enter your property details, select your cleaning options, and see pricing based on your selections.
