How often should a cleaner come?
Frequency changes both the per-visit price and your annual spend. Here's how weekly, fortnightly, monthly and one-off compare.
Quick answer
Fortnightly is the most common recurring choice — a good balance of cost and keeping the home in order. Weekly suits busy homes, pets or allergies; monthly suits tidy, low-traffic homes.
Cost by frequency (3-bed house)
| Frequency | Per visit | Cleans/year | Indicative annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly | $125–$190 | 52 | $8,216 |
| Fortnightly | $140–$210 | 26 | $4,550 |
| Monthly | $155–$235 | 12 | $2,340 |
| One-off | $170–$255 | 1 | $213 |
Pricing assumptions last reviewed August 2026. See methodology.
Compare weekly vs fortnightly for your home
Prefilled with an indicative figure — adjust to your quote.
Weekly
- Cleans per year
- 52
- Indicative annual spend
- $9,100
- Average per month
- $758
Fortnightly
- Cleans per year
- 26
- Indicative annual spend
- $4,550
- Average per month
- $379
At $175 per clean, weekly costs about $4,550 more per year than fortnightly — but a fortnightly home needs a little more work each visit, so per-clean prices can be slightly higher. Choose on how quickly your home gets untidy, not just the annual total.
Cleans per year
| Frequency | Cleans per year |
|---|---|
| Weekly | 52 |
| Fortnightly | 26 |
| Monthly | 12 |
| One-off | 1 |