A standard one-time house cleaning starts at $350, a deep clean starts at $490, and recurring visits start from $187 to $221 per visit. The final flat rate still depends on home size, bathroom count, and any add-ons you select before booking.
Published prices jump around because they often describe different jobs. A low hourly figure might be one person, your supplies, and an open-ended clock. A higher flat figure might already include a crew, products, insurance, and a written list of rooms. If you are asking how much does house cleaning cost, match the service category first, then compare totals for that same scope.
Two homes with the same square footage can still price differently when bathrooms, buildup, or drive time change the labor. Treat every starting rate as a floor. The quote is the bill.
Table of Contents
- [Typical House Cleaning Prices at a Glance](#typical-house-cleaning-prices-at-a-glance)
- [Why the starting rate is only the floor](#why-the-starting-rate-is-only-the-floor)
- [Flat Rate, Hourly and Per Square Foot Pricing Compared](#flat-rate-hourly-and-per-square-foot-pricing-compared)
- [A 1,500 square foot example](#a-1500-square-foot-example)
- [Factors That Move Your Price Up or Down](#factors-that-move-your-price-up-or-down)
- [What the drive adds before anyone mops](#what-the-drive-adds-before-anyone-mops)
- [Three Homes and What Each Quote Looks Like](#three-homes-and-what-each-quote-looks-like)
- [What a Quote Pays For and How to Compare Quotes](#what-a-quote-pays-for-and-how-to-compare-quotes)
- [Seven checks before you pick a number](#seven-checks-before-you-pick-a-number)
- [Get an Exact Price Before You Book](#get-an-exact-price-before-you-book)
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Typical House Cleaning Prices at a Glance
In the Orlando area, our one-time and recurring work is quoted as a flat rate per visit. Standard cleaning starts at $350 and covers floors, bathrooms, the kitchen, and visible surfaces, including baseboards, ceiling fans, mirrors, countertops, sink basins, and the exterior of appliances. Deep cleaning starts at $490. We recommend it for a first visit and for any home that has not been professionally cleaned in over 30 days.
Dataintelo reports that deep-cleaning services typically cost $200 to $600 per visit in 2025, depending on property size and location. That national band is wide on purpose. A light deep clean on a small home and a full reset on a large one are not the same purchase. Move-in or move-out cleaning starts at $630 for an empty-home turnover. Dataintelo put the average residential move-out cleaning order at approximately $340 globally in 2025, which shows how much a narrower scope pulls the number down. Post-construction cleaning starts at $665 and is built for dust and debris after a renovation.
| Service | Starting price | Billing | What it covers |
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| Standard one-time cleaning | From $350 | Flat rate per visit | Floors, bathrooms, kitchen, and visible surfaces |
| Deep cleaning | From $490; $200 to $600 per visit nationally | Flat rate per visit | First visits and homes not professionally cleaned in over 30 days |
| Move-in or move-out cleaning | From $630; about $340 average move-out order | Flat rate per visit | Empty-home turnover for new owners or tenants |
| Post-construction cleaning | From $665 | Flat rate per visit | Dust and debris after renovation, ready for inspection |
| Weekly recurring cleaning | From $187 per visit | Per visit | Ongoing maintenance after a starter clean |
| Biweekly recurring cleaning | From $197 per visit | Per visit | Ongoing maintenance every two weeks |
| Monthly recurring cleaning | From $221 per visit | Per visit | Light upkeep every four weeks |
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Why the starting rate is only the floor
Recurring prices are per visit, not per month: weekly from $187, biweekly from $197, and monthly from $221. A smaller home with one bathroom can sit near that floor. More bedrooms, more bathrooms, or add-ons such as an oven interior move the flat rate up before you ever pick a time.
Practical rule: Use the matching row as your benchmark, then get a personal quote. A starting price that ignores bathrooms will not match the invoice.
National write-ups are not a single standardized price list, so these rows are our starting prices for Orlando and Central Florida, not an area average. Pick the row that matches the job you need, then let home size and add-ons set the exact flat rate.
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Flat Rate, Hourly and Per Square Foot Pricing Compared
A cleaning quote can look low because each pricing method measures a different thing. A flat rate gives you one total for a defined service. An hourly quote depends on the time worked, while a per-square-foot estimate starts with floor area. Compare what each price includes before deciding which is cheaper.
Flat rate sets the total before you book. J&M Cleaning Team's Standard Cleaning starts at $350, and the exact rate appears in the quote tool. Deep Cleaning starts at $490, while Move In/Out Cleaning starts at $630. For Deep Cleaning and Move In/Out Cleaning, the exact flat rate depends on square footage, bedroom and bathroom count, and selected add-ons. The final rate is calculated from home size and bathroom count, with no surprise travel fees.
Hourly pricing multiplies a rate by the time spent cleaning. A tidy one-bath apartment may take less time than a kitchen with heavy grease. That makes the final total harder to know in advance unless the quote also sets expectations for the work and estimated hours.
Per-square-foot pricing starts with floor area, but it may not reflect every task in a home. An Angi cost guide for Orlando lists standard cleaning at $0.10 to $0.19 per square foot, deep cleaning at about $0.25, and move-out cleaning as high as $0.35. The guide also reports Orlando estimates from roughly $161 to $202 per visit, with typical ranges extending from $81 to $432. Those figures vary because provider type, condition, bathrooms, supplies, travel, insurance, and add-ons can all affect the scope and price.
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A 1,500 square foot example
For a 1,500-square-foot home, the Angi standard-cleaning range works out to $150 to $285. That calculation is a benchmark, not a complete quote: it sits below J&M Cleaning Team's $350 Standard Cleaning starting rate. At about $0.25 per square foot, the same home would be about $375 for a deep clean, before any add-ons.
| Pricing model | How it is billed | Example | Main risk |
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| Flat rate | One total set before booking | Standard cleaning from $350 | Scope and inclusions must be confirmed |
| Hourly | Hourly rate times hours worked | Total depends on cleaner speed and home condition | Slower work raises the total |
| Per square foot | Price per square foot of floor area | Orlando estimates: $0.10 to $0.19 standard, about $0.25 deep, up to $0.35 move-out | Minimums and add-ons can add cost |
| Recurring per visit | Fixed price per visit on a schedule | Weekly from $187 per visit | Check how the starter clean and ongoing visits are priced |
An hourly quote can cost more than expected if the work takes longer. A flat rate is easier to compare when it names the service and spells out what is included. Before booking, line up the scope, not just the headline price.
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Factors That Move Your Price Up or Down
Price moves in three groups: the home, the visit, and the drive.
Home size and bedrooms set the base labor time. More floor area means more vacuuming, mopping, and dusting. Bathroom count is a separate driver. A bathroom takes longer per visit than most bedrooms because of the toilet, shower, sink, and glass. Two homes with the same square footage will not take the same time if one has one bath and the other has three.
Condition changes labor even when the room count does not. Homes with heavy buildup, extensive pet hair, or undisclosed biohazards may require additional labor time and adjusted flat rates, and we confirm that with you before the rate changes.
Visit type is the other big lever. A one-time deep clean or a move-out visit packs more tasks into a single day, so the starting rate is higher. Recurring service spreads maintenance across lower per-visit prices once a starter clean is done. If you are weighing cadence, our guide to weekly maid service cost walks through how often the work repeats.
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What the drive adds before anyone mops
Travel is a real operating cost, especially across a spread-out metro. The IRS Publication 334 optional business-mileage benchmark for 2025 is $0.70 per mile. That rate is more than fuel. It embeds depreciation, maintenance, repairs, tires, and related operating costs. It is a cost-allocation reference, not a consumer price list.
| Round-trip distance | Vehicle operating cost |
| --- | --- |
| 10 miles | about $7 |
| 20 miles | about $14 |
| 30 miles | about $21 |
| 60 miles | about $42 |
A 30-mile round trip is about $21 in vehicle cost before labor time, parking, or tolls. A 60-mile round trip is about $42. A crew often rides together, so you do not multiply that mileage by headcount. Travel time still uses paid capacity and can cut the number of homes finished in a day. Two identical homes can rationally receive different quotes when one requires a much longer drive.
A transparent flat-rate quote should say whether travel, supplies, and routine equipment are included. Distant locations, odd access, or specialty post-construction work can justify separate pricing, which is why service-area limits and minimums exist. On our standard flat rates, travel is already handled in the quote rather than added as a surprise fee after you book.
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Three Homes and What Each Quote Looks Like
The same headline rate can cover very different work. Compare these three homes by visit type and cleaning scope, not just by bedroom count.
A two-bedroom, one-bath apartment on a biweekly plan. Biweekly recurring cleaning starts at $197 per visit. At 26 visits a year, that starting rate totals about $5,122 before add-ons. The comparison works only if the apartment stays near maintenance condition and both quotes cover similar tasks. Interior windows, baseboard detailing, or a refrigerator deep clean can change the price.
A renter leaving a three-bedroom home. Move In/Out Cleaning starts at $630. The exact flat rate depends on square footage, bedroom and bathroom count, and selected add-ons. To get a flat rate that reflects the oven interior, refrigerator, and other turnover tasks, enter your home details in the online quote tool for move-out cleaning before you book.
A four-bedroom, three-bath family home after three months without professional cleaning. Deep Cleaning starts at $490 and is recommended for first-time visits and homes not professionally cleaned in over 30 days. Bathrooms add work that bedroom count alone does not show. Heavy buildup or extensive pet hair may require additional labor and an adjusted flat rate, with your authorization first. After the starter clean, recurring service shifts to general maintenance of living areas.
These examples show why a starting price is only one part of the comparison. The home's size, condition, visit type, and requested tasks shape the final quote.
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What a Quote Pays For and How to Compare Quotes
A cleaning invoice is not a wage times hours. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported about 860,670 maids and housekeeping cleaners nationwide in May 2025, with a median wage of $17.07 per hour, an average wage of $17.83 per hour, and average annual pay of $37,080 for year-round full-time work. Those figures are employee pay, not the price a customer sees.
A three-hour visit at that $17.83 average wage is $53.49 in wages alone. A $350 standard clean also has to cover payroll taxes, insurance, bonding, transportation, equipment, products, scheduling, administration, and profit. That is why multiplying a cleaner's wage by time on site undershoots a professional invoice. An unusually low estimate may be skipping insurance, bonding, or supplies.
The same release counted 2,209,760 workers in the broader janitors-and-cleaners category, with a median wage of $17.71 per hour in May 2025. That group includes people who do not clean private homes, so it is not a house-cleaning price benchmark.
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Seven checks before you pick a number
Write each quote's total in one column only after the scope matches. Our standard cleaning is a flat-rate service starting at $350, and the exact rate is shown in the quote tool. More detail on how estimates are built sits in our notes on cleaning services estimates.
1. Service category. Is it standard, deep, move-in/out, or post-construction? A cheap standard quote does not replace a move-out.
2. Rooms and add-ons. Are interior windows, baseboards, the oven interior, or the refrigerator included, and at what price?
3. Supplies. Are equipment and products included? We use non-toxic, family-safe and pet-safe supplies on every visit.
4. Travel. Is a distance surcharge applied, or is driving already inside the flat rate?
5. Minimum charge, labor time, and crew size. A two-hour minimum can dwarf a small apartment's real work.
6. Insurance, bonding, and background checks. We are bonded and insured, and technicians are background-checked.
7. Recurring terms. Confirm the starter clean, the schedule window, and the cancellation terms before you lock a weekly or biweekly plan.
Compare quotes by total scope, labor, insurance, supplies, and reliability, not by the hourly rate alone.
If one quote is far below the others, check which of those seven items it dropped. The gap is often a missing task, not a bargain on the same job.
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Get an Exact Price Before You Book
The fastest exact number is the online quote tool. Enter home size and bathroom count and you get a flat rate in under 60 seconds, with zero commitment and no in-home estimate.
Have this ready: square footage or a bedroom and bathroom count, the service type, how often you want cleaning, and whether the home has heavy buildup, pets, or a move date.
1. Choose the service that matches the situation, such as standard, deep, move-in/out, post-construction, or recurring.
2. Enter the home details and select add-ons before the rate is locked.
3. Compare that flat rate with the checklist above, then choose a schedule.
Recurring service starts with a starter clean, then moves to weekly, biweekly, or monthly maintenance. Questions before booking can go to (407) 668-0041. The final price is set by scope, not by the headline starting number.
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J&M Cleaning Team provides bonded, insured house cleaning across Orlando and Central Florida, with flat rates for standard, deep, move-in/out, post-construction, and recurring visits. If you want a price tied to your home's size and bathrooms rather than a generic average, visit J&M Cleaning Team and run the online quote before you book.
