How is an initial commercial fit-out budget calculated?

An initial budget is floor area multiplied by a rate per square foot, adjusted for scope and site conditions. Basic Hybrid in Hyderabad is Rs 3,149 per sq ft. Collaborative Hybrid, a premium corporate workplace, is Rs 5,847. Those are Cushman & Wakefield market benchmarks, not WurkSpaces prices. A real number follows a survey of your own floor.

What determines fit-out cost per square foot?

The main drivers are the ratio of enclosed rooms to open floor and the specification of furniture and finishes. The third is how much of the base building has to change.

What does an office fit-out cost per square foot in Hyderabad?

Published 2026 benchmarks give Hyderabad 2 levels: Rs 3,149 per sq ft Basic Hybrid and Rs 5,847 Collaborative Hybrid. Collaborative Hybrid is a large premium corporate workplace. It is a specification benchmark, not the default budget for every office. The source is Cushman & Wakefield. These are market benchmarks, not WurkSpaces prices.

How long does an office fit-out take for a 20,000 sq ft floor?

There is no published duration for a floor of that size, because area alone does not set the programme. The date for your own floor is fixed at the plan stage, before anything is ordered.

What does a turnkey fit-out contract cover, and what is excluded?

Turnkey means you turn the key and it works. The contract covers all 8 systems that make a working floor. Anything not on the approved plan is not in the contract. That is why the scope is agreed in writing before work starts.

Fit-out cost

What does an office fit-out typically cost?

Published market benchmark, not our price.

Hyderabad: Rs 3,149; Rs 5,847
Bengaluru: Rs 3,329; Rs 6,027
Pune: Rs 3,149; Rs 5,847
Mumbai and NCR: Rs 3,329; Rs 6,207

Per sq ft

Cushman & Wakefield India Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2026. Figures reviewed July 2026.

Published benchmarks
2 specification levels
Not a WurkSpaces price

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What does an office fit-out cost per sq ft in India?

There is no single office fit-out cost per sq ft that fits every office.Cushman & Wakefield publish 2 specification levels for 2026.Basic Hybrid in Hyderabad and Pune is Rs 3,149 per sq ft.Collaborative Hybrid, a larger premium workplace, is Rs 5,847 per sq ft.These are published market benchmarks, not WurkSpaces prices.

What changes your own number is on this page, driver by driver.

Start with the right benchmark

There is no single meaningful cost per square foot for every office. A standalone office can sit materially below the published benchmark for a premium corporate workplace.

Published benchmarks are quoted for a specification level, not simply for a city.So the level is settled first on this page. The figures follow it.

Published specification context

Two specification levels, not one number

Basic Hybrid

A working office built to a practical standard.

Collaborative Hybrid

A larger, premium corporate workplace with more enclosed and shared space.

Cushman & Wakefield measure 2 levels. The higher one is a specification benchmark, not a default budget.

Office fit-out cost per sq ft, published market benchmark

Published market benchmark, not our price.

These are published market benchmarks at 2 specification levels. They are not WurkSpaces prices, and not a default budget for a standalone office.

Published fit-out cost per sq ft, at 2 specification levels.

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City	Basic Hybrid	Collaborative Hybrid
Hyderabad	Rs 3,149	Rs 5,847
Bengaluru	Rs 3,329	Rs 6,027
Pune	Rs 3,149	Rs 5,847
Mumbai and NCR	Rs 3,329	Rs 6,207

Per sq ft

Source: Cushman & Wakefield India Office Fit Out Cost Guide 2026

Figures reviewed: July 2026

What changes the cost of your floor?

Starting condition

A bare shell, which is an empty concrete floor, a warm shell, or an existing office.

Room density

Cabins, meeting rooms, focus rooms and every other enclosed space on the floor.

Base building changes

Air conditioning, electrical work and any change to the services the building already runs.

Specification

The furniture, the finishes and the materials you choose.

Technology

Screens, sound, security and smart controls.

Occupied renovation

Phased work and restricted windows, because the team is still using the floor.

Building access

Material inward rules, storage on site, and lift access for the work.

77%

of Indian contractors expect to raise prices within six months.

Cushman & Wakefield Contractor Sentiment Survey, 2026

That is the other reason a benchmark is a starting point, not a price.

What the benchmark cannot tell you

Open plan desks beside glazed meeting rooms, one person walking past.

A benchmark does not know what your landlord has already provided, or what can be retained.Use it as a market reference, not as a quotation.

A project-specific planning range needs the floor, the requirement and the building conditions.

Before quotations freeze

A benchmark can tell you the market. It cannot read your floor.

The floor is already selected

WurkSpaces can review the starting condition, the requirement and the major cost drivers.You get an indicative planning range before detailed design and quotation.

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Or start from where you are

Still working out the requirement. Organise the questions first.

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Enough to start. Send the floor plan, the headcount and the target date.

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Questions about cost

How is an initial commercial fit-out budget calculated?
An initial budget is floor area multiplied by a rate per square foot, adjusted for scope and site conditions.
Basic Hybrid in Hyderabad is Rs 3,149 per sq ft. Collaborative Hybrid, a premium corporate workplace, is Rs 5,847.
Those are Cushman & Wakefield market benchmarks, not WurkSpaces prices. A real number follows a survey of your own floor.
What determines fit-out cost per square foot?
The main drivers are the ratio of enclosed rooms to open floor and the specification of furniture and finishes. The third is how much of the base building has to change.
What does an office fit-out cost per square foot in Hyderabad?
Published 2026 benchmarks give Hyderabad 2 levels: Rs 3,149 per sq ft Basic Hybrid and Rs 5,847 Collaborative Hybrid.
Collaborative Hybrid is a large premium corporate workplace. It is a specification benchmark, not the default budget for every office.
The source is Cushman & Wakefield. These are market benchmarks, not WurkSpaces prices.
How long does an office fit-out take for a 20,000 sq ft floor?
There is no published duration for a floor of that size, because area alone does not set the programme.
The date for your own floor is fixed at the plan stage, before anything is ordered.
What does a turnkey fit-out contract cover, and what is excluded?
Turnkey means you turn the key and it works. The contract covers all 8 systems that make a working floor.
Anything not on the approved plan is not in the contract. That is why the scope is agreed in writing before work starts.