Cost guide · New York CityHow much does house cleaning cost in NYC?
Cleaning costs more in New York than in just about any other city. Below is what a house or apartment clean really runs across the boroughs in 2026, sorted by size and type, with the sources to back it up.
Prices sourced July 2026 · NYC cost guide
In short
Expect to pay somewhere between $120 to $280 per visit for a standard house cleaning in NYC, and most apartments land around $150 to $250. Hourly maid rates are $40 to $80 per cleaner, usually $65 to $80 once you factor in the 2 to 3 hour minimum. A deep clean is around $200, a studio often comes in at $100 to $150, and Manhattan runs higher than Queens or Brooklyn.
What it costs in NYC
| Type | Typical NYC price (2026) |
|---|---|
| Studio apartment (standard) | $100 to $150 |
| Standard clean (typical apartment) | $120 to $280 per visit (~$180 typical) |
| Weekly recurring service | $100 to $150 per visit |
| Deep clean | around $200+ |
| Hourly maid rate | $40 to $80 per cleaner (2 to 3 hr min) |
What you pay comes down mostly to how big the place is and how thorough the clean needs to be. A standard studio clean tends to start around $100 to $150. Move up to a larger apartment or a deep clean and you are near the top of the $120 to $280 range. Booking a weekly recurring service usually costs less per visit than a one-off, since the home never gets that dirty between cleans.
Where you live shifts the rate too. Manhattan sits at the top, and Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx generally come in lower. That gap tracks local wages, what insurance costs, and how far a cleaner has to travel. Citywide, New York rates land about 15 to 35 percent above the national average.
The last thing that moves the number is the platform fee. Book through an app that skims a percentage and a slice of your payment goes to the app rather than the person doing the cleaning. That is exactly where a flat fee works differently.
Paying less than the platforms
Most cleaning apps tack a percentage onto the cleaner's rate, so a bigger clean means a bigger cut for the app. Bobby, a pre-launch NYC app, is built around a flat $1 per booking and lets the cleaner keep 100 percent of their rate. The platform fee stays the same whether the clean runs $100 or $400. The linked pages below show how that stacks up against the other platforms.