Cost & budget
Cost and budget for an outdoor kitchen, line by line — cabinets, doors, counter, grill, freight, and the four items people forget to budget for.
The short answer
There is no honest cost per metre. An outdoor kitchen is priced by module count, finish, counter type, grill provision and freight — five lines that move independently.
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Start here
The rest of the category is variations on these. Each answers one question rather than listing trends.
Guides in this section
The full list
Newest first. Each guide answers one question and links to the cabinet, drawing or report that settles it.
Before you read the guides
The five lines people forget to budget
These are the decisions the guides below keep returning to. Settle them roughly first; the articles then fill in the detail.
Freight, quoted per order
There is no flat rate. Freight is priced against your address and shown as its own line, and the pallet needs a forklift or crane to unload at your end.
The countertop
A stainless top, a quartz top and a sintered stone top are three different prices and three different lead times. It is the second-largest line after the cabinets.
The trades
Gas connection, a new electrical circuit and the final water connection are local, licensed and not part of what ships. Budget them as site costs.
The surface it stands on
Paving, a slab or a deck has to be level enough for castors to be levelled on. Fixing the ground after the cabinets arrive costs more than fixing it first.
The drawing fee
10% of the order, capped at CNY 10,000, paid before drawing starts and credited in full against the order once it goes into production.
Straight answers
Questions this section gets most
If the answer you need is not here, the enquiry form asks for the grill model and the run length and nothing else.
What does a three metre run cost?
Module mix decides it, not length. A run of storage and drawers is a different number from the same length with a grill bay, a sink and a fridge in it.
Is there a minimum order?
Not on custom builds. Stock lines start at about 200 units, and mixed models can be combined to reach it.
What is never in the cabinet price?
Freight, duty, local delivery, the trades, the countertop if you buy it locally, and whatever the cabinets stand on.
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Send us the grill and the length
One field, then a configuration and a price. If your grill is one we have not cut for, we will ask for the manufacturer's drawing rather than guess at it.
Page last updated · Reviewed by the BOGEQI technical team, Foshan Bogeqi Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
Reference
What drives the price, in millimetres
Cost follows module count and width, not floor area. Two runs of the same length can differ by a module or two.