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How much does kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Sydney?

By The WTD Editorial Team · Last reviewed November 2026 · Methodology

Updated November 2026·Independently researched·10 min read

Kitchen exhaust cleaning in Sydney runs $400–$900 per clean

for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides - small cafe canopies, full systems with the exhaust fan and hourly rates below

A Crown Street Surry Hills cafe with one small canopy over a flat grill pays $200–$350 for a canopy and filter clean, with $272 typical. A Barangaroo restaurant whose duct climbs through the podium to a fan on the roof prices as a full system clean at $900–$2,000, because the crew has to reach the fan and the discharge point as well as the canopy.

+4.7% Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning costs in Sydney are up around 4.7% over the past year, re-verified against 90+ sources in November 2026. Year on year

Typical standard restaurant exhaust clean in Sydney

$450

per clean of the canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, Sydney 2026, as published

Canopy and filter clean, small cafe

$200-$350

Kitchen exhaust clean, standard restaurant (canopy, filters, plenum, accessible duct)

$400-$900

Full exhaust system clean including exhaust fan and roof discharge point

$900-$2,000

$400$450$900

Kitchen exhaust cleaning in Sydney is priced per clean by how much of the system is done: $200–$350 for a small cafe canopy and its filters, $400–$900 for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and the duct that can be reached, and $900–$2,000 for a full system clean that carries on to the exhaust fan and the roof discharge point. The first question on any Sydney quote is which of those three scopes it prices.

What separates two quotes for the same kitchen is the building around it. A Pitt Street Mall food tenancy or a Darling Harbour venue shares a loading dock and a goods lift with everyone else, so the clean is booked after close with the building manager; a King Street Newtown Thai kitchen on one storey has a short duct and a fan reached from a rear ladder. Extra time on a long run is billed at the cleaning labour rate of $50–$80 per hour.

Fan work is a different trade line. Where the exhaust fan needs a repair, a bearing or a service rather than a degrease, a technician's weekday rate of $85–$120 per hour applies, with $100 typical. Filter exchange programs, access panel installation and fan belts have no published price on this page, so a Sydney quote should show them as their own lines.

Quick answerKitchen exhaust cleaning in Sydney runs $400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct in 2026, $200–$350 for a small cafe canopy and filter clean and $900–$2,000 for a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point. Hourly work runs $50–$80 per hour for cleaning labour and $85–$120 per hour for a weekday exhaust technician. Prices are as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides: the technician labour rate is ex GST, and most of the per-clean and cleaning labour figures do not state a GST basis. Get free Sydney quotes →

Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Prices in Sydney 2026: Cost Table, Price List and Hourly Rates

Service	Low	Typical	High
Kitchen exhaust clean, standard restaurant (canopy, filters, plenum, accessible duct)	$400per clean	$450	$900
Canopy and filter clean, small cafe	$200per clean	$272	$350
Full exhaust system clean including exhaust fan and roof discharge point	$900per clean	$1,200	$2,000
Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour	$50per hour	$60	$80
Kitchen exhaust technician labour, weekday (fan repair, servicing and installation)	$85per hour	$100	$120

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Prices are as published by exhaust cleaners and cost guides: the technician labour rate is ex GST, and most of the per-clean and cleaning labour figures do not state a GST basis. Sydney metro, November 2026.

What does kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Sydney?$400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct, $450 typical. A small cafe canopy and filter clean is $200–$350 and a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point $900–$2,000, typically $1,200.

What hourly rates apply to kitchen exhaust work in Sydney?Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour runs $50–$80 per hour, $60 typical, and weekday technician labour for fan repair, servicing and installation $85–$120 per hour, $100 typical. Hourly rates price the time a per-clean figure does not cover.

Worked Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Cost Scenarios — Sydney

Sydney examples priced from this page's rows: a Surry Hills cafe, a Barangaroo podium restaurant and a Smithfield commissary kitchen. Each line names the row it draws on; the quote you receive prices your own canopy, duct and roof.

Crown Street Surry Hills cafe. A breakfast cafe with one compact canopy over a flat grill and a sandwich press books a canopy and filter clean at $200–$350 ($272 typical) before the 6 am opening, with any extra degreasing of a heavily caked canopy face charged at $50–$80 per hour.
Barangaroo podium restaurant. A waterfront restaurant whose duct rises through two podium levels to a roof fan pays the full system band of $900–$2,000 ($1,200 typical), booked after the last sitting with the building manager's dock and lift slot, because the crew cleans the canopy, plenum, risers, fan and roof discharge point in one visit.
Smithfield commissary kitchen. A central kitchen that preps for a group of western Sydney cafes has its main canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct cleaned in the standard restaurant band of $400–$900 ($450 typical), and books an exhaust technician at $85–$120 per hour on the same weekday to look at a noisy fan bearing.

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Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs by Sector in Sydney

Sydney's exhaust cleaning work runs from the restaurants of the CBD, Barangaroo and Darling Harbour, through the cafes and late kitchens on Crown Street Surry Hills, King Street Newtown, Oxford Street Paddington and The Corso at Manly, to the food courts at Westfield Parramatta, Westfield Bondi Junction and Macquarie Centre and the commissary kitchens and caterers of Wetherill Park, Eastern Creek, Smithfield and Moorebank.

Tower and waterfront restaurants: CBD, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour - Long ducts through podiums and plant rooms that usually price as a full system clean at $900–$2,000 per clean; the dock booking, the goods lift and the after-close window are the lines to check.
Strip cafes and takeaways: Surry Hills, Newtown, Paddington, Manly - Single canopies over grills, fryers and woks in the small cafe band of $200–$350, or the standard band of $400–$900 where the duct runs past the canopy to a rear wall or roof.
Food court tenancies: Westfield Parramatta, Westfield Bondi Junction, Macquarie Centre - Canopies tied into a centre's shared exhaust, priced at $400–$900 for the tenancy's own canopy, plenum and reachable duct; ask the centre who cleans the shared riser and fan.
Commissaries and caterers: Wetherill Park, Eastern Creek, Smithfield, Moorebank - Large canopies over combi ovens and kettles in the standard band of $400–$900, with fan repairs and servicing at the technician rate of $85–$120 per hour booked on a weekday.
Office canteens and clubs: North Sydney, Macquarie Park, Parramatta Square - Staff cafeterias and club kitchens that run long hours, where a full system clean at $900–$2,000 covers the roof fan and extra time on long ducts is billed at $50–$80 per hour.

What Sydney Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Jobs Actually Cost

Most Sydney work comes from cafes, restaurants and takeaways in mixed-use buildings. A Crown Street or King Street cafe with one canopy lands in the small cafe band of $200–$350, typically $272. A Bondi Beach burger bar or a Paddington bistro with a short duct to a rear wall lands near the bottom of the standard band of $400–$900, while one whose duct crosses a ceiling void to reach the far side of the building moves towards $900.

The full system band of $900–$2,000, with $1,200 typical, is where the CBD and Barangaroo towers sit: ducts rise several floors to a roof fan, and the clean includes the fan and discharge point. Commissary kitchens in Wetherill Park and Moorebank usually have shorter runs on a single-storey roof but bigger canopies, so they land in the standard band and add a technician at $85–$120 per hour when the fan needs more than a degrease.

What Affects Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs in Sydney

Building height, shared exhaust, cooking style and the booking window decide where a Sydney kitchen lands in the bands, more than the size of the canopy itself.

Tower and podium ducts - A Barangaroo or Pitt Street Mall kitchen venting to a roof several floors up needs the full system clean at $900–$2,000, and the crew's time in the riser is the part that grows on a tall building.
Dock and lift bookings - CBD and Darling Harbour buildings give contractors a loading dock and goods lift slot after close; a quote that assumes street parking and a quick start will not match one that prices the real window.
Wok, grill and fryer kitchens - A King Street Newtown wok kitchen or a Bondi Beach fish and chip shop puts more grease into the duct than a cafe's sandwich press, so it books cleans more often and is more likely to need extra time at $50–$80 per hour.
Shared centre exhaust - Food court tenancies at Westfield Parramatta and Bondi Junction often vent into a centre-run system; the tenancy pays for its own canopy at $400–$900, and the quote should say where its scope stops.
Roof and fan access - A fan reached from a fixed roof hatch costs less time than one that needs a ladder over a parapet; ask each quote how the crew reaches the fan and the roof discharge point.
Ageing commissary fans - A Moorebank or Smithfield commissary fan with a worn bearing or a slipping belt is technician work at $85–$120 per hour rather than cleaning; fan belts have no published price on this page, so ask for the part as its own line.

How to Control Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Costs in Sydney

In Sydney the savings come from booking the right scope, grouping work with the building's own windows, and keeping the canopy clean between visits.

Ask for the scope by name: a Surry Hills cafe with a short canopy may only need the canopy and filter clean at $200–$350, not a standard clean.
In a tower or centre, book the clean on the same night as the building's other after-hours trades, so the dock, lift and building manager are already arranged.
Have kitchen staff wash or swap the filters between visits, so the contractor's time at $50–$80 per hour goes on the duct rather than on caked filters.
Get the fan looked at on the cleaning visit when a technician is already booked at $85–$120 per hour, rather than calling them out again for a noise found later.

What a Compliant Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Quote Includes — Cost in Sydney

Before comparing Sydney quotes, check each one names the same scope - canopy and filters only, canopy to accessible duct, or the full system to the roof fan - prices any extra time at a stated hourly rate, and lists the work that has no row on this page as its own line with the GST basis stated.

The scope priced against the rows: a small cafe canopy and filter clean at $200–$350, a standard canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct clean at $400–$900, or a full system clean to the exhaust fan and roof discharge point at $900–$2,000 per clean
How far along the duct the clean goes, and which bends, risers or sections are left because there is no way in to reach them
Whether the exhaust fan and roof discharge point are in the price, and how the crew will reach the roof
The cleaning labour rate for extra time at $50–$80 per hour, typically $60, and when it starts to apply
The weekday technician rate for fan repair or servicing at $85–$120 per hour, typically $100, kept separate from the cleaning price
Filter exchange, access panel installation and fan belt work as separate quoted lines - none of them has a published price on this page
The booking window - after the last service or before opening - and any after-hours loading shown as its own line
A dated service report with before-and-after photos of the canopy, duct and fan, and the next clean the company recommends
A single GST basis across every line, with the company's ABN and public liability insurance

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Sydney: cafes, tower restaurants and commissary kitchens

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost in Sydney is set by scope: $200–$350 per clean for a small cafe canopy and filters (typically $272), $400–$900 for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct (typically $450) and $900–$2,000 for a full system to the exhaust fan and roof discharge point (typically $1,200). Most Sydney quotes price one of those three, and the scope line is the one to compare first.

Around the per-clean price sit two hourly rates: cleaning labour at $50–$80 per hour for extra time on a long or heavily caked duct, and a weekday exhaust technician at $85–$120 per hour for fan repairs, servicing and installation. A Barangaroo or Darling Harbour job adds the after-close dock and lift window, a Newtown or Manly strip kitchen adds the ladder or hatch the fan is reached from, and filter exchange, access panels and fan belts are quoted on their own lines because none has a published price here.

The Australian Building Codes Board's guide to the National Construction Code says the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions require exhaust hoods to comply with both AS 1668.1 and AS 1668.2. In New South Wales, Camden Council's food premises cleaning chart lists cleaning the ventilation filters and wiping down the canopy weekly or more often as required, and cleaning inside exhaust hoods and all extraction ventilation grilles every 4-6 weeks or more often as required, and notes that mechanical ventilation and exhaust hoods may require individual cleaning programs. Ask a Sydney cleaner to state on the quote which parts of the system are cleaned, and to leave a dated report and photos the building manager and the business can keep.

Kitchen exhaust cleaning cost by kitchen size and system in Sydney

Quick answerSydney pricing steps by scope: a Crown Street or King Street cafe canopy sits at $200–$350, a Paddington or Manly restaurant to the accessible duct at $400–$900, and a Barangaroo or CBD tower kitchen to the roof fan at $900–$2,000 per clean.

Kitchen size moves a Sydney exhaust price in steps, not a slope. A single canopy over a cafe grill is the small cafe clean at $200–$350; a restaurant canopy with a plenum and a reachable duct is the standard clean at $400–$900; and a system cleaned all the way to the fan and roof discharge is $900–$2,000. The jump between the last two is mostly the fan and the roof, not the canopy.

System layout adds what size does not. A Westfield Bondi Junction food court tenancy with a short duct into the centre's riser stays low in the standard band; a Darling Harbour venue with bends and a long horizontal run adds time at $50–$80 per hour; and a Moorebank commissary with an ageing fan adds a technician at $85–$120 per hour. Access panels, where a duct has no way in, are quoted separately.

Frequently Asked Questions — Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning Cost in Sydney

What is the price of kitchen exhaust cleaning in Sydney?

From our Sydney table: $400–$900 per clean for a standard restaurant canopy, filters, plenum and accessible duct (typically $450); $200–$350 for a small cafe canopy and filter clean (typically $272); $900–$2,000 for a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point (typically $1,200).

How much does a small cafe canopy and filter clean cost in Sydney?

A canopy and filter clean for a small cafe costs $200–$350 per clean in Sydney, with $272 typical; it covers the canopy and its filters rather than the duct and fan. Cafes on Crown Street Surry Hills, King Street Newtown and The Corso at Manly are the usual Sydney buyers of this clean, and most book it before opening so the kitchen loses no trade.

What does a full exhaust system clean with the fan cost in Sydney?

Going by our Sydney table, a full system clean including the exhaust fan and roof discharge point is $900–$2,000 per clean, typically $1,200, against $400–$900 for a standard clean that stops at the accessible duct. Barangaroo, Darling Harbour and CBD tower kitchens are the usual Sydney jobs in this band, because their fans sit on a roof several floors above the canopy.

What is the hourly rate for kitchen exhaust cleaning in Sydney?

Canopy and kitchen exhaust cleaning labour is $50–$80 per hour on our Sydney table, with $60 typical, and weekday technician labour for fan repair, servicing and installation $85–$120 per hour, with $100 typical. Ask which rate applies to which part of the job, and when the clock starts.

How often does a commercial kitchen exhaust need cleaning in Sydney?

The Australian Building Codes Board's guide to the National Construction Code says the Deemed-to-Satisfy Provisions require exhaust hoods to comply with both AS 1668.1 and AS 1668.2. In New South Wales, Camden Council's food premises cleaning chart lists cleaning the ventilation filters and wiping down the canopy weekly or more often as required, and cleaning inside exhaust hoods and all extraction ventilation grilles every 4-6 weeks or more often as required, and notes that mechanical ventilation and exhaust hoods may require individual cleaning programs. In Sydney, ask the cleaner to write the next recommended clean on the service report, so a Newtown wok kitchen or a Parramatta Square canteen books it from the report rather than from memory.

What is the difference between a standard clean and a full system clean in Sydney?

A standard restaurant clean at $400–$900 covers the canopy, filters, plenum and the duct that can be reached; a full system clean at $900–$2,000 carries on to the exhaust fan and the roof discharge point. A small cafe canopy and filter clean at $200–$350 stops at the canopy. Ask each Sydney quote to name its scope in those terms before comparing prices.

Why do two Sydney kitchen exhaust cleaning quotes differ?

Scope, duct length, roof access and booking hours move the price most: one quote may stop at the accessible duct at $400–$900 while another runs to the fan at $900–$2,000, and extra time is billed at $50–$80 per hour. In Sydney the building adds its own lines: a dock and lift booking in the CBD or Barangaroo, a ladder over a parapet on a Newtown terrace, or a centre-run riser at Westfield Parramatta.

Does kitchen exhaust cleaning include filter exchange, access panels or fan belts in Sydney?

WTD found no published Australian price for a filter exchange program, access panel installation or fan belt servicing, so none of them is a row on this page. Ask for each as its own quoted line; where it is labour, the weekday technician rate on our Sydney table is $85–$120 per hour. Grease trap pump-outs are a different business, run by liquid-waste contractors, and are priced on WTD's Commercial Plumbing pages rather than here. Sydney food court tenancies should also ask the centre which parts of the shared exhaust it cleans, so the tenancy is not quoted for a riser and fan it does not own.

What should a Sydney kitchen exhaust cleaner leave behind after the clean?

A dated service report naming the canopy, filters, duct sections and fan that were cleaned, with before-and-after photos, so the scope can be checked against the $400–$900 or $900–$2,000 price that was paid. If a section has to be redone, ask whether the return visit is free or billed at the cleaning labour rate of $50–$80 per hour. In Sydney, ask for the report to name the building and the fan location, so a Barangaroo or Macquarie Park building manager can file it against the right system.