How do you split a bill that does not divide evenly?

Distribute the remainder instead of rounding. Divide the total in minor units, then give one extra unit to as many people as there are units left over. The shares stay within one paisa of each other and still sum to the exact total.

Should the tip be calculated before or after splitting?

Before. Applying the tip to the total and then dividing means each person tips in proportion to their share, which is fairer than adding an equal flat amount to unequal shares.

How do I split a bill when people ordered different things?

An even split is not the right tool for that. Use exact amounts or percentages instead, or record each item as its own expense against the people who shared it — in a Splitly group the balances then account for the difference automatically.

Split bill calculator

Enter a total and how many people are sharing it. The remainder is distributed rather than rounded away, so the shares always add back up to the bill.

More than one bill? A trip or a shared flat is dozens of these, paid by different people. Put them in a group and Splitly keeps the running balances — then tells you the fewest payments that clear them.

How the split is calculated

The total is first converted to minor units — paise, cents — because money divided in decimals accumulates rounding errors that eventually stop matching the bill. It is then divided by the number of people.

When the division is not exact there is a remainder of a few minor units. Splitly gives one extra unit to the first few people rather than rounding everyone up or down. A ₹100 bill across three people becomes 33.34, 33.33 and 33.33 — which adds back to exactly 100.

Splitting a restaurant bill with tip

Add the tip as a percentage and it is applied to the bill before the split, which is the fair way round: everyone tips in proportion to what they are paying rather than everyone adding the same flat amount.

If service charge is already on the bill, leave the tip at zero — it is part of the total you typed.

Splitting a bill unevenly

An even split is the common case, not the only one. Three people at a table where one had a starter and no drinks are not sharing the bill equally, and forcing them to is how the cheapest eater quietly stops coming out.

Splitly records an expense four ways, and each of them adds back to the exact total the same way this calculator does:

Equally — the default, and what the calculator above works out.
Exact amounts — type what each person actually owes. Useful when the bill itemises it for you.
Percentages — one person covers 60%, the rest split the remainder.
Shares — count someone as two shares rather than one. This is the mode the rent split calculator uses to weight a large room against a small one.

When one calculation is not enough

A calculator handles one bill. A weekend away is thirty of them, paid by five different people, and no single division tells you who ends up owing whom. That is what a Splitly group is for: everyone adds what they paid as they go, and at the end you get the balances and the shortest set of payments that clears them.

One bill is a calculator. A weekend away is a ledger — and the only thing that turns thirty transactions into two payments.

Create a group — it's free

Frequently asked questions

How do you split a bill that does not divide evenly?: Distribute the remainder instead of rounding. Divide the total in minor units, then give one extra unit to as many people as there are units left over. The shares stay within one paisa of each other and still sum to the exact total.
Should the tip be calculated before or after splitting?: Before. Applying the tip to the total and then dividing means each person tips in proportion to their share, which is fairer than adding an equal flat amount to unequal shares.
How do I split a bill when people ordered different things?: An even split is not the right tool for that. Use exact amounts or percentages instead, or record each item as its own expense against the people who shared it — in a Splitly group the balances then account for the difference automatically.