A food cart is the cheapest way into street food. No truck, no driver's license for a commercial vehicle, no kitchen lease. You push it to where people already are: a station exit, a market, a festival gate. In the US alone, people search for "food cart" about 22,200 times a month.
Starting out costs €4,300 to €10,000 if you import the cart yourself from a manufacturer on Alibaba. A single stainless steel push cart lists at about €1,220. Most of the rest goes to shipping, permits and a cash buffer. A cart doing 30 to 50 sales a day can clear €1,200 to €4,000 a month before you pay yourself. Here is how the numbers work.
