# Creating a bill estimate
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This section outlines how to generate a bill estimate.

## Prerequisites
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The following procedure assumes that you have already completed the [Creating a bill scenario](pc-create-bill-scenario.md) process.

## Procedure
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**To create a bill estimate**

1. Open the Pricing Calculator console at [ https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/ ](https://console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Pricing Calculator**.

1. In the **Bill scenarios** section of the **Bill estimate** tab, choose the scenario you want to generate a bill estimate from. 

1. Choose **Create**.

1. In the **Create a bill estimate** prompt, you can do the following:
   + Give your bill estimate a name.
   + Add key and value tag to your estimate.

1. Choose **Save**.

While we are creating your bill estimate, the status shows **In progress**. When your bill estimate is ready, the status will show **Saved**. You will also receive an email notification when your bill estimate is ready.

**Note**  
Depending on the size of your workloads, generating a bill estimate can take between 20 minutes to 12 hours.