True Cost Per Page Calculator

Type in your own device, consumable, contract and paper figures and this works out what one printed page actually costs, with the arithmetic shown so you can check it by hand. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

Currency and volume Currency symbol (default blank, editable)

Type whatever symbol you use, for example £, $ or €. Leave it blank to see plain numbers.

Monthly page volume

How many pages you print in an average month.

Device cost

Choose whichever matches how you pay for the device.

Purchase price Monthly lease payment

Device purchase price

What you paid, or would pay, for the device outright.

Expected months in service (default 48, editable)

How many months you expect to keep and use this device.

Consumables

Add a row for every part the device gets through: toner or ink, drum units, maintenance kits, and so on. The names below are defaults, edit or remove them freely.

Click charge Click charge per page (default 0, editable)

The per-page fee a print contract adds on top of the equipment, if you are on a managed print or cost-per-page deal. Enter 0 if you are not.

Paper Paper cost per ream

What one ream, a pack of sheets, of paper costs you.

Sheets per ream (default 500, editable)

Cost per page

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This result is arithmetic, not advice. A supplier's current prices are found on that supplier's own product page.