Print Cost Per Page Calculator

Work out print cost per page instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Print Cost Per Page Calculator

Cost per page is the cartridge price divided by its rated yield, plus the paper cost per sheet. Rated yields assume 5% page coverage, so a graphics-heavy document can cost two or three times the headline figure per page.

Formula

Cost per page

cost = cartridge price / rated yield + paper cost per sheet

Worked example

With the default values below, Print Cost Per Page Calculator returns Cost per page of $0.04400. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Cartridge costminimum 0.01: 85
Rated page yieldminimum 1: 2,500
Paper cost per sheetminimum 0: 0.01
Pages printed per monthminimum 1: 400

Results

Cost per page: $0.04400
Cost per thousand pages: $44.00
Monthly printing cost: $17.60
Share of the cost that is toner: 77.27%

Step by step

1Values used
2Cost per page
3Cost per page= 0.04400
4Cost per thousand pages= 44.00
5Monthly printing cost= 17.60
6Share of the cost that is toner= 77.27

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 5 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Print Cost Per Page figure worked out?

cost = cartridge price / rated yield + paper cost per sheet. Cost per page is the cartridge price divided by its rated yield, plus the paper cost per sheet.

Why does this matter?

Rated yields assume 5% page coverage, so a graphics-heavy document can cost two or three times the headline figure per page.

What do I need to enter?

Enter cartridge cost, rated page yield, paper cost per sheet, pages printed per month. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.