How To Find Cost Per Page To Print [2022]

If you are planning to buy a printer either for work or home and want to estimate the printing cost, then here is an easy guide to help you calculate the cost per page easily.

Also read: What Is Printer Fuser And When Should You Change It?

What Is Cost Per Page?

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Mainly cost per page or CPP is a unit that describes the amount of ink used on a single piece of paper and the cost for that link.

That’s why estimating the CPP of a printer is an essential thing that you should consider before choosing a printer.

There are mainly two factors that can affect the estimation of CPP,

a. cartridge page yield and,

b. cartridge cost.

1. Cartridge Page Yield

This is an ISO (International Organization of Standardization) standards unit to calculate the ink cartridge’s page yield.

The ink cartridges page yield is the number of pages printed by a printer claimed by the manufacturer company.

The page yield of every printer has to be estimated and mentioned by the developer as a guideline by the ISO.

The page yield varies from company to company and also varies by cartridge size.

2. Cost Of Cartridge

After checking and calculating the page yield, now it’s time to find the cost of the ink cartridge.

Mainly the cartridge price is listed on the manufacture’s website.

How To Calculate The CPP Value?

You already know that CPP defines the cost of printing a single page, page yield, the cartridge’s cost, and also where to find those elements.

The equation to find out the details ofC PP is very simple:

Printer cartridge price / Page yield = CPP (Cost per Page)

For example, if any printer’s ink cartridge’s price is $40 and page yield is $500, then the cost per page is 40/ 500 = 0.08.

How To Calculate Color Printer’s CPP Value?

The color printer has mainly 4 cartridges (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow) and there are different page yields, so this is a bit more complicated than the previous one.

At first, calculate the CPP of every ink cartridge individually and add all of them. Also, add the black ink cartridges’ CPP to estimate the total CPP of a color printer.

(Black cartridge price/ page yield)+ {(Color cartridge price / page yield) x 3} = Color cartridge cost per page

For example if a 4 tank color printer’s cartridge cost $60 and print 300 color pages each and black cartridge’s page yield is 600.

Then the cost per page is [60/500 + (60/300)x3] = 0.12 + 0.6 = $0.72.

One thing to keep in mind is that the ISO standard CPP only estimates the standard business documents which usually cover 5-20 %, whereas in the photo print it’s covered up to 100%.

When you choose a printer to buy, the factors depend on the type of printing, print volume, and also the efficiency of using the printer.

Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]

1. What Is Cost Per Page?

To find Cost per page divide the cost of the printer cartridges and the amount of page print.

2. How Do You Calculate Printing Costs?

The cost of printing depends on various factors like the type of printing, amount of printing, type of paper you are using, and the CPP.

3. Is It Cheaper To Print At Home Or At The Store?

This depends upon the printing quantity. Mostly the smaller number of standard size printing in home or office is much cheaper than printing at store.