Printing Cost Calculator

Price your prints with confidence

Factor in material, machine wear, energy, labour and extras to land on a fair, profitable price for every job.

Machine Rates

$/kg
$/hr
$
$/yr
hrs
$/kWh
W

Depreciation = purchase ÷ life hrs. Maintenance spread over 2,000 hrs/yr.

Total Job Cost

$5.71

×1 unit

Sell Price$5.71

Cost Per Unit

$5.71

averaged across the batch

Sell Price$5.71

Print Setup

g
hrs
min
pcs
min
%

Setup billed once per batch

Post-Processing & Extras

$/unit
$/unit

Hardware and packaging scale with quantity. Labour applies once when first-print-only is enabled.

Cost Breakdown

Live
Material

$0.50

8.7%

Energy

$0.09

1.6%

Machine Depreciation

$0.33

5.8%

Maintenance

$0.13

2.2%

Labour

$4.17

72.9%

Hardware

$0.00

0.0%

Packaging

$0.50

8.7%

Cost ItemPer UnitTotalShare
Material$0.50$0.508.7%
Energy$0.09$0.091.6%
Machine Depreciation$0.33$0.335.8%
Maintenance$0.13$0.132.2%
Labour$4.17$4.1772.9%
Hardware$0.00$0.000.0%
Packaging$0.50$0.508.7%
Total Landed Cost (1 unit)$5.71

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