Price Point

• Prices can vary greatly for toner cartridges and inkjet cartridges. As of September, 2010, the average ink cartridge can cost between $10 to $40. The cost for an average toner cartridge is between $30 and $200. Costs vary based on brand and type of printer.
  
  

Cartridge Yield

• Cartridge yield is one of the areas where toner and ink cartridges vary greatly. The average yield for an inkjet cartridge numbers in the hundreds of pages at a 5 percent coverage. For a toner cartridge, the average page yield numbers are in the thousands, with high-yield models producing 9,000 pages or more at the same coverage.
  
  

Inkjet Cost Per Page

• According to High Springs Copy Center, as of September, 2010, the average cost per page for inkjet printers can range from $0.09 to $0.20 for black and white and $0.22 to $0.45 for color. This assumes between 5 percent to 40 percent ink coverage on a page and includes cost for 20-pound bond paper.
  
  

Toner Cost Per Page

• The average cost per page for laser printers can range from $0.11 to $0.18 for black and white and $0.25 to $0.60 for color. This includes the cost of the sheet of paper and assumes between 5 percent and 40 percent toner coverage on the page.