Monthly bills
See which costs less, the refill or the new item
The refill and the new item are two prices.
- Calculated from what you enter
- About 2 minutes
- Easy
The short version
- For someone who already has the numbers in hand.
- Compare a refill price you type with a new-item price you type.
- It is not a decision about what you should buy, sign, or qualify for.
The moment
You type the refill price and the price of a new item. The page says which is lower.
After this, you can see which costs less, the refill or the new item.
Your guess first
These numbers are an illustration, not a store price. Refill 6.00; New item 8.50.
The turn
The first illustration comes out to $6.00. Lower by $2.50. A second illustration comes out to $7.00. Lower by $2.00.
Why the number hides
A refill is easy to assume is cheaper. The two prices decide it, not the word refill.
Now run your own numbers
Do this next
- Type the refill price.
- Type the new item price.
- Read which costs less.
- Ignore this if they do not do the same job.
- This is not a store lookup.
Who this will not work for
- A price this page did not ask you to type.
- Tax, unless you folded it into a number.
- Advice about what you should buy.
A pitfall
This does not compare quality or how long each one lasts.
How this was calculated
The lower of the two prices is the one that costs less today.
This is arithmetic on the numbers you type. It doesn't check store prices.