How much does a bean-to-cup coffee machine cost to run?
At the current price cap, a bean-to-cup coffee machine costs about 1.3p per cup of coffee, or around £13.93 a year with typical use.
Bean-to-cup coffee machine
- An hour
- 38.2p
- A day used
- 3.8p
- A week
- 26.7p
- A month
- £1.16
- Energy a year
- 52.9 kWh
1,450 W for 6 minutes a day, every day, at 26.32p per kWh.
Excludes the daily standing charge, which you pay whatever you use.
How it compares
Yearly cost with typical use, at your unit rate.
Bean-to-cup coffee machine running costs
At 26.32p per kWh, with typical use of 6 minutes a day, every day.
| Period | Energy | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Per cup of coffee | 0.05 kWh | 1.3p |
| Per hour in use | 1.45 kWh | 38.2p |
| Per week | 1.02 kWh | 26.7p |
| Per month | 4.41 kWh | £1.16 |
| Per year | 52.9 kWh | £13.93 |
How the cost varies
A small espresso up to a large drink with steamed milk (our estimate; steaming milk uses extra energy).
| Energy use | Per cup of coffee | Per year (typical use) |
|---|---|---|
| Lower | 0.8p | £8.71 |
| Typical | 1.3p | £13.93 |
| Higher | 2.1p | £23.22 |
Kitchen appliances compared
Yearly cost with typical use, at 26.32p per kWh.
| Appliance | Per hour | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Fridge freezer | 0.8p | £69.17 |
| Dishwasher | 13.2p | £54.90 |
| Kettle | 79p | £28.82 |
| Bean-to-cup coffee machine (this page) | 38.2p | £13.93 |
| Toaster | 23.7p | £4.32 |
Ways to spend less
- Use eco or auto-off modes. Keeping the water hot all day uses far more than making the coffee.
- Making two cups back to back is cheaper than heating up twice.
- Descale as the manual suggests, as scale makes the heater work harder.
How we calculate this
We take a typical bean-to-cup coffee machine at 1,450 watts, used 6 minutes a day, every day, and multiply the energy it uses by the Ofgem price cap unit rate of 26.32p per kWh.
One cup of coffee uses about 0.05 kWh. Use the calculator above with your own appliance’s power and how you use it for a closer figure.
Questions people ask
How much does a bean-to-cup coffee machine cost to run a year?
With typical use (6 minutes a day, every day), about £13.93 a year at the current price cap, or £1.16 a month.
Do coffee machines use a lot of electricity?
Making a cup uses very little, roughly 0.05 kWh. The bigger cost is a machine left on standby all day keeping water hot, so switch it off or use auto-off.
Is a pod machine cheaper to run?
Electricity costs are similar. The pods themselves usually cost far more than the electricity.
Does this include the standing charge?
No. The standing charge (54.83p a day under the current cap, about £200.13 a year) is a fixed daily cost for being connected. It does not change with how much you use any appliance.
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