Subscriptions, one by one

Netflix costs 1,679 over ten years.

At roughly 13.99 a month, Netflix is 168 a year, 1,679 over a decade and 3,358 over twenty years, at today's price and before increases. Here is the receipt and what the same money is in real things.

SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPT

worth-one · single item

Netflix13.99/mo

Per year168
5 years839
10 years1,679
20 years3,358

10 years buys ≈
• 6% of a 30,000 car
• 560 coffees at 3
• 21 weeks of groceries at 80
• 1.4 return flights at 1,200

TOTAL, 10 YEARS1,679

Is Netflix worth 1,679?

Maybe. That is not the point of the page. The point is that streaming subscriptions are priced to feel small per month, and 13.99 feels small. 1,679 over a decade does not. Both numbers are the same purchase; only the framing changes. If you use Netflix every week, the decade price may be one of the best deals you have. If you opened it twice last month, you now know what "I'll cancel it eventually" costs per year: 168.

What the 10-year figure assumes

Today's price, no increases, no annual-plan discount, no shared family plan, no free months. Real ten-year cost is usually higher because prices rise; this is the floor. Currency is left generic on purpose: the figures are close enough in EUR, USD and GBP to use as they are, and you can edit any price in the full calculator.

The cancel maths

Cancelling Netflix for six months a year (most people binge in bursts) saves about 84 a year and 839 over ten years. Downgrading to a cheaper tier, sharing legitimately with a household, or rotating between services are all cheaper than the default of paying every month forever.

Other services: Spotify · YouTube Premium · Disney+ · Amazon Prime · Apple Music · iCloud+ / Google One (200 GB) · ChatGPT Plus / an AI assistant · a gym membership · PlayStation Plus / Xbox Game Pass · a dating app.

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