"Is It Worth It?" Calculator
The honest test before any 'should I buy this?' moment. Price divided by how many times you'll actually use it. The number rarely lies.
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At 8 uses a year for 3 years, this is ₹625 per use. Verdict: Pause — this is a 'special occasion' price tag.
- Cost per use
- ₹625
- Total uses
- 24 times
- Verdict
- Pause — this is a 'special occasion' price tag
If you didn't buy and invested the ₹15,000 at 12% for 3 years
₹21,074
Not saying you shouldn't buy — just saying the opportunity cost should be on the table.
The single most useful pre-purchase question
"Is this expensive?" is the wrong question — expensive relative to what? "What does it cost per use?" is the right question, because it's anchored to your actual life, not to what the brand wants you to compare it to.
The cost-per-use cheat sheet
- Under ₹50/use: almost always worth buying.
- ₹50-200/use: good value — you're paying about what you'd pay to rent it for an evening.
- ₹200-500/use: okay if the item is durable and the lifestyle is settled.
- ₹500-1,000/use: better to rent or borrow. Ask yourself who else owns one you could borrow from.
- Above ₹1,000/use: almost always a status purchase, not a value purchase. That's not a moral failing — just call it what it is.
When to ignore this calculator
If something is genuinely going to make you happier every single day — a great mattress, a great bike, a great pair of headphones for someone who lives on calls — the cost-per-use is real but underestimates the value. The calculator works best for things you only kind of want.