Here at PriceRunner, we've carried out some national research, which investigated the cost per use (CPU) for 30 everyday items, during their first year of ownership to see how far your money goes. You can see the results here.

We've launched the Cost Effectiveness Calculator, so you can see for yourself the cost per use for a product you are looking to buy.

Have a go and see how cost-effective that new laptop could be!

What does this mean?

This figure gives the estimated Cost Per Use of the selected product in the first year after purchase. It is calculated by taking the price and dividing it by the average number of times this product is used in the average UK household according to our survey. The unit of measurement is £ per use. Therefore if the result is lower than 1 the amount is the number of pence per use.