For Netflix, which has about 110 million subscribers worldwide, and the streaming equivalent of a third of the population, the cost of production per minute is about $6. For the average person, this means that spending on Netflix could total more than $1000 a year. When one considers all of the streaming services out there, this will only get bigger. If you’re an average Netflix subscriber, there’s a 1 in 6 chance that you’ll be paying $1000 a year to stream movies. That’s nearly $20 a month. Now, if you’re willing to spend $60 or $70, then you can get your Netflix fix for about $5 a month. So, let’s compare that to cable.

I pay between $45 and $50 for my package and get about 20 channels, so this is a fraction of what I’m spending every month. But even with a cable package, you’re still shelling out between $60 and $70 per month. The average cable bill is closer to $100 per month. In short, you’re spending more per month on television than you are on the internet. This is despite the fact that all of your favorite shows are free on cable and none are free on Netflix.