Prices in work hours · United Kingdom
How many hours of work does Netflix cost in the United Kingdom?
At the UK minimum wage of £12.71 an hour, the Standard plan costs 1 hr 6 min of work every month, or 13.2 hours a year.
Netflix Standard: £13.99 a month.
Minimum wage: £12.71 an hour (National Living Wage for workers aged 21 and over, from April 1, 2026).
Every plan in work hours
| Plan | Per month | Work per month | Hours a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard with adverts | £7.99 | 38 min | 7.5 |
| Standard | £13.99 | 1 hr 6 min | 13.2 |
| Premium | £20.99 | 1 hr 39 min | 19.8 |
One year of Netflix Standard at other pay levels
| Pay | Work hours a year |
|---|---|
| Minimum wage (£12.71/hr) | 13.2 |
| £15 an hour | 11.2 |
| £30,000 a year | 11.6 |
| £45,000 a year | 7.8 |
| £70,000 a year | 5.0 |
Why subscriptions feel cheaper than they are
A monthly price is small enough to ignore, and it keeps going until you stop it. Counted over a year, the Standard plan is 1.7 workdays at minimum wage. That's worth it if you use it every week, and expensive if you've forgotten about it.
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Ways to make it cost fewer hours
- Switch to a cheaper plan, or one with ads where it's offered, if you mostly watch on one screen.
- Cancel between shows. You can subscribe for a month, watch what you wanted, and cancel.
- Check whether your phone or internet plan includes it already.
See also
- iPhone 17 in the United Kingdom
- Spotify Premium in the United Kingdom
- Minimum wage in the United Kingdom: what it buys