FedEx Office and Kinko's Printing Prices: What You'll Actually Pay Per Page
FedEx Office — the chain most people still call Kinko's — charges roughly $0.71 to $0.76 per color page and $0.23 to $0.24 per black-and-white page at the self-service machines, as of August 2026. Full-service, where a staff member runs the job, costs more.
Those are the numbers most people are looking for. Below is the detail behind them, what drives the price up, and what the same job costs if you don't need it today.
Printing Costs Per Page, 2026
| What you're printing | Self-service | Full-service |
|---|---|---|
| Color, letter size | $0.71 – $0.76 | Higher — varies by store |
| Black & white, letter size | $0.23 – $0.24 | Higher — varies by store |
| Larger sizes (legal, tabloid) | Priced above letter; confirm locally | |
| Cardstock and specialty paper | Surcharge over standard stock; confirm locally | |
Figures are the ranges reported across FedEx Office locations as of August 2026. Self-service means you run the machine yourself; full-service means a team member handles the job. Prices vary by store, paper, and size — treat these as typical, not exact.
What 100 Color Copies Costs
Per-page rates are hard to picture, so here's a real order — 100 single-sided letter color copies:
| Where | Per page | 100 copies | Delivered total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx Office self-service | $0.71 – $0.76 | $71 – $76 | $71 – $76 + your time |
| Staples self-service | $0.59 – $0.69 | $59 – $69 | $59 – $69 + your time |
| DocuCopies (online) | — | $42.26 | $62.58 incl. $20.32 shipping |
| My Color Copies | $0.36 | $36.00 | $46.00 incl. $10 shipping |
Why Retail Printing Costs What It Does
A 70-cent color page isn't markup for its own sake. A walk-in print counter carries costs an online printer doesn't:
- Retail rent on a visible, convenient location
- Staff on hand during all opening hours, whether or not anyone is printing
- Immediate availability — equipment sitting idle so it's free when you walk in
- Small-run economics — no batching, so every job carries full setup
You're paying for convenience and speed, and when you genuinely need copies within the hour, that's a fair trade. When your deadline is next week, it's an expensive way to buy paper.
Self-Service vs. Full-Service
Self-service
You operate the machine, load your file from a USB drive or the cloud, and pay at the terminal. Cheaper per page, but you're doing the work — and machine settings are the usual reason colors come out differently than expected.
Full-service
A team member takes your file and runs it. Costs more per page, but you get help with paper choice, sizing, and finishing, and someone checks the output. Worth it for anything client-facing.
When FedEx Office Is the Right Call — and When It Isn't
Go to FedEx Office when…
You need it today. You're printing fewer than about 25 pages. You're travelling and don't have a printer. You need to ship the printed piece immediately afterward. Or you want to inspect a proof in person before committing to a run.
Order online when…
You can wait 2–3 days. You're printing 100 or more. You'll reorder the same piece again. Or you want consistent color across the whole run — a commercial press is more consistent than a self-service copier.
How to Spend Less at the Print Counter
If you are going to use a retail counter, a few things reliably reduce the bill:
- Print black and white where color doesn't earn its place. At roughly a third the price, mixed jobs get much cheaper if only the cover needs color.
- Print double-sided. Two sides on one sheet beats two sheets, and it halves the stack you carry out.
- Bring a print-ready PDF. Fixing a file at the counter costs time, and on full-service it costs money.
- Skip specialty paper unless it matters. Standard stock handles most jobs; cardstock and coated papers carry a surcharge.
- Ask about volume pricing before you start. Larger runs may qualify for a different rate, but usually only if you ask.
- For anything over 100 pages, price it online first. The gap widens with quantity, and at a few hundred copies it's substantial.
FedEx Office and Kinko's Printing Questions
Is Kinko's the same as FedEx Office?
Yes. FedEx bought Kinko's in 2004 and renamed the chain FedEx Office in 2008. The Kinko's name is gone from the signage, but plenty of people still use it — and it's the same stores and the same printing services.
How much does color printing cost at FedEx?
Self-service color runs roughly $0.71 to $0.76 per letter page as of August 2026, with full-service costing more. There's no national rate card, so your local store is the final word. For 100 color copies you'd be looking at $71 to $76.
How much are black and white copies at FedEx?
Self-service black and white runs about $0.23 to $0.24 per page, roughly a third of the color rate. If your document is mostly text with one color page, printing it as a mixed job rather than all in color makes a real difference.
Does FedEx Office print on cardstock?
Yes, along with other specialty stocks, but cardstock carries a surcharge over standard paper and availability varies by location. Call ahead if your job depends on a particular weight or finish — not every store carries every stock.
Does FedEx Office do laminating?
Most locations offer laminating, priced by size. Rates vary by store, so confirm locally before you go — and note that laminating is normally a full-service job rather than something you do yourself at the machine.
Is it cheaper to print at FedEx or Staples?
Staples is generally slightly cheaper on self-service color — roughly $0.59 to $0.69 per page against FedEx Office's $0.71 to $0.76 as of August 2026. Both vary by location, and the difference on a small job is a few dollars.
The larger gap is between retail and online: the same 100 copies that cost $59 to $76 at either chain is $46 delivered ordered online.
What's the cheapest way to get color copies?
Order online in quantity, on standard paper, and allow a few days for delivery. Online printers have no storefront to pay for, which is most of the price difference. Retail counters win when you need copies immediately or you're printing very few.
Our own rates start at $0.36 per letter color copy and drop to $0.24 at 2,000 — see full pricing.
What Other Print Shops Charge
- Color copies at Staples — prices and how to order
- Color copies at Office Depot
- Color copies at The UPS Store
- Printing color copies at the library
- Where to print color copies — all your options
- Cheapest places to print color copies
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