The cost of contact lenses mainly depends on whether you use daily or monthly contacts, and whether you need special variants for astigmatism (toric) or presbyopia (multifocal).
Typical yearly contact lens costs
| Contact lens type | Yearly cost |
|---|---|
| Daily contact lenses | €548 |
| Monthly contact lenses | €131 |
If you have astigmatism or presbyopia, the cost is a little higher:
| Contact lens type | Yearly cost |
|---|---|
| Daily toric (for astigmatism) | €695 |
| Monthly toric (for astigmatism) | €197 |
| Daily multifocal (for presbyopia) | €763 |
| Monthly multifocal (for presbyopia) | €236 |
If you want to check the price of a specific contact lens brand, you can look it up in our contact lens price comparison database to see live prices from multiple retailers.
About the pricing data
Lenspricer is a price comparison website for contact lenses, monitoring prices across multiple retailers daily. The costs on this page are updated automatically every day with the latest prices.
Below are the contact lenses used to calculate the current yearly costs.
Daily Disposable Contacts
Average yearly cost: €548
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Dailies AquaComfort Plus |
|
€397 |
| Acuvue Oasys 1-Day with HydraLuxe |
|
€714 |
| Dailies Total1 |
|
€676 |
| 1-Day Acuvue Moist |
|
€487 |
| SofLens Daily Disposable |
|
€329 |
| Biotrue ONEday |
|
€527 |
| Focus Dailies All Day Comfort |
|
€436 |
| Clariti 1 Day |
|
€513 |
| MyDay daily disposable |
|
€543 |
| Precision1 |
|
€642 |
| Proclear 1 Day |
|
€354 |
| Live Daily Disposable |
|
€383 |
| 1-Day Acuvue TruEye |
|
€711 |
| Biomedics 1 Day Extra |
|
€356 |
| Bausch + Lomb ULTRA One Day |
|
€773 |
| Miru 1 Day |
|
€636 |
| Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day |
|
€738 |
| Miru 1 Day UpSide |
|
€643 |
Toric Daily Disposable Contacts
Average yearly cost: €695
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Day Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism |
|
€660 |
| Dailies AquaComfort Plus Toric |
|
€621 |
| Acuvue Oasys 1-Day with HydraLuxe for Astigmatism |
|
€770 |
| Clariti 1 Day Toric |
|
€702 |
| Biotrue ONEday for Astigmatism |
|
€625 |
| Precision1 for Astigmatism |
|
€852 |
| SofLens Daily Disposable for Astigmatism |
|
€537 |
| MyDay daily disposable toric |
|
€735 |
| Dailies Total1 for Astigmatism |
|
€842 |
| Biomedics 1 Day Extra Toric |
|
€585 |
| Miru 1 Day Toric |
|
€720 |
Multifocal Daily Disposable Contacts
Average yearly cost: €763
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Day Acuvue Moist Multifocal |
|
€756 |
| Dailies Total1 Multifocal |
|
€914 |
| Dailies AquaComfort Plus Multifocal |
|
€702 |
| Acuvue Oasys Max 1-Day Multifocal |
|
€897 |
| Biotrue ONEday for Presbyopia |
|
€688 |
| Clariti 1 Day Multifocal |
|
€701 |
| MyDay daily disposable multifocal |
|
€782 |
| Proclear 1 Day Multifocal |
|
€665 |
Monthly Contacts
Average yearly cost: €131
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Biofinity |
|
€111 |
| Air Optix Night and Day Aqua |
|
€229 |
| PureVision 2 HD |
|
€140 |
| Air Optix Plus Hydraglyde |
|
€132 |
| SofLens 59 |
|
€55 |
| Acuvue Vita |
|
€134 |
| PureVision |
|
€145 |
| Air Optix Aqua |
|
€131 |
| Bausch + Lomb ULTRA |
|
€172 |
| Proclear Sphere |
|
€92 |
| Avaira Vitality |
|
€112 |
| Biofinity Energys |
|
€141 |
| Biomedics 55 Evolution |
|
€70 |
| Biofinity XR |
|
€141 |
| Clariti Elite |
|
€136 |
| TOTAL30 |
|
€174 |
| Miru 1 Month |
|
€116 |
Toric Monthly Contacts
Average yearly cost: €197
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Biofinity Toric |
|
€149 |
| Air Optix Plus Hydraglyde for Astigmatism |
|
€196 |
| Avaira Vitality Toric |
|
€149 |
| SofLens Toric |
|
€171 |
| Biofinity XR Toric |
|
€323 |
| Bausch + Lomb ULTRA for Astigmatism |
|
€242 |
| Proclear Toric |
|
€134 |
| PureVision 2 for Astigmatism |
|
€199 |
| Proclear Toric XR |
|
€310 |
| Biomedics Toric |
|
€188 |
| TOTAL30 for Astigmatism |
|
€214 |
| Air Optix for Astigmatism |
|
€161 |
| Clariti Toric |
|
€124 |
| Miru 1 Month Toric |
|
€214 |
| Acuvue Vita for Astigmatism |
|
€183 |
Multifocal Monthly Contacts
Average yearly cost: €236
| Contact Lens | Yearly Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Biofinity Multifocal |
|
€219 |
| Air Optix Plus Hydraglyde Multifocal |
|
€234 |
| PureVision 2 for Presbyopia |
|
€231 |
| Proclear Multifocal |
|
€174 |
| SofLens Multi-Focal |
|
€222 |
| PureVision Multi-Focal |
|
€253 |
| Bausch + Lomb ULTRA for Presbyopia |
|
€255 |
| Proclear Multifocal XR |
|
€305 |
| Air Optix Aqua Multifocal |
|
€224 |
| Miru 1 Month Multifocal |
|
€248 |
| TOTAL30 Multifocal |
|
€232 |
