What XMR price makes mining profitable?

There is no single XMR price that makes mining profitable for you. Your break-even price is your daily mining cost divided by the XMR you actually expect to receive each day. If XMR sells above that price, you have a profit under those assumptions; below it, you have a loss.

Find your break-even XMR price

Use this simple formula:

Break-even XMR price = daily costs ÷ daily XMR received

Keep the currency consistent. If your costs are in dollars, the result is dollars per XMR. Use your expected XMR after mining pool or service fees, so you do not count those fees twice. A mining pool combines miners’ work and shares the rewards.

For example, suppose:

• Your total mining costs are $0.30 per day.
• You expect to receive 0.001 XMR per day after fees.
• Your break-even price is $0.30 ÷ 0.001 = $300 per XMR.

At a hypothetical price of $400, that output would be worth $0.40 a day, leaving $0.10 in profit. At $200, it would be worth $0.20, leaving a $0.10 loss.

These figures only demonstrate the calculation. They are not current prices or an earnings forecast.

Decide which costs you want to cover

An electricity-only break-even price tells you whether mining covers its added power use. A full-cost break-even price also includes equipment and other expenses.

To calculate daily electricity cost:

Extra watts ÷ 1,000 × hours mining × electricity price per kilowatt-hour

A kilowatt-hour, or kWh, is the unit your electricity supplier bills you for. For example, an extra 100 watts running for 24 hours at $0.15 per kWh costs $0.36 per day.

For a more complete target price, include:

• Equipment cost: Spread mining-related hardware purchases over the days you expect to use them.
• Extra cooling: Include any added fan or air-conditioning power.
• Cash-out costs: Allow for fees when converting XMR into spendable money.

If your computer would otherwise be off, count its total mining power use—not just the processor’s rated power. A wall power meter can help you measure this.

Use your browser’s actual earnings

Monero uses RandomX, its mining calculation method, which favors CPUs—the main processors in computers. But browser mining can perform very differently from dedicated mining software.

For your price calculation, use your browser setup’s measured results rather than a desktop miner’s advertised speed. Check:

• Your credited XMR over a representative period.
• Your actual mining hours, including pauses or sleeping devices.
• Service fees and the minimum amount needed to withdraw.

Use a live mining calculator to compare estimates, but remember that a displayed balance is not necessarily money you can withdraw. Be wary of guaranteed earnings or demands to send money to “unlock” rewards.

The bottom line

Your profitable XMR price depends on both your costs and how much XMR you receive. Recalculate regularly: if more miners compete, your daily output can fall, raising your break-even price even when your electricity bill stays the same.

Treat that price as a moving threshold, not a promise. If you hold your mined XMR, any eventual cash profit also depends on the price when you sell.