In theory it is cheaper but we knows what happens when the gummit gets involved.
I wasn’t speculating, I was just going off actual reported costs in my nearby counties. When they’ve had to go manual for whatever reason (tech malfunction, electrical failure, whatever) the costs actually go up considerably. But, again, we didn’t buy Dominion units and there is a paper trail for all votes that the voter can inspect before handing it to the tabulator machine.