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There are some inkjet options that do not follow that pricing model. The printers with an ink tank (epson ecotank, canon megatank, ...) with ink for 3000 pages start at about $150, but are probably slower than the laser.
I've not seen them, but I would imagine they are for office use, rather than home use. You would run into the same problem low volume inkjet users always run into, the ink dries out or clogs up the jets.
Toner has no such problem, and you can print 3000 pages regardless of if it takes 3 months or 3 years.
With their slow print speed, those cheaper tank inkjets are maybe usable for mostly paperless offices, or a home user that likes to print more often. You'd have to print at least one or two color pages per month to keep the jets clean.