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Coffee Cost Calculator

See what your café habit really costs per year — and how much you’d save (or invest) by brewing at home.

Cups per day — 1

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Café price / cup ($)

Home cost / cup ($)

Good beans at home run ~$0.40–0.80 per cup

You'd save by brewing at home

$1,825 / year

That's $152 a month back in your pocket.

$2,008

café habit / year

$183

home brew / year

$18,250

saved over 10 years

Invested instead at a 7% average annual return, that daily café spend could grow to about $26,980 in 10 years.

A single $5.50 café coffee a day is about $2,000 a year. Brew the same cup at home for ~$0.50 and you keep most of it.

This calculator shows your yearly café spend, your at-home cost, and what the difference could grow to if invested. Small daily habits add up fast.

Frequently asked questions

A single $5 café coffee every day costs about $1,825 per year. At $5.50 it’s roughly $2,000, and two-a-day habits double that.

Home-brewed coffee costs roughly $0.40–$0.80 per cup versus $4–$6 at a café, so one daily cup typically saves $1,500–$2,000 per year.