Calculate your monthly and yearly coffee spending. Compare café vs home brew costs and see how much your habit costs over 5–10 years.
Added May 26, 2026
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See exactly how much your coffee habit costs per month, per year, and over time. Compare café vs home-brewed spending and calculate how much you could save by brewing more at home.
The daily café run dominates: 5 café cups/week at $5.50 each costs $1,430/year alone vs $364 for 14 home cups. Small habit changes have outsized long-term impact.
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The average coffee drinker in the US spends $1,000–$2,500 per year on coffee, depending on how often they visit cafés. At $5.50 per daily café cup, five days a week, that's $1,430 per year just on café visits.
Home brew cost depends on your method. Drip coffee with quality beans is typically $0.25–$0.50 per cup. A pod machine (Nespresso/Keurig) runs $0.50–$0.90 per pod. A basic espresso setup costs $0.30–$0.75 per shot once equipment is amortized.
Yes — typically 8–15× cheaper per cup. At $5.50 for a café latte vs $0.60 for home espresso with milk, switching 5 café days per week to home saves roughly $1,270 per year.