Coffee Habit Calculator

Find out what your coffee-shop habit costs per year, over a lifetime, and how much it would grow to if you invested that money instead. (We're not saying quit. We're just saying.)

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Per year$1,495
Over 30 years
$44,850
If invested instead
$151,988
Cups in that time
7,800

Yearly cost by price per drink

One drink a day, 5 days a week:

Price per drinkPer yearOver 30 years
$2.00$520$15,600
$3.50$910$27,300
$4.50$1,170$35,100
$5.75$1,495$44,850
$7.00$1,820$54,600

How it works

Yearly cost = price × drinks per day × days per week × 52. The 'invested' figure assumes that money went into an account each month earning your chosen return.

Frequently asked questions

Is brewing at home really that much cheaper?

Enter your cost per cup at home and compare the two results.