To find out just how much these costs vary, personal finance experts at SavingSpot conducted comprehensive research to reveal the cheapest and most expensive cities for buying a coffee.
SavingSpot used TripAdvisor to gather the price of an americano (or espresso), a latte, and a cappuccino from five cafés based in the capital city of each country.
Cities without five cafés that had menus were omitted. Researchers then averaged the price of coffee. All costs were sourced from local menus before being converted into US dollars.
The price of coffee around the world
North America
The Coffee scene blew up in the United States when Peet’s Coffee & Tea of Berkeley. California started highlighting the origin of their beans, inspiring the founders of Starbucks of Seattle. Washington. The U.S. has the second most expensive average coffee price ($3.77), but the Bahamas has the priciest, at $3.91 per cup. Honduras, known for its different coffee blends, has the cheapest coffee.
South America
Coffee prices here are generally low, but Chile has the highest overall. A coffee will cost around $3.17 in Santiago. The world’s third-biggest coffee exporter, Colombia, has the lowest coffee price in South America, at $1.27 a cup. In Brazil (the most significant exporter), you can grab one for $1.86.
Europe
The Swiss love a morning coffee with their gipfeli (Swiss German for croissant), but it comes at a cost; a cup of coffee in Switzerland will set you back $5.64 a cup. For the cheapest coffee, Albania is the place to be. In Albania’s “Lokals”, a bar-cafe hybrid, a coffee will cost around $1.21.
Middle East and Central Asia
Arabic coffee is an essential custom of hospitality in Qatari culture, yet there is a hefty price tag on coffee, with a cup costing around $6.79. In Iran, the locals champion tea over coffee, which is only really drunk in cafes. This might be why it has the lowest price globally, only costing $0.46 for a cup.
Asia and Oceania
South Korea’s coffee culture is booming, with the highest density of coffee shops per capita in the world. In one of Seoul’s estimated 18.000 cafes, a coffee will cost on average $7.77 per cup. Nepal has the lowest cost, with an average price of $1.49.
Africa
Africa is known as the home continent of coffee, where it is thought to have come from Ethiopia after a farmer noticed his goats become energized after eating coffee berries. Botswana ($2.47) takes the top spot for the most expensive cup in Africa. Namibia has the lowest-priced coffee, costing $1.76 for a cup.
But the team didn’t stop there, and they also calculated coffee consumption habits around the world based on Statista data, revealing which cities drink and spend the most.
Which countries drink the most coffee?
Cost and consumption of coffee by country
Country
Espresso price in $
Latte price in $
Cappuccino price in $
Avg Price of Coffee
Coffee consumption per capita (kg)
South Korea
7.305020926
7.924090496
7.924090496
7.7177339726667
1.7
Qatar
5.7676479
7.36061732
7.25075736
6.7930075266667
5.2
Lebanon
4.76882574
6.10801653
6.07535334
5.65073187
5.7
Kuwait
4.81967965
6.18248562
6.11600728
5.7060575166667
3.1
Switzerland
4.99011282
5.81099718
5.59497498
5.46536166
4.8
United Arab Emirates
4.5739176
6.2074596
6.0985568
5.6266446666667
1.5
Denmark
4.4944455
5.865092
5.73759
5.3657091666667
7.4
Japan
4.9207779786
5.3096868858
5.3096868858
5.1800505834
2.1
Saudi Arabia
3.786187038
5.705943846
5.652617268
5.048249384
1.3
Singapore
4.199853485
5.091857765
5.091857765
4.794523005
1.7
France
3.38952614
4.888739625
5.71241818
4.663561315
3.5
Taiwan
4.19129451
5.08687026
5.0152242
4.76446299
-
Norway
3.7369388
4.990322
4.4796844
4.4023150666667
6.8
China
3.964566528
4.80084228
4.831815456
4.532408088
0.1
Iceland
4.1043871684
4.7184293432
4.4275672604
4.4167945906667
5.4
Finland
3.41322912
4.9776258
4.6220811
4.33764534
8.2
Sweden
3.76150096
4.672672
4.3222216
4.25213152
7.7
Bahrain
3.7168796
4.72574692
4.67264864
4.3717583866667
3.9
Austria
2.91546654
4.5035662
4.31394236
3.9109917
6.6
Oman
3.74032944
4.1559216
4.20787062
4.03470722
1.4
Ireland (Republic)
3.66211041
4.01765511
3.98210064
3.88728872
1.2
Israel
3.498230904
4.29607304
3.98921068
3.927838208
2.2
Bahamas
3.089276322
4.538936732
4.089042122
3.9057517253333
-
Luxembourg
3.17619932
4.39690279
3.75692233
3.7766748133333
11.1
Cyprus
3.17619932
4.1480215
3.88728872
3.7371698466667
3.9
Jordan
3.385092
4.0903195
4.0903195
3.8552436666667
2.7
Wales
3.534848
3.811008
3.811008
3.7189546666667
1.3
United States of America
3.2
4.12
4
3.7733333333333
3.7
England
3.396768
3.714352
3.714352
3.6084906666667
1.3
Netherlands
3.27101124
3.87543723
3.555447
3.56729849
8.2
Germany
2.9628725
4.0295066
3.65025892
3.5475460066667
5.4
Scotland
3.1730784
3.7806304
3.7806304
3.5781130666667
1.3
Ireland (Northern)
3.286304
3.59008
3.603888
3.493424
1.3
Barbados
3.119285925
3.753045605
3.753045605
3.5417923783333
-
Greece
3.12879336
3.65025892
3.46063508
3.41322912
3.5
Belgium
2.67843674
4.04135809
3.50804104
3.4092786233333
5.1
Estonia
2.7258427
3.74507084
3.48433806
3.3184172
4.5
India
3.07483002
3.33039332
3.37343556
3.2595529666667
0
Latvia
2.53621886
3.65025892
3.41322912
3.1999023
2.9
New Zealand
2.7660402
3.3946857
3.3946857
3.1851372
2.2
Chile
2.639608326
3.565786686
3.238900206
3.148098406
0.4
Czechia
2.657959304
3.308508784
3.085463248
3.0173104453333
1.3
Canada
2.4982435
3.34281098
3.22031646
3.02045698
5.8
Australia
2.9996
2.9996
2.9996
2.9996
2.1
Slovakia
2.51251588
3.34212018
2.9628725
2.93916952
4.3
Romania
2.45322444
3.22286348
3.07855616
2.9182146933333
2.6
Philippines
2.549485456
3.204248976
3.163326256
2.9723535626667
1.3
Uruguay
2.545785
3.16503
3.39438
3.035065
1.1
Azerbaijan
2.4588235122
3.5529411516
2.9882352732
2.999999979
0.2
Panama
2.36040592
3.28056416
3.2005504
2.9471734933333
2.1
Poland
2.1964399
3.4283334
2.8517024
2.8254919
0.7
Spain
2.4888129
2.46510992
3.03398144
2.6626347533333
3
Russia
2.084832
3.10536
2.88648
2.692224
0.9
Thailand
2.24719128
2.77777811
2.77777811
2.6009158333333
0.6
Bangladesh
2.45147344
2.76969355
2.72254983
2.6479056066667
0.3
Costa Rica
2.0666816
3.00960508
2.7448115
2.6070327266667
2.8
Pakistan
2.1631878252
2.8336495488
2.624920899
2.540586091
0
Lithuania
2.10956522
2.67843674
2.58362482
2.4572089266667
4.2
Sri Lanka
2.167753145
2.796777468
2.6243596456
2.5296300862
0.2
Portugal
1.7777235
2.65473376
2.89176356
2.44140694
4.4
Slovenia
1.82512946
3.24730826
2.18067416
2.41770396
4.1
Botswana
2.2853507556
2.5964073036
2.3859866976
2.4225815856
0.7
Cambodia
2.07
2.72
2.65
2.48
0.2
Ecuador
2.24
2.6
2.6
2.48
0.1
Italy
2.22808012
2.67843674
2.27548608
2.39400098
4.9
Hungary
2.077126128
2.771749476
2.286187524
2.378354376
0.3
Malaysia
2.066723802
2.644828362
2.644828362
2.452126842
0.5
Malta
1.93179287
2.83250611
2.29918906
2.3544960133333
3.1
Guatemala
2.039069
2.529478
2.452045
2.3401973333333
2
Egypt
2.3193281384
2.3830459444
2.3065845772
2.3363195533333
0.3
Croatia
1.708022916
2.656924536
2.403884104
2.2562771853333
4.3
El Salvador
1.7
2.53
2.75
2.3266666666667
2.2
Kazakhstan
1.954043372
2.592954928
2.327130412
2.2913762373333
0.7
South Africa
1.966607162
2.400520486
2.260548446
2.2092253646667
0.3
Uganda
2.0266524
2.39257575
2.39257575
2.2706013
0.4
Kenya
1.8619731279
2.4826308372
2.4455766456
2.2633935369
0.1
Nicaragua
1.85
2.49
2.44
2.26
0.1
Indonesia
1.84106888
2.404381
2.34942372
2.1982912
0.6
Bolivia
1.70696322
2.6038422
2.28559482
2.19880008
2
Morocco
1.90294957
2.037275422
2.57457883
2.171601274
0.8
Zimbabwe
1.9
2.5
2.2
2.2
0.1
Mexico
1.75667625
2.409156
2.3288508
2.16489435
0.5
Armenia
1.653692524
2.500705768
2.460371804
2.2049233653333
2.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.46061912
2.49522433
2.105725898
2.020523116
4.8
Bulgaria
1.3676476813
2.5063445993
2.0217927193
1.9652616666333
3.7
Vietnam
1.7760175
2.07924
2.07924
1.9781658333333
1.4
Cuba
1.55
1.9
2.45
1.9666666666667
1.6
Peru
1.614583292
2.161458278
2.08333328
1.95312495
0.7
Brazil
1.681650634
2.16728244
2.24755216
2.0321617446667
5.4
Namibia
1.5535339332
2.1133659812
1.84184743792
1.83624911744
1.8
Laos
1.642969848
1.937861872
1.937861872
1.8395645306667
0.8
Serbia
1.50817353
1.917101118
1.836125358
1.753800002
2.7
Ukraine
1.41258624
2.11152214
1.80987612
1.7779948333333
1.5
Honduras
1.550118792
1.825139868
1.900145616
1.758468092
2.5
Georgia
1.553090329
2.060221865
1.806656097
1.806656097
2.5
Kyrgyzstan
1.3907761322
1.7685761002
1.6859323572
1.6150948632
0.3
Argentina
1.38945499
1.70286589
1.6715248
1.58794856
0.4
North Macedonia
1.1560122
1.77255204
1.69548456
1.5413496
0.5
Belarus
1.2563260662
1.817327014
1.5328758292
1.5355096364667
1.3
Nepal
1.236909303
1.581897612
1.548240216
1.455682377
0
Turkey
1.27491048
1.52759544
1.44719568
1.4165672
0.2
Colombia
0.98956099
1.35998489
1.41290259
1.25414949
1.5
Albania
0.7382224356
1.4375910588
1.359883434
1.1785656428
1.7
Iran
0.40802754264
0.48735303696
0.47785297776
0.45774451912
0.2
Key Findings: • In South Korea, you’ll pay the most for a cup of coffee – on average, $7.77 a cup. • Iran pays the least – In Tehran, expect to pay $0.46 for a cup of coffee. • Luxembourg is the world’s biggest coffee consumer, with a whopping 11.1 kilos consumed per capita in a year. • Nepal, India, and Pakistan are the world’s biggest coffee abstainers. Each country drinks less than 0.1 kilos per capita a year.
