Daily Coffee Cost Calculator
Quick answer: A $5.75 coffee, one cup a day, five days a week, costs $28.75 a week and $1,495 a year (monthly = yearly ÷ 12 ≈ $124.58). Brewing the same cup at home for $0.80 saves $4.95 a day — about $1,287 a year. The yearly figure is weekly spend × 52; enter your actual out-the-door price per cup, including tax and tip, for a true estimate.
That daily coffee feels small until you multiply it. This daily coffee cost calculator adds up your real coffee spending — daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly — and shows exactly how much you would save by brewing at home instead.
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Estimate only. Assumes the same price and frequency every week, 52 weeks a year. Monthly = yearly ÷ 12.
How to use this calculator
Enter the price you actually pay per cup — after tax and tip, since that is what leaves your wallet. Then enter how many cups you drink per day and how many days per week. If you know roughly what a home-brewed cup costs you (beans, filters, milk), enter it to see your potential savings.
Results update instantly. The headline numbers are your yearly spend and your yearly savings versus home brewing; the table breaks the same spending down by day, week, and month.
How this is calculated
- Daily = price per cup × cups per day.
- Weekly = daily × days per week.
- Yearly = weekly × 52.
- Monthly = yearly ÷ 12 (the true average, since weeks and months do not align).
- Home-brew cost uses the same steps with your home-brew price; savings = yearly cafe cost − yearly home-brew cost.
Assumptions: identical price and frequency all 52 weeks — no vacations, discounts, or price changes. The result is an estimate meant to reveal the scale of the habit.
Worked example
Inputs: $5.75 per cup, 1 cup per day, 5 days per week, home-brew cost $0.80.
Daily = 5.75 × 1 = $5.75; weekly = 5.75 × 5 = $28.75; yearly = 28.75 × 52 = $1,495.00; monthly = 1,495 ÷ 12 ≈ $124.58. Home-brew yearly = 0.80 × 1 × 5 × 52 = $208, so the savings are 1,495 − 208 = $1,287 a year.
Reference data
This tool is pure math and uses no external data tables. The only constants applied are 52 weeks per year and 12 months per year. Coffee prices are not assumed — you enter your own, so the numbers reflect your habit, not an average.
Method & sources
Straight arithmetic from your inputs — no datasets, rates, or price averages involved. All results are computed live in your browser; figures labeled (est.) reflect the stated weekly assumptions.
- No external data is used. All figures labeled (est.) are estimates from the stated assumptions.
Frequently asked questions
How much does coffee cost per year?
Multiply price per cup by cups per day by days per week by 52. A $5.75 coffee once a day, five days a week, costs $28.75 a week and $1,495 a year. Enter your own numbers in the calculator above for your exact figure.
How much can I save by brewing coffee at home?
Subtract your home-brew cost per cup from the cafe price, then multiply by cups per day, days per week, and 52. For example, replacing a $5.75 cafe coffee with a $0.80 home brew once a day, five days a week, saves $4.95 a day — about $1,287 a year.
Why is the monthly cost the yearly cost divided by 12?
Because weeks and months do not line up evenly, monthly = weekly × 52 ÷ 12 gives the true average monthly spend over a year, which is the number that belongs in a monthly budget.
Does this include taxes and tips on coffee purchases?
No — enter the total you actually pay per cup. If your $5 coffee costs $5.80 after tax and tip, enter $5.80 so the estimate reflects real spending.
Is this an exact figure or an estimate?
It is an estimate. It assumes you buy the same coffee at the same frequency every week, with no vacations, free refills, or price changes. It is designed to reveal the scale of the habit, not to reconcile your bank statement.