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Between $0-$30 a month probably. I rarely buy coffee, but on occassion at work I will, usually if it's long working hours. I don't often make it at home either both because I usually lack cream and/or because I forget.
I'll more commonly have coffee if I'm with friends, that's where the cost increases the most.
~2kg/month, currently spending ~$60NZD/kg - anywhere between 1 and 4 espressos a day for me depending on if I'm going into the office or not, and my wife drinks a jug of cold brew every ~week
My wife and I split a pot a day, brewed on a Moccamaster. We buy bulk from a local grocery store a lb at a time and go thru about 3 lbs a month. At $12/lb, weβre at around $40 a month.
During the winter months I go to a coffee shop down by the Seattle waterfront. I do it because theyβre starving in the winter and I want them to stay open. Couple times a week, $5 with tip for a drip.
$5USD for a coffee, is that normal? Is that inclusive of a tip? Here in Australia Id leave the register if they tried charging me more than $3USD, and we don't have a tipping culture (thank god).
You could probably find $3, but no less. And if you went to a nice coffee shop, that did a pour over or something, I'd expect $5-$7.
For me about 10β¬. At work I have free "coffee" and at home I alternate coffee and tea. For the coffee I've found a nice 500g bag of whole brand for 8β¬ that is my go to.
"Antique" 2β¬ grinder bought well over a decade ago and french pressing. No expensive equipment.
My wife works at Starbucks and we have an espresso machine, so not a lot.
About 75 β¬/month at most, but that would require drinking only specialty coffee. Normally I also have a bag of cheap supermarket coffee, which I use for experiments and training. Really good specially coffee costs about 80β¦100 β¬/kg, while good light roasted fresh supermarket coffee costs about 14 β¬/kg, so that can easily bring that monthly expense down.
Since I drink a little bit of both, I think the overall cost is somewhere around 30β¦40 β¬/month.
AP filers are really cheap, so they contribute only cents to the monthly sum. Can you really taste the difference between two filter types? If so, can Chemex really justify the higher cost?
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10 - 15 euros probably
I spend about $30/mo on whole beans from a local roaster. Cheap Hario hand grinder, French press. KISS
I buy 20 lb bags of green for 80-120 once a year or so, roast a batch once a week or so in a modified popcorn maker, and make espresso, pour over, or french press depending on how it turns out.
I probably don't save any money when you calculate power, and even if I did, it would take a decade to pay for the grinder/espresso machine.
$40-$60 for two of us but we don't drink the same coffee so usually it's just a bag for him and a bag for me.
Between $75-$120 a month, for two of us.
We pay an average of $22 for a 12 oz bag of the good stuff from local roasters (Temple or Chocolate Fish) and go through just over a bag a week. Work days we have 2 cups each, weekends we go all out and have 3. We buy whole beans, grind them at home, and exclusively use the Chemex. Sometimes when we pick up a bag at the shop we treat ourselves to a latte (stupidly expensive) and that bumps up the average.
1.25 kg of Lavazza beans (at USD ~21, converted) for a single person per month, brewed ~20g (in V60) for 1-3 times per day
Not much, the only thing relatively expensive was the expresso machine. Coffee beans we have is mostly Lavazza's Crema e Gusto (the blue/red bags). On sale it is about 11 to 14β¬ per kilo. We spend a little extra on good coffee creamer (Friese vlag Goudband). I don't drink much coffee but I can't have a sip without making noise...my wife goes "everything alright?", or "shut the @#β¬# up?".
My wife likes instant coffee. I use a french press and pre-ground coffee. I go through probably about a kilo a month so something like 800 to 1000 JPY
Instant coffee occasionally becomes my habit if I happen to find a good looking box at the supermarket. Super hit and miss here in the 'States but I find the most luck at the Japanese supermarket in town!
$12. A single pack of grounds lasts me right around a month.
About $30/month USD when we can afford to order from Stone Street. We get by on much less from Aldi during leaner times, which still isn't that bad.
Aldi's whole bean bags are pretty damn good for what it's worth. Those organic yellow bags, I think Panamanian or Peruvian ones were the bomb.
We like the Peruvian. I was iffy about the Sumatran because it was already ground, but my partner loves dark roasts, and I must admit, it's really good. One caveat, the instructions on the bag say two rounded tablespoons per 6 oz. cup, and that's far too much. We like our coffee strong and find that one tablespoon for every two 6 oz cups is plenty.
My man coming in with Aldi love and straight facts β₯
$32 USD a month for 2 lbs (0.9 kg) from a local roaster. Not the most economical, but they do a decent job of roasting.
I do pour over iced coffee (aka Japanese Iced Coffee) using a Hario V60. 35g coffee and 300g water brewed over ice (dilutes the rest of the way and chills the coffee) and I'm good to go.
Do you have a Costco near you? I usually get Lavazza beans when itβs on offer for Β£10/$13 per kg (~2lbs) but Amazon sometimes have it cheaper delivered. One word of warning though, the Kirkland coffee beans are terrible, no idea how they make It so bitter.
Also have you tried a re-usable metal filter for your AeroPress?
The Kirkland beans really are bad, which is surprising. I like the Don Pablo beans they carry a lot though.
Good price. I spend over $20 for Lavazza organic on Amazon.
We do have Costco around here! I'll take a look for those Lavazza beans - they sound like a great deal.
Never tried the metal Aero filters but I found some off brand ones on Amazon that do the job really well. Got like fkn 800 filters for $10 on Amazon so that's WAY cheaper than the Chemex as it is. I worried about the metal filters resulting in oily coffee akin to a french press, did you experience that or are my fears unfounded?
Well Iβve asked Santa for an AeroPress for Christmas, I take a French press camping but we broke it this year. Planning on getting the metal filter, and finding out myself.
My first coffee maker is my AeroPress! Had it for about a decade now and it's still plungin'
Took it out camping a ton over the years! It's been banged up so much and still works perfectly. I usually just bring a stack of paper filters in a ziploc but a metal filter sounds pretty bulletproof now that you mention it...
I just use whatever the machine at work has. So $0 lol
I'm no coffee snob but jfc, I swear they get Folgers and CFoN just to fuck with us lol
I work in a cafΓ©, so I really only pay for my coffee on my days off.
I average maybe half a pound of beans per month for home brewing, so let's say $20 for a nice bag from a local roaster (in Canada-bucks). Ten or so dollars in V60 filters is enough to last me most of a year, so add a dollar a month. I also like checking out cafΓ©s, so add $15/$20 in random cafΓ© visits, and I'd typically spend anywhere from $20 to $40ish per month.
$40 is great! Plus you get plenty of cafe time which is worth a ton in my opinion. I didn't factor in my coffee house budget because that can get pretty high depending on the month π
I've been considering the V60 to get away from the pricey Chemex filters and that figure sounds really great. Thanks!
I buy green unroasted coffee for cheap and then roast it myself, 5lb bag is like 8 bucks Canadian
Recently moved to a more coffee-oriented area so I should be able to find green beans way easier now. Thanks for the reminder!!!
I do the same thing. Green coffee has a longer shelf life than roasted coffee does.
Do you just roast it in your home oven? Does it make your house smell like a Starbucks knock box?
I have an espresso machine, so I just buy a bag of beans that I grind myself for about $15 Canadian. A bag lasts me at least a month, usually more. The only other expense is I do use more milk than usual since I make lattes.
One 12oz bag? Wow, that's efficient. Maybe that'll help me justify forking over the initial cost for a decent espresso machine.
Just had this conversation with my partner who wanted to get a Nespresso (no idea why). I also have an espresso machine and have 2 large coffees a day, a 1kg bag of beans is Β£10 ( $13) and lasts over a month. Espresso machine and a grinder is the most eco and pocket friendly way.
Beko make a bean to cup espresso machine for about β¬250, it's a tank
Needs cleaning every month but makes amazing coffee with good beans
That's solid. I figured I'd need a new setup to make the most of it - doubt my cuisinart burr grinder would be able to pull a really mean americano let alone a late. I'll keep that in mind for the next few huge Chemex filters I toss. Thanks!
To be fair, it's only me drinking it and I typically make it only during work days. But yeah it's pretty nice to have. I've been getting syrups to flavour the lattes which makes it even better.
Edit: The bags I get are about 1kg which is about 32oz.