Drink pricing
Coffee Shop COGS & Drink Pricing Calculator
Work out what each drink costs to make, then check it against your price. The blended % is your cost of goods sold, and it feeds the product cost line in your sales forecast.
Your numbers save in this browser and carry into the Sales and Profit and Loss step of your roadmap.
How it works
- Enter what you pay for beans, milk, cups, and syrups. Small changes in milk or bean price move every drink.
- A latte that costs about a dollar to make and sells for five leaves room for rent and labor. Watch the drinks priced too thin.
- Your sales mix matters. A menu heavy on plain coffee runs a lower product cost than one heavy on flavored and alt-milk drinks.
Questions
- What is a good COGS % for a coffee shop?
- Most healthy coffee shops keep cost of goods sold in the low-to-mid 20s as a % of sales. This tool shows your blended % as you enter real ingredient costs and prices.
- How should I price a latte?
- Cost the milk, beans, cup, and lid per drink, then price so that cost is roughly a fifth to a quarter of the menu price. The calculator flags drinks whose margin is too thin.