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Coffee Costs & Profit Calculator (Philippines)

Find out what one cup actually costs you — beans, milk, syrup, cup and waste — and what it earns. Enter your price, realistic cups per day, and equipment level; the calculator shows profit per cup, estimated monthly operating profit, break-even cups per day, payback period and 12-month ROI, using live TOP Creamery bean, syrup and machine prices. Download the result as a free, boss-ready PDF feasibility proposal.

Kreme City
The Most Trusted Partner of TOP Creamery

Coffee Costs & Profit Calculator

Know your cost per cup before you price your menu
You Are Costing a Frappe / Blended Drink

Blended drinks carry a higher ingredient cost but a higher price point — they are usually the most profitable line on a Philippine café menu. Frappe base, flavor powder and toppings are now included in the cost below; make sure your blender can handle the volume you are assuming.

STEP 1

Your Coffee Setup

How will you run your coffee operation?

Coffee is the classic add-on: your counter already has the traffic, and an espresso bar takes under a square meter of it.
STEP 2

Your Market Reality

These three numbers decide the business case. Be honest with them — the tool is only as good as the volume you can actually sell.

Neighborhood café ₱90–140. Mall or specialty ₱150–220.
Use a realistic average across slow and busy days.
Most cafés close one day a week — that is 26 days, not 30.
STEP 3

Your Equipment Investment

Espresso machines from the Kreme City catalog (prices as of August 2026). Every espresso bar also needs a grinder — a good grinder matters more than an expensive machine.

Compare all espresso machines, grinders and blenders
2 Group In stock
An espresso bar cannot run without one. Burr grinders hold grind consistency; blade mills do not.
Only needed if you will sell frappes and smoothies.
Set it in the capital boxWater filtration, chiller, ice machine and POS are entered directly in the Amount of Capital breakdown below.
Amount of Capital — auto-computed
Espresso machine₱179,000
Firenze Elite Burr Pro₱37,000
Other equipment — water filter, chiller, POS
Starting stock (~7 selling days)
Total capital₱235,500
Fine-tune the final capital here (use only with a written quotation — delivery, installation, water lines and permits are not auto-included):
Auto-updates when you change equipment or setup. Edit it to override.
Fine-Tune Your Cup Recipe & Costs

Every ingredient is costed from a real TOP Creamery pack price divided by its pack size. Change the drink type first, then adjust only what differs in your recipe.

Coffee
Chain Grade blends are built for milk drinks; Premium single origins for black coffee.
₱20.97at ₱1,165 / 1,000g
Milk
Fresh milk is bought locally, so enter your own price. Using TOP Coffee Creamer (₱195/kg) instead? At roughly 100g per litre of water that is about ₱20/L — confirm your own dilution, as no fixed ratio is published. Reconstituted creamer is a different product from fresh milk: it steams and tastes differently, so price and position the drink accordingly.
Hot 12oz latte ≈ 210ml, hot 16oz ≈ 300ml. Iced drinks use less milk but add ice. Americano 0ml.
₱19.95fresh milk or made-up creamer
Flavor Powder
Typical flavored latte 25–35g. Leave at 0 for plain espresso drinks.
₱0.00no powder selected
Syrup
One pump ≈ 10ml. Most flavored drinks use 2 pumps.
₱6.53750ml bottle
Packaging & Other Per-Cup Costs
Costed from real pack prices — e.g. a 12oz paper cup at ₱130/100 is ₱1.30 each.
Auto-filled from the set above. Editable.
Consumables served with every cup. If most of your menu is iced, raise this — bagged ice runs ₱0.50–1.50 per cup on top of the rest.
Dialing in shots, spilled milk, remakes, comps and staff drinks. A new bar burns through beans and milk before the team is dialed in.
Electricity (an espresso machine is a heavy draw), water and filters, maintenance, payment fees, cleaning supplies.
₱55.57all ingredients + packaging + waste
Percentage of your cups sold through GrabFood or foodpanda. Leave at 0 for walk-in only.
Philippine delivery platforms charge roughly 20–30% of order value. Check your own signed merchant rate.
₱0.00walk-in only
your numbers, your decision — here is the logical next step

Your Recommended Next Step

Recommended for you
Espresso Machine + Grinder Setup
from ₱153,000
The machine and grinder in your analysis, delivered and installed through Kreme City — the most trusted partner of TOP Creamery. Request a written quotation that reconciles with this calculator’s capital figure.
Recommended for you
Complete Coffee Bar Equipment
from ₱180,190
Espresso machine, burr grinder and a commercial blender quoted as one delivered coffee bar — the full equipment scope for a standalone café or a blended-drinks menu. Ice machine and water treatment can be added to the same quotation.
Reduce Your Risk: Barista Training
from ₱6,500
Coffee 101 Barista Foundation — one day at the TOP Creamery Kitchen Studio, Las Piñas: espresso dialing-in, milk steaming, and drink crafting. Training is complimentary on equipment purchases of ₱20,000 and above.
Estimates based on your inputs and current TOP Creamery published prices (August 2026); before tax, financing & depreciation. Prices assumed VAT-inclusive; include payment fees in monthly costs.
Results are a feasibility model, not a guarantee of earnings. Actual results vary by location, season, and execution.
Kreme City • The Most Trusted Partner of TOP Creamery • kremecity.com.ph
₱71,759 / mo
est. operating profit • payback 3.3 mo
KREME CITY
The Most Trusted Partner of TOP Creamery
crafted for people who take coffee seriously
Feasibility & Investment Proposal
Coffee Business
Investment Proposal
A decision-ready cost and profit analysis for a coffee operation
PREPARED FOR
Your Business

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Executive Summary
The Decision in One Page

Est. Operating Profit / Month
before tax, financing & depreciation
Simple Payback
entered capital recovered
Total Entered Capital
equipment + starting stock
Year-1 Profit vs Capital
at flat demand, before tax
The Decision Threshold

Configuration Analyzed
Business model
Drink type costed
Espresso machine
Grinder
Coffee beans (Kreme City price, Aug 2026)
Selling price
Sales assumption
Operating days per month
Monthly fixed costs entered
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Financial Detail
Where Every Peso Goes
Investment Breakdown
ItemAmount
Coffee grinder
Starting stock — beans, milk, syrups, cups (~7 selling days)
Total entered capital

Delivery, installation, water line and electrical work, and permits are not auto-included — confirm them in your written quotation.

Cost of One Cup
LineValue
Selling price
Coffee beans
Milk
Syrup
Cup, lid & straw
Ice, stirrer, napkin, sugar
Waste, remakes & staff drinks
Total variable cost per cup
Profit per cup
Cup cost ratio / markup on cost

Monthly Operating Estimate
LineMonthly
Variable cost — ingredients, packaging, waste
Estimated monthly operating profit

Operating profit is before income tax, VAT adjustments, financing cost, and depreciation, and includes only the fixed costs entered above.

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Risk & Sensitivity
Test the Downside Before You Decide

A sound decision does not rely on the best case. Below, the same cup economics at three sales levels — start the conversation with the conservative case.

ScenarioCups / DayOperating Profit / MonthPayback
Conservative — slow start
Expected — your inputs
Strong — peak season
Decision Thresholds
Operating break-even
Daily volume for 12-month capital recovery
Modeled 12-month operating surplus after entered capital

The key question is not whether the projected profit looks attractive — it is whether your location can realistically serve the recovery volume every operating day.

Cumulative Operating Profit — First 12 Months (Flat Assumption)

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The Partner Behind the Numbers
Why Kreme City
  • The most trusted partner of TOP Creamery. Espresso machines, grinders, roasted beans, syrups, sauces, frappe bases, powders and packaging — one accountable partner instead of six suppliers.
  • Beans roasted for milk drinks. Chain Grade blends are built to cut through milk at café volume; Premium single origins carry a black-coffee menu. Both lines come from the same supply chain your quotation will reference.
  • Barista training that protects the investment. Coffee 101 at the TOP Creamery Kitchen Studio in Las Piñas, with trainers certified by the SCA and international beverage institutions — and complimentary on machine or package purchases of ₱20,000 and above.
  • A proposal you can verify. Every number here comes from your own inputs and published Kreme City prices — bring it to Kreme City and we will reconcile it into a written quotation.
Your Next Three Steps
1
2
Book Coffee 101: Barista Foundation (₱6,500 per person, one day at the Las Piñas Kitchen Studio) — or claim it free with a qualifying machine or package purchase. A barista who can dial in a shot protects every peso of the margin above.
3
Validate your cup volume. Count the foot traffic at your site for one week and compare it with the recovery threshold on page 4 before you commit.
Talk to Us

Visit kremecity.com.ph or message the Kreme City business team through our official pages — bring this proposal and we will prepare machine availability, a reconciled written quotation, delivery schedule, and training dates within one working day.

Assumptions & Exclusions

This proposal is a feasibility estimate generated from the Kreme City Coffee Costs & Profit Calculator using your inputs and Kreme City prices on the date above. It excludes income tax; the 3% percentage tax on gross receipts (or 12% VAT once annual sales exceed the ₱3,000,000 registration threshold); business permits and licences; financing interest; depreciation; delivery and installation unless entered in capital; downtime; and owner compensation. It assumes flat demand for 12 months with no ramp-up or seasonality. It is not a guarantee of earnings, a valuation, a tax computation, or a substitute for a written quotation. By downloading this proposal you consented to follow-up contact from the Kreme City business team, whose service is enhanced by AI-assisted tools. Figures in Philippine pesos.

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How this calculator works

Every ingredient is costed from a real TOP Creamery pack price divided by its pack size, so the cost per cup reflects what you would actually pay: beans by grams per dose, milk by millilitres, syrups by the 750 ml bottle, frappe base and sauces by the kilo, and cups and lids by the piece. A waste allowance covers dialing in shots, remakes and spillage. The result is framed as an estimated monthly operating profit — before tax, financing and depreciation — and paired with the two thresholds that actually decide the investment: the cups per day needed to cover fixed costs, and the cups per day needed to recover your capital within twelve months.

Frequently asked questions

How much does one cup of coffee cost to make in the Philippines?
At the calculator’s default recipe — an 18 g dose of Napoli Blend 60-40 beans (₱1,165/kg), 210 ml of fresh milk at ₱95/litre, 20 ml of caramel syrup, a 12 oz paper cup with lid, plus an 8% allowance for waste, remakes and staff drinks — one latte costs about ₱56 to make. Sold at ₱120 that is roughly ₱64 profit per cup and a 46% cup cost ratio. Change the bean, dose, milk price or cup and the figure updates instantly.
How do I compute the selling price of my coffee?
Start from your cost per cup, then decide the price your market will actually pay — not the other way round. This calculator asks for your selling price and reports the resulting markup and ingredient cost ratio, so you can sanity-check both. A common café target is an ingredient cost of 20–35% of the menu price; above 45% the margin gets fragile once rent and staff are included.
How much capital do I need to start a coffee business?
For an add-on espresso bar the calculator’s default is about ₱235,500: a Firenze IL Nero dual-group machine (₱179,000), a Firenze Elite burr grinder (₱37,000) and roughly seven selling days of starting stock (₱19,500). Entry-level machines start at ₱153,000. A standalone café adds fit-out, a barista salary and rent, which the standalone mode includes.
How many cups per day do I need to break even?
The calculator shows two thresholds. Break-even per day is the cups needed to cover your monthly fixed costs — about 8 cups a day at the default add-on assumptions. The more important number is the volume needed to recover your capital within 12 months: roughly 19 cups a day. Compare both with the real foot traffic at your location before committing.
Is a grinder really necessary if I buy an espresso machine?
Yes. Espresso needs freshly ground coffee at a specific grind size, and pre-ground beans go stale within days of opening. A burr grinder holds a consistent grind; a blade mill cannot. The calculator adds the grinder to your capital by default and warns you if you set it to none.
What does the free PDF proposal include?
Five pages: a cover addressed to you, an executive summary with payback and 12-month ROI, a full cost-of-one-cup breakdown, the monthly operating estimate, conservative/expected/strong scenarios, decision thresholds, and a 12-month cumulative profit chart. Verify your Philippine mobile number by SMS and it downloads free. It is a planning estimate, not a guarantee of earnings, and by downloading you consent to follow-up from the Kreme City business team.

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