Cheapest and most expensive cities in the world to get a cup of coffee revealed
A cup of Joe in Rio de Janeiro is a measly 84p - but grabbing a coffee in Zurich, Switzerland will set you back £2.92 - 35 times more
BRITS are forking out over 90 per cent more for a cup of coffee compared to other caffeine lovers across the globe.
The 2016 Coffee Price Index compares the average cost of coffee from home, the office, Starbucks and an independent coffee shop for 75 countries across the world.
The results show that across the UK we are paying between £1.43 and £1.62 for our fix - compared to just 84p in Brazil.
Rio de Janeiro was cheapest worldwide, costing just 84p on average - 35 times cheaper than the most city - Zurich in Switzerland where a cup costs £2.92.
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In the UK, the cheapest city to buy a cup of Joe is Dundee, where it's £1.43 on average - and, unsurprisingly, London is last in the UK, costing £1.62.
Starbucks prices were also notably cheaper in South America - with a coffee from the chain only £1.21 compared to London's price of £2.80. But that's nothing compared to Zurich, where a single cup will set you back a whopping £5.72.
Prices at independent coffee shops were usually higher than at Starbucks or the supermarket - except in France, Italy and Spain.
Sven Hock, CEO of researchers said: “Coffee is the fuel of every office, it is not only part of our culture, it is a culture.
"Whether you’re sitting down with an old friend, enjoying a cup with your spouse, or taking a break with your colleagues, coffee brings us together and motivates us.”
Just last month a Sun Investigation found that coffee chains like Starbucks and Costa are hiking prices at concessions.
Customers rushing to grab a drink at rail and airport concessions have to pay up to 35p more for the same product as a branch off the street.
In five London stations — Euston, King’s Cross, Victoria, Waterloo and Liverpool Street — the charge was 30p more than the nearest street Starbucks.
To calculate the cheapest and most expensive coffees, Service Partner ONE compared the median cost of a coffee at home, the cost of a Grande Latte in Starbucks, the average costs of a cup in an independent coffee shop and the average cost to a company per cup in the office.
These figures were then averaged to create a cost for each city.
Chris Stemman, executive director of the British Coffee Association said: “Coffee prices vary in different countries depending on whether or not it is imported, Rio de Janeiro for instance does not import coffee as it is a produce grown in Brazil and much of Latin America.
"Additionally, pricing depends on the type of coffee bean that is commonly consumed, in the UK we favour Arabica for its smoother taste but this is a premium priced bean. Comparatively in France and other countries the Robusta bean is popular and this is priced more cheaply compared to Arabica.
"Finally, and specifically to the UK, the weakening of the pound has had an impact on coffee, which is traded as a dollar commodity, so again the cost of importing coffee into the UK has risen.”
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