Is coffee the first thing you think about before your feet hit the ground in the morning? Is your first stop a drive-thru to refuel for the day? So listen up, because that morning Cup of Joe is getting pretty expensive, even here in Michigan.
According to Cash Net USA, which determined the price of a cup of coffee in each state, the beverage that once “threw a quarter on the counter” is starting to rise in price across the country. Yes, almost everything seems to be costing more, but coffee?
The data used by Cash Net USA on the price of coffee was obtained from Menuwithprice.com and analyzed coffee prices from almost 10,000 coffee shops in 2,500 cities in the United States. What they found is that prices for a cup of straight coffee ranged from $3.92 per cup in Seattle, Washington, to $1.18 per cup in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
If you’re wondering if that’s getting a bit over the top, let’s do a little flashback. Take for example the year 1965, the year I was born. Coffee averaged just $0.36 per cup. Ok, that was a long time ago, but still, has coffee changed that much? If you’re curious, you can check the price for your year of birth here.
How much is a cup of coffee in Michigan?
So how about a cup of coffee in Michigan? Well, it may depend on where you plan to get your caffeine fix, and it’s actually not that bad. Ann Arbor made the list of the 10 least expensive cups of coffee, averaging just $1.33. It will actually cost you more to have a cup in Flint at $1.96 per cup. That’s how some other Michigan cities traded;
- $2.03
- $1.99
- Detroit $1.70
- Grand Rapids $1.62
To be honest, all of these prices still beat the trends for whipped soymilk, half and half, which generally set it back much further. You can view the full Cash Net USA rankings here.
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