True Cost

Bean to Cup Espresso True Cost

TRUE COST

Bean-to-Cup Espresso Review

£349 purchase price 4.7/5 value rating Based on 1 cups

Lifetime cost

3 years of ownership

Machine £349
Beans £153
Maintenance £60
Electricity £11
Total (3 years) £573
Cost per cup £0.52
Compared with Coffee Shop
Coffee Shop £2,738
Save £2,164

Break-even

153 days

Bean-to-Cup Espresso pays back its upfront cost versus Coffee Shop under this usage profile.

Best alternative

Nespresso Vertuo Pop

Convenient, but pod cost dominates the three-year total.

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Comparison

Bean-to-Cup Espresso True Cost Compared

Metric Nespresso Vertuo Pop Bean-to-Cup Espresso Coffee Shop
Purchase price £79 £349 £0
Annual running cost £172 £75 £913
Ownership cost £595 £573 £2,738
Cost per use £0.54 £0.52 £2.50
Value note Convenient, but pod cost dominates the three-year total. Higher upfront cost, much lower cost per cup for regular drinkers. No equipment cost, but daily purchases compound quickly.