The bean cost per shot is easy to work out and usually far lower than people assume, which is what makes the machine pay for itself over a year rather than over a decade.
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Per shot, yes, but stale or low grade beans are the most common reason people give up on home espresso. The cost gap between adequate and genuinely good beans is a few cents a shot.
Milk usually costs more than the coffee in a latte. A 6 oz drink takes roughly 120 ml of milk, so price that separately and add it to the figure above.
Divide the machine and grinder cost by the difference between your per-drink cost and what you were paying elsewhere. At two drinks a day the answer is usually measured in months, not years.
Method last reviewed 2026-07-29. Figures are guidance, not a substitute for the ratings printed on your own equipment.