What the world's great coffees cost, cup for cup
From everyday Colombian to auction Geisha: where each coffee grows, how rare it is, how it tastes and what one cup costs, all measured against Jamaica Blue Mountain.
Price per cup
Retail prices per pound, turned into the cost of one 8 oz cup. The red row is the benchmark, Jamaica Blue Mountain.
- Black Ivory CoffeeThailand $52–$55
- Kopi LuwakIndonesia $1.29–$17
- St Helena CoffeeSaint Helena $10–$11
- Panama Geisha CoffeePanama $3.44–$9.94
- Yemeni CoffeeYemen $0.81–$4.40
- Jamaica Blue Mountain CoffeeThe benchmark $1.14–$2.15
- Kona CoffeeKona districts $1.06–$1.66
- Puerto Rican CoffeePuerto Rico $0.57–$0.77
- Kenyan CoffeeKenya $0.72–$0.77
- Sumatra CoffeeIndonesia $0.63–$0.72
- Ethiopian CoffeeEthiopia $0.66–$0.69
- Guatemalan CoffeeGuatemala $0.54–$0.66
- Colombian CoffeeColombia $0.23–$0.63
- Brazilian CoffeeBrazil $0.40–$0.63
- Mexican CoffeeMexico $0.46–$0.63
- Everyday Supermarket CoffeeBlended $0.26–$0.28
Explore the index
Every entry covers where the coffee grows, how it's processed, how it's usually described, and how it compares with Jamaica Blue Mountain.
Origins
Where the world's coffees come from, country by country and region by region, each compared with Jamaica Blue Mountain.
52 entriesVarieties
The coffee plants behind the cup: arabica varieties from Typica to Geisha, and the other species, from robusta to stenophylla.
21 entriesProcessing
Washed, natural, honey and newer fermentation methods: how coffee cherries become green beans, and how each method changes the taste.
7 entriesRare coffees
The world's scarcest and priciest coffees, from auction Geisha to kopi luwak, with what makes each rare and what it actually costs.
6 entriesCoffee knowledge
The background that ties the index together: where coffee grows, how the plant works, who produces the most, and how specialty coffee is judged.
9 entriesThe benchmark: Jamaica Blue Mountain
Every comparison here is made against it. These coffees are Mamre Blue's, and each opens mamrebluecoffee.com to buy.
100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Pods — Original, 12 Count
$25.00 · about $2.08 a pod
100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Pods — 24 Count
$45.00 · about $1.88 a pod
100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee — Whole Beans, 8 oz
$32.00 · about $1.88 a cup
100% Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee — Whole Beans, 16 oz
$58.00 · about $1.66 a cup