COST CALCULATOR
Home Brew vs Rhine
Specialty coffee hides more costs than you'd think
Everyone assumes brewing at home is cheaper — but specialty coffee isn't instant powder. You need the machine, the good beans, and the months it takes before your latte art stops looking like a puddle. Let's run the numbers.
What a latte really costs
20 cups
Do it yourself
- Espresso machine (amortized)
- Grinder (amortized)
- Coffee beans
- Fresh milk
- Your time
Cost per cup
VS
Order from Rhine
- Latte price
- NT$80
- Equipment
- NT$0
- Your time
- NT$0
- Cleaning & upkeep
- NT$0
- Delivery fee
- ~NT$15
Cost per cup NT$95
The costs nobody adds up
Repairs & servicing
Espresso machines need descaling and fresh gaskets every year — budget NT$2,000–5,000
Learning curve
Expect 2–3 months of practice before you can pull a genuinely good latte, every time
Daily cleaning
Every session ends with 10–15 minutes on the steam wand and group head
Bean freshness
Beans peak within 2 weeks of opening. Buy too much and it goes stale; buy too little and your choices shrink
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What kind of coffee are you having today?
Single-origin beans, La Marzocco espresso machine, made to order — delivered in 25 min