WA coffee drinkers spend average total of more than $1800 on daily cuppa every year, fresh data reveals

West Australian coffee drinkers are spending more than $1800 every year on average for a daily caffeine fix, but that’s not even the highest in the nation.

Fresh research from Compare the Market revealed that West Australians were paying an average of $5.20 for a takeaway cup of coffee — equating to about $36.40 per week or $1892.80 over the course of a year.

The data found that Melbourne was home to the cheapest coffee ($4.73 per cup), followed by WA, South Australia ($5.38), Queensland ($5.60) and New South Wales ($5.74).

Compare the Market editorial content manager Sarah Orr said that whilst daily coffees seemed like a harmless habit, the cost “quietly snowballed” into a major annual expense.

“Australians take their takeaway coffee seriously and many of us are happy to pay top dollar for the perfect brew,” she said on Thursday.

“A takeaway coffee every day could cost almost $2000 a year. That’s around the price of a return economy ticket to Europe.

“Suddenly that morning flat white starts looking a lot more expensive.”

The research also found that young Australians were more willing to fork out extra cash on the liquid black gold - or any of its cafe variants - with 25 to 34-year-old’s recording the highest average coffee spend of $6.31 per cup.

That was compared to the 35 to 44-year-old age group who paid an average of just $5 per cup, followed by 55 to 64-year-old’s ($5.10), 45 to 54-year-old’s ($5.41), 65-year-old’s and older ($5.44) and 18 to 24-year-old’s ($5.56).

“Whether it’s a pre-work flat white, a lunch break latte or an afternoon pick-me-up, coffee has become a daily ritual for many Australians,” Ms Orr said.

“For busy workers, the convenience of grabbing a coffee on the go can be hard to beat, but those purchases can add up surprisingly quickly over time.”