Takeout coffee is getting ever more expensive, and that's not likely to change any time soon. The cost of beans has continued to rise throughout 2025 due to tough growing conditions and political pressures, and earlier this week the founder and managing director of coffee chain Caffe Nero told The Telegraph (paywall) that you shouldn't expect the price of your regular order to go down, even if the cost of the ingredients does.
Making your own coffee at home is a much more cost-effective option, and it doesn't have to involve a big initial investment either. If you want to keep things super simple then you could use a moka pot to prepare a short, strong drink, or a V60 brewer for a cup of filter coffee, but if you want to make multiple cups a day then an electric machine might be a better choice.
