Work out what your matcha costs
Enter what you paid and how much you use per cup. It comes preloaded with the 100 g Matcha Zen Ceremonial and the standard 2 g dose.
Comparison worked out on a 2 g dose per cup. Important: the price per pack misleads, always compare per kilo or per cup.
| Brand | Price | Size | Cups (2 g) | €/cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matcha Zen | €20.99 | 100 g | 50 | €0.42 |
| Japanese Tea Hub | €28.00 | 20 g | 10 | €2.80 |
| Matcha & Co Premium | €29.00 | 30 g | 15 | €1.93 |
| Cosmic Matcha | €24.50 | 30 g | 15 | €1.63 |
| Tesuko Saemidori | €31.00 | 30 g | 15 | €2.07 |
| Matcha Mercadona | €3.50 | 100 g | 50 | €0.07 |
The price it comes preloaded with
Matcha Zen Ceremonial, 100 g for €20.99: €0.42 a cup at a 2 g dose. That is the value the calculator starts with.
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How the sum is done
The calculator does three sums with the figures in the form, and a fourth if you say how many cups you drink a week:
- Cost per cup = price of the tin ÷ grams in the tin × grams per cup.
- Price per kilo = price of the tin ÷ grams in the tin × 1,000.
- Cups per tin = grams in the tin ÷ grams per cup, rounded down, because nobody drinks half a cup.
- Yearly spend = cost per cup × cups per week × 52.
Price per kilo lets you compare different sizes at a glance; cost per cup is the figure that makes sense day to day. Both come from the same starting point, so a small tin that looks cheap usually gives itself away in both.
Which dose to enter
The result depends almost entirely on the grams per cup. These are the doses from our guide to making matcha, with the number of cups a 100 g tin gives:
| Brewing | Matcha per cup | Water | Cups per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usucha (thin) | 1.5 to 2 g | 60 to 80 ml | 50 to 66 |
| Strong usucha | 2.5 g | 60 ml | 40 |
| Koicha (thick) | 4 to 6 g | 30 to 40 ml | 16 to 25 |
| Matcha latte | 2 g | 30 ml, plus 150 ml of milk | 50 |
If you do not weigh your matcha, a level chashaku (the bamboo scoop) is roughly 1 g, so a standard usucha is two scoops. To fine-tune the dose before working out the cost, use the dose calculator.
A worked example
With the values it comes loaded with, the 100 g Matcha Zen Ceremonial at €20.99:
- A 2 g usucha: €20.99 ÷ 100 g × 2 g = €0.42 a cup, and 50 cups in the tin.
- A 4 g koicha: twice the matcha, so twice the cost (two times €0.42) and half the cups, 25.
- Price per kilo: €20.99 ÷ 100 g × 1,000 = €209.90/kg.
- Over a year, at five usucha a week: 260 cups, which is 520 g of matcha, a little over five 100 g tins. The spend is 260 times €0.42; the calculator gives the exact figure if you enter 5 cups a week.
What the sum leaves out
- Delivery. If you pay for shipping, add it to the price of the tin.
- The milk or anything else in a latte: only the matcha counts here.
- Matcha that oxidises. An opened tin loses colour and aroma within weeks; if you do not finish it, the real cost per cup goes up.
- Price changes. The brand buttons load the reference price we noted when writing each review; check it in the shop before you buy.
The full analysis, with every brand, the monthly spend and why matcha costs what it does, is in what a cup of matcha really costs.
If you are doing the maths for a café, with the latte and matcha with water, it is done for you in matcha for cafés, along with the bar equipment and what to ask your supplier.
To set those figures against quality, the best ceremonial matcha ranking gives each brand’s tasting score next to its cost per cup.