Espresso in Ukraine has become more expensive again: in 2025, a cup of coffee cost an average of 41 hryvnia, which is 17% more than a year ago, according to the results of the Espresso Index study by Poster POS, conducted for the OpenDataBot service.
According to the study, the price of espresso in Ukraine has doubled since the start of the full-scale war, when a cup cost 21 hryvnia.
As of the end of December, the most expensive coffee in Ukraine is drunk in Lviv — 47 hryvnia per cup, Odessa — 45 hryvnia per cup, and Dnipro — 43 hryvnia per cup.
For the third year in a row, the cheapest coffee is in Khmelnytskyi — 33 UAH/cup, and it is also affordable in Zaporizhzhia and Kropyvnytskyi — 35 UAH/cup.
Over the course of the year, it has risen in price the most in the frontline Sumy region — by 26%. Last year, Sumy region was among the regions with the cheapest coffee.
There is currently no data available for the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Luhansk region.
The Espresso Index is an economic indicator used to measure the cost of a standard serving of espresso in different cities around the world. It can be useful for comparing price levels and the cost of living in different places. This indicator helps to assess the difference in prices for the same goods and services in different countries and reflects purchasing power and inflation, according to Poster POS.
Ukrainian restaurant automation company Poster POS is a Ukrainian restaurant automation company that develops accounting software for the HoReCa system, which is installed on tablets. More than 50,000 establishments use the developer’s services.
