The price of Italian coffee is not the same anymore

The price of a cup of espresso, beloved by Italians, has risen after the price of coffee, like butter and chocolate, rose by almost fifty percent, the consumer protection organization Assoutenti reported. In bars in Rome, the price of a cup of coffee has risen from the previous one euro to at least one euro and ten cents. Similarly, cappuccinos and all other coffee-based drinks cost ten to twenty cents more. In Bolzano in the north, the price of a cup of coffee has risen to over thirty cents a euro, and in Naples in the south, it has reached one euro. In Italy, the average price of a cup of coffee has risen to 1.21 euros, an eighteen percent price increase since 2021. In Italy, coffee consumed standing at espresso counters is one of the most popular staples, the price of which does not tend to fluctuate. Italians drink six billion cups of coffee in bars every year. It is considered a social consensus that everyone should be able to afford a cup of coffee. That is why it rarely ...