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Tea pricing hides behind formats: sachet tins, 20-count boxes, 240-bag family packs, loose leaf by the ounce. One number cuts through all of it, the cost per cup. Type in any listing and see what you are really paying, then compare it with what every major brand charges.
Enter the two numbers from any tea listing and we compute what you are actually paying per cup, the one number that makes a 20-count sachet tin and a 240-bag family box directly comparable. Every ranking on this site runs on it.
Formula: price ÷ cups × 100. Runs in your browser; nothing is stored.
The verified table
What major teas really cost per cup
Every row is computed from the live Amazon price and the bag or serving count stated in the exact listing our review links to. The spread is real: the cheapest honest cup we track costs about 6.9 cents and the premium sachets run past 45 cents, a 6x difference for a mug of tea.
| Tea | Package | Price | Cost / cup | Our review | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetley Classic Blend | 100 bags | $6.58 | ≈ 6.6¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| PG Tips Black Tea (240-bag box) | 240 bags | $17.80 | ≈ 7.4¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Prince of Peace Organic Jasmine Green | 100 bags | $9.31 | ≈ 9.3¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Prince of Peace Oolong | 100 bags | $9.47 | ≈ 9.5¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Tetley Irish Breakfast | 80 bags | $9.10 | ≈ 11.4¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Twinings English Breakfast | 100 bags | $12.38 | ≈ 12.4¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Taylors Yorkshire Gold | 40 bags | $5.25 | ≈ 13.1¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Ahmad Tea Earl Grey | 100 bags | $14.99 | ≈ 15.0¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Stash Earl Grey (100-bag box) | 100 bags | $19.95 | ≈ 19.9¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Pukka Three Ginger (4-pack, 80 bags) | 80 bags | $23.01 | ≈ 28.8¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Harney & Sons English Breakfast (50 sachets) | 50 sachets | $19.99 | ≈ 40.0¢ | Read the review | Check price |
| Harney & Sons Chamomile (20 sachets) | 20 sachets | $8.52 | ≈ 42.6¢ | Read the review | Check price |
Prices reflect our most recent Amazon data pull and move week to week; the linked listings always show the current price. Counts come from each listing's own label. As an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases, at no cost to you.
How the metric works
A cup of tea uses one bag, or about 2 grams of loose leaf. So the honest price of a tea is its package price divided by the cups the package makes, a number most listings bury behind pack sizes and multipacks. We compute it from the label count printed on each listing, never from estimates. Read the full methodology.
Citing this data
Writers, researchers, and tea communities are welcome to cite this table and calculator with a link to this page as the source. The dataset is maintained by the Best Tea Bags desk and refreshed as prices move and brands repackage. Questions or a correction? Contact the desk.
Value questions, answered straight
What is a good cost per cup of tea?
Across every listing we track, bulk British staples set the floor at roughly 7 to 8 cents per cup, with PG Tips 240-bag boxes leading the value table. Standard 100-count boxes from Twinings, Ahmad, and Tetley run 10 to 15 cents. Premium bags and wellness blends run 15 to 30 cents, and whole-leaf sachets from brands like Harney and Sons run 35 to 45 cents and up.
Why rank tea by cost per cup instead of package price?
Because package formats hide the real price. A small 20-count box at a few dollars often costs two to three times more per cup than a 240-bag family box at a higher sticker price. Dividing price by the number of cups is the only way to compare a sachet tin, a family box, and loose leaf on equal footing.
How do you count cups for loose leaf tea?
We use the bag or sachet count printed on each listing, and for loose leaf we only use a brand's own stated serving count, which assumes roughly 2 grams per cup. If a listing states no honest count, it does not go in the table, because there is no honest number to compute.
Where do the numbers in the reference table come from?
Every row uses the live Amazon price and the bag or serving count printed in that exact listing's title, and links to our published review of the brand. Prices move; we refresh the table when our price data refreshes, and the linked reviews carry the current button price. Spreads of a few cents are normal week to week.