Small Black Coffee Index by Eric Krueger

A little side project to track the average price of a small black cup of coffee — an espresso or short black, no milk, no sugar.

Submit a price →
— submissions
— global average (USD)
— cities

Price Map

Click any pin to see details and open in Apple Maps.

Average Price Over Time

Monthly average across USD submissions.

How it works

  1. Submit a price Scan a receipt, snap a menu, or enter a price manually. Takes 30 seconds.
  2. We verify it The AI checks it's a genuine small black coffee before it goes on the map.
  3. Earn points & update the index Your submission appears on the map, feeds the global average, and earns you points on the leaderboard.

Embed this index

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<iframe src="https://sbci.erickrueger.com/embed.html?stat=global" width="300" height="130" frameborder="0"></iframe>

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