The price of coffee here, as in most countries, depends on the quality of the coffee. I have been used to buying coffee beans for a long time because we love to drink freshly ground coffee. I can get it for $14, and I have even paid as much as $18 for a kilo depending on the brand. There is not always much variety available in the bean presentation. That's talking about local brands produced in Venezuela and sold on a large commercial scale. A coffee bean from a small producer is much more expensive and is over $20 per kilo. A few months ago, in one of the imported products stores that abound here, I bought a kilo of Italian coffee at 10 dollars and the truth is that I regretted it because it seemed a little bitter. So I prefer to pay a little more for what I like especially when it comes to coffee.
If we talk about drinking coffee out. In a bakery in the area where I live a small coffee can cost 1 dollar, and a large one from 2 dollars. But when you go to a coffee shop the prices vary a lot. In a fancy coffee shop, they usually cost 3.5 dollars, and just yesterday I had quite expensive coffee for what is customary here. A cappuccino cost us 4.5. In favor of the place, I can say that they sell coffee from small local coffee growers and even give you to choose the grain with which you want them to make your coffee. They serve it as you see in the photo, with information about the coffee grower, the variety of coffee, and the cup profile. The coffee I must say was delicious and super creamy. It is not something I would drink every day, nor can I afford it. But indulging ourselves with a good cup of coffee in a nice place is worth it once in a while.
It's a good price for gourmet coffee and more if the beans come from local producers, as we know everything is more expensive for them when it comes to keeping their farms working.
We get lower prices from local producers here in the west part of the country; I can guess our producers make little money as they can't reach ideal costumers who can pay more for their products.
Yes, coffee lovers know it's worth the effort when the place is as good as the coffee; coffee is the best break.