Moscow — Qahwa World
New analysis from the fiscal data operator “Platforma OFD” shows significant differences in how much residents of Russia’s largest cities spend on coffee. Among million-plus cities, Chelyabinsk recorded the highest average coffee-shop bill in September and October, reaching 610 rubles per visit.
St. Petersburg ranked second with an average of 603 rubles, followed by Novosibirsk, where the average check reached 597 rubles.
Other major cities also demonstrated elevated spending levels:
Moscow — 564 rubles
Krasnoyarsk — 506 rubles
Krasnodar — 501 rubles
Residents of several cities spent slightly below 500 rubles per order:
Rostov-on-Don — 494 rubles
Kazan — 477 rubles
Volgograd — 470 rubles
Yekaterinburg closed the top ten with an average of 467 rubles.
More moderate spending was observed across the Volga region. Average coffee-shop bills were reported as follows:
Ufa — 465 rubles
Samara — 462 rubles
Perm — 453 rubles
Nizhny Novgorod — 437 rubles
Voronezh placed fifteenth, with an average check of 427 rubles.
According to Dmitry Batyushenkov, CEO of Platforma OFD, growth potential in the coffee market is increasingly concentrated in regional cities. He noted that residential districts continue to offer numerous suitable locations for new coffee shops, creating additional opportunities for expansion.
