# Vancouver Coffee Prices
> Real-time independent price comparator tracking and normalizing whole bean coffee prices across Metro Vancouver roasters, supermarkets, and online stores.

Vancouver Coffee Prices (https://vancouvercoffeeprices.ca/) is a daily ETL and pricing index for whole bean coffee lovers in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It normalizes prices across different packaging sizes into standard metric (Price per 100g, Price per kg) and imperial (Price per lb) units, allowing equal comparison between specialty micro-roasters and bulk grocery retailers.

## Core Pages
- [Coffee Price Comparator](https://vancouvercoffeeprices.ca/): Live table comparing 1,300+ whole bean coffees across 35+ roasters and retailers. Filterable by roast level (Light, Medium, Dark), decaf, and source type (Direct Roaster vs Retailer).
- [Recommended Brewing Gear](https://vancouvercoffeeprices.ca/gear.html): Curated hardware guide for brewing whole beans at home, including conical burr grinders (Baratza, Breville, Timemore), 0.1g scales, drippers, and paper filters.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://vancouvercoffeeprices.ca/faq.html): Normalization formulas, update schedules (twice daily), whole bean focus, and roaster inclusion details.
- [Privacy Policy](https://vancouvercoffeeprices.ca/privacy.html): Privacy commitments and analytics transparency.

## Pricing Benchmarks (CAD)
- Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Specialty Roasters: Average ~$4.50 to $6.50 / 100g (~$20 to $30 / lb)
- Supermarkets & Retailers (Costco, Amazon.ca): Average ~$2.00 to $3.20 / 100g (~$9 to $14 / lb)
- Value Benchmark Threshold: Top 15% most affordable specialty beans in Metro Vancouver.

## Tracked Vancouver Specialty Roasters
- Alai Coffee (https://www.alai.coffee/)
- 49th Parallel Coffee Roasters (https://49thcoffee.com/)
- Agro Roasters (https://agrocoffee.com/)
- Analog Coffee (https://analogcoffee.myshopify.com/)
- Bean Around The World (https://batwcoffee.com/)
- C Market Coffee (https://cmarket.ca/)
- Caffe Fantastico (https://caffefantastico.com/)
- Continuum Coffee Roasters (https://continuumcoffee.ca/)
- Discovery Coffee (https://discoverycoffee.com/)
- Elysian Coffee (https://elysiancoffee.com/)
- Enjoy Luna Coffee (https://enjoylunacoffee.com/)
- Fernwood Coffee Company (https://fernwoodcoffee.com/)
- Forecast Coffee (https://forecastcoffee.ca/)
- House of Funk Brewing / Coffee (https://www.houseoffunkbrewing.com/)
- JJ Bean Coffee (https://jjbeancoffee.com/)
- Kafkas Coffee (https://kafkascoffee.ca/)
- Kea Coffee (https://keacoffee.com/)
- Level Ground Coffee (https://levelground.com/)
- Matchstick Coffee Roasters (https://matchstickyvr.com/)
- Milano Coffee (https://www.milanocoffee.ca/)
- Mogiana Coffee (https://mogianacoffee.com/)
- Moja Coffee (https://shop.mojacoffee.com/)
- Moving Coffee (https://www.movingcoffee.com/)
- Nemesis Coffee (https://www.nemesis.coffee/)
- NOCT. Coffee (https://noct.coffee/)
- Old Hand Coffee (https://oldhandcoffee.com/)
- Pacific Coffee Roasters (https://www.pacificcoffeeroasters.com/)
- Pallet Coffee Roasters (https://www.palletcoffeeroasters.com/)
- Prado Coffee (https://pradocafe.com/)
- Prototype Coffee (https://www.prototypecoffee.ca/)
- R Ki Coffee Lab (https://www.rkicoffeelab.com/)
- Republica Roasters (https://www.republicaroasters.com/)
- Revolver Coffee (https://revolvercoffee.ca/)
- Rocanini (https://www.rocanini.com/)
- Smoking Gun Coffee (https://smokingguncoffee.com/)
- Spent Grounds Coffee Roasters (https://spentgroundscoffeeroasters.ca/)
- Stillwater Coffee (https://stillwatercoffee.ca/)
- The Kop Coffee Roasters (https://www.thekopcoffee.com/)
- Too Good Coffee (https://www.2goodcoffee.com/)

## Tracked Retailers
- Costco Canada (https://www.costco.ca/)
- Amazon.ca (https://www.amazon.ca/)

## Methodology & Invariants
- Unit Conversion: Parses g, kg, oz, and lb into exact metric weights (`weight_in_kg = grams / 1000.0`).
- Price Normalization:
  - `price_per_kg = price / weight_in_kg`
  - `price_per_100g = price_per_kg / 10.0`
  - `price_per_lb = price / weight_in_lbs`
- Scope: Exclusively whole bean coffee (ground, pods, RTD beverages, and merchandise are filtered out).