There is no single answer — it depends on your city, format and volumes. So instead of quoting a number, we built you a calculator. Punch in your own assumptions below and see estimated revenue, profit margin and payback for your plan in real time.
Every field below is editable. We have pre-filled sensible starting points for a small Indian bubble tea outlet — change every one to match your own city, pricing and footfall. The results update instantly.
Bubble tea is attractive as a menu because the prepared drink is built from a small dose of premix rather than a long ingredient list. A premix dissolves in water or milk, ice and a topping are added, and the cup is ready — so the ingredient cost per cup stays low relative to the price a finished, well-presented drink can command.
Speed helps too: a trained staff member can build a consistent drink quickly with premixes, which keeps labour per cup efficient at busy times. And because one premix can carry several drink styles — iced, blended, with different toppings or foams — you get a wide menu from a compact ingredient shelf. Use the calculator above with your own figures to see how those dynamics play out for your plan.
The one-time setup figure in the calculator is a placeholder for everything you buy before the first sale. Typically it spans:
Costs vary widely by city, format (kiosk, café counter, cloud kitchen) and how much fit-out you do, so treat the default as a starting point and replace it with quotes for your own location.
Tell us where you want to open and how you want to run it — kiosk, café counter or cloud kitchen — and our team will send an indicative setup and running-cost breakdown.