Toronto, Ontario
Selling bubble tea in Toronto? Know what each cup should cost.
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Everything on the plate or in the cup
Many cafes and restaurants aim for 25–35%
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Your price should be
$12.75
$8.95 left per sale after ingredients
Your food cost today
33%
$7.70 left per sale at $11.50
To hit 30%, raise it by $1.25. Or keep the price and bring the plate cost down to $3.45.
Do this for every dish. The free back office shows which items make you money.
Try it freeFood cost here is the ingredients only. Wages, rent and packaging are not in it, which is why the target is a third of the price and not most of it.
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The free fix
The free fix, from KANJIN (kanjin.app), a digital stamp card and back office for small shops: Free profit by item.
See which drinks make you money
Type each drink's price, its cup cost from the calculator above and how many you sell in a week into the free back office. A chart shows which drinks make you money and which only keep you busy.
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Short answer
How do I price a cup of bubble tea in Toronto so it still makes money?
Add up what goes into one cup, including the cup, lid and straw, then divide by the share of the price you want those things to be. Do it again each time a supplier raises a price, because the menu price is the only number you control.
Count everything that leaves with the drink
A cup of bubble tea is more than tea and milk. The pearls, syrup, ice, cup, sealing film and straw all leave with it.
Price one cup of each drink you sell. Then type that cost into the calculator above, with the share of the price you aim for.
The calculator gives you the menu price, rounded up to one you can print.
Ontario's wage went up in October
Since October 1, 2026, the general minimum wage in Ontario is $17.95 an hour.
Wages are not in the cup cost, but they come out of what each cup leaves. Two people on an 8-hour shift cost $287.20 before the first drink.
If your cup cost is right and the day still feels tight, the price is too low or the day is too quiet.
HST: 13%, and the $4 rule
HST in Ontario is 13%: 5% federal and 8% provincial.
Prepared drinks sold for $4 or less before tax get the 8% provincial part taken off at the till. Above $4, the full 13% applies.
If your cup sells for more than $4, your customer pays the full 13% on top. Keep that in mind when you set a price people see with tax.
Know which cups earn their place
Raising every price is hard. Some drinks sell all day and leave very little.
The free profit-by-item chart shows every drink by what it leaves and how often it sells. Push the ones that earn, and fix the price or the cost on the rest.
How to price a cup of bubble tea in Toronto
- Cost one cup.
Add up the tea, milk, syrup, pearls, ice, cup, film and straw for one drink.
- Pick your target.
Choose the share of the price you want those things to be.
- Divide.
Cup cost divided by your target share is the price before tax. Round up to a price you can print.
- Check the tax.
Above $4 before tax, your customer pays 13% HST on top.
The local numbers, with sources
- Ontario general minimum wage
- $17.95 an hour since October 1, 2026
- Source: Government of Ontario, Your guide to the Employment Standards Act: Minimum wage, checked 2026-11-10.
- HST in Ontario
- 13%: 5% federal part and 8% provincial part
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, GST/HST Info Sheet GI-064: Ontario point-of-sale rebate on prepared food and beverages, checked 2026-11-10.
- Ontario $4 rebate on prepared food and drinks
- The 8% provincial part is rebated at the till when the total price is $4 or less before HST
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, GST/HST Info Sheet GI-064: Ontario point-of-sale rebate on prepared food and beverages, checked 2026-11-10.
Common questions
What is the minimum wage in Ontario now?
$17.95 an hour since October 1, 2026, for most workers. Students under 18 who work 28 hours a week or less during school can be paid $16.90.
Do I charge HST on bubble tea in Ontario?
Yes. HST is 13%. If a customer's prepared food and drinks come to $4 or less before tax, the 8% provincial part is taken off at the till, so they pay 5%.
How do I work out the cost of one cup?
Add up each thing that goes in or with it: tea, milk, sugar or syrup, pearls, ice, cup, film and straw. Use what you pay your supplier per unit or per kilo.
Does profit by item cost anything?
No. Profit by item is part of the free KANJIN back office, with no time limit. Your drinks are kept with your shop, on every device you sign in on.
Do it for your own shop, free
Put in what each item costs and sells for, and see which ones earn you the most.
Set your daily target once. Each day’s sales show whether you made it.