Best-value green tea (October 2026)
183 in-stock listings from 24 vendors matched this guide’s rule. Half of them cost under $0.36 per gram. The first entry, Yunnan Green Spring Bi Luo Chun Green Tea, costs $0.10/g, 72% below it.
Vendor list prices captured on October 1, 2026. They are a snapshot, not live prices: open the vendor page before you buy. The market-wide view is in the Loose Leaf Index.
How the list is picked
- Rule: Green tea with a named growing region, sold in retail packs of 20–500 g, lowest USD per gram first.
- Eligible listings: In stock, known weight of at least 20 g, USD price per gram available.
- Spread: one vendor can hold at most 4 of the 25 places, so a single big catalog cannot fill the table.
- Per gram: the listed pack price in US dollars divided by the pack weight in grams.
Price per gram across the category
Where this list sits in the whole category
- Middle half of all matching listings (25th–75th percentile)
- Lowest to highest listing
- Median
- Teas in the table below (25)
How the 183 matching listings split by price per gram
- In-stock listings in the band
The ranked list
What one serving costs
Pick how much leaf you use per session. The table adds the leaf cost of one serving and how many servings each pack holds; the budget filter hides teas above your limit. Water, milk and repeat infusions are not counted.
| # | Tea | Vendor | Pack | Listed price | Per gram | Per serving | Servings per pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yunnan Green Spring Bi Luo Chun Green TeaYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 grams / Spring 2026 | $10.00 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 33 |
| 2 | Fuding "Yin Hao" Jasmine Flowers and Green TeaFujian, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 Grams / Spring 2026 | $10.00 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 33 |
| 3 | 2026 Jasmine pearlsFujian, China · 2026 harvest | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $10.50 | $0.10 | $0.32 | 33 |
| 4 | Yunnan "Early Spring Silver Strands" Green Tea of SimaoYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 Grams / Spring 2026 | $10.50 | $0.10 | $0.32 | 33 |
| 5 | Yunnan "Pine Needles" Green Tea from MengkuYunnan, China · 2026 harvest | Yunnan Sourcing | 100 g100 Grams / Spring 2026 | $10.50 | $0.10 | $0.32 | 33 |
| 6 | Iribancha HoujichaUji, Japan | Kettl | 300 g | $35.00 | $0.12 | $0.35 | 100 |
| 7 | 2026 Hang Zhou Long JingZhejiang, China · 2026 harvest | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $11.90 | $0.12 | $0.36 | 33 |
| 8 | Roasted Hojicha Green Tea NoikeUji, Japan | Nio Teas | 100 g | $14.90 | $0.15 | $0.45 | 33 |
| 9 | Darjeeling Green TeaDarjeeling, India | Teabox | 100 g100g/3.52oz | $14.99 | $0.15 | $0.45 | 33 |
| 10 | Eco-Farmed Green TeaNantou, Taiwan | Eco-Cha | 75 gMedium 75 grams | $12.00 | $0.16 | $0.48 | 25 |
| 11 | Stems Hojicha (100g Bag)Uji, Japan | Ippodo Tea | 100 g | $16.00 | $0.16 | $0.48 | 33 |
| 12 | 2026 Xiu Ning Song LuoAnhui, China · 2026 harvest | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $16.00 | $0.16 | $0.48 | 33 |
| 13 | 2026 Huang Shan Di Shui XiangAnhui, China · 2026 harvest | Jing Tea Shop | 100 g100gr pouch | $16.00 | $0.16 | $0.48 | 33 |
| 14 | Miyazaki Organically Grown Kuki HojichaMiyazaki, Japan | The Steeping Room | 80 g80 gram bag | $14.00 | $0.17 | $0.52 | 26 |
| 15 | Unro Sencha (80g Bag)Uji, Japan | Ippodo Tea | 80 g | $15.00 | $0.19 | $0.56 | 26 |
| 16 | Matcha Genmaicha ShizuokaShizuoka, Japan | Nio Teas | 100 g | $18.90 | $0.19 | $0.57 | 33 |
| 17 | Spring GreensZhejiang, China | Smith Teamaker | 170.1 gLoose Leaf Pantry Filler [6 oz] | $32.99 | $0.19 | $0.58 | 56 |
| 18 | Stems Sencha (80g Bag)Uji, Japan | Ippodo Tea | 80 g | $16.00 | $0.20 | $0.60 | 26 |
| 19 | Uji GenmaimatchaUji, Japan | Kettl | 100 g | $20.00 | $0.20 | $0.60 | 33 |
| 20 | House GreenZhejiang, China | Floating Leaves Tea | 120 g | $25.00 | $0.21 | $0.62 | 40 |
| 21 | Kagoshima Yutaka MidoriKagoshima, Japan | Harney & Sons | 113.4 gLoose / 4 oz. Tin | $24.00 | $0.21 | $0.63 | 37 |
| 22 | Nichigetsu Sencha (160g Can)Uji, Japan | Ippodo Tea | 160 g | $34.00 | $0.21 | $0.64 | 53 |
| 23 | Jasmine Flower Green TeaNantou, Taiwan | Eco-Cha | 75 gMedium 75 grams | $16.00 | $0.21 | $0.64 | 25 |
| 24 | Mist of KawaneShizuoka, Japan | Harney & Sons | 113.4 gLoose / 4 oz. Tin | $26.00 | $0.23 | $0.69 | 37 |
| 25 | Jeju SejakJeju, South Korea | Harney & Sons | 56.7 gLoose / 2 oz. Tin | $13.00 | $0.23 | $0.69 | 18 |
Vendors with the most matching listings
Median USD per gram across each vendor’s matching listings on October 1, 2026, not only the ones in the table above.
| Vendor | Matching listings | Median per gram |
|---|---|---|
| Yunnan Sourcing | 35 | $0.16 |
| Jing Tea Shop | 22 | $0.53 |
| Ippodo Tea | 20 | $0.37 |
| The Steeping Room | 10 | $0.30 |
| Nio Teas | 8 | $0.28 |
| Path of Cha | 8 | $0.35 |
| What-Cha | 6 | $0.44 |
| Rishi Tea | 5 | $0.40 |
| Eco-Cha | 3 | $0.21 |
| Smith Teamaker | 3 | $0.26 |
Questions about this list
Across 183 in-stock green tea listings from 24 vendors on 2026-10-01, the median is $0.36 per gram. The middle half of listings runs $0.21 to $0.76.
Yunnan Green Spring Bi Luo Chun Green Tea from Yunnan Sourcing, at $0.10 per gram (100 grams / Spring 2026 for $10.00) on 2026-10-01. Check the vendor page before buying; prices change.
At $0.36 per gram, a 3 g Western-style cup costs about $1.08 in leaf, and a 6 g gongfu session about $2.16. Most leaf gives two or more infusions, so the real cost per cup is lower.
Green tea with a named growing region, sold in retail packs of 20–500 g, lowest USD per gram first. Only in-stock teas sold in packs of 20 g or more count, and no vendor gets more than 4 places.