Surprisingly trackable — and a clean read on bakery-line costs.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne City | $6.00 | 691 |
| 2 | Tumut - Tumbarumba | $6.50 | 215 |
| 3 | Whitsunday | $6.50 | 13 |
| 4 | Stirling | $6.50 | 283 |
| 5 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $6.50 | 27 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $9.00 | 5 |
| 2 | Southern Highlands | $7.00 | 1796 |
| 3 | Dubbo | $7.00 | 190 |
| 4 | Tuggeranong | $7.00 | 8 |
| 5 | Nambour - Pomona | $7.00 | 596 |
At the median Australian café, a Banana Bread costs $6.90 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.00 and $8.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the median runs $9.00; in Melbourne City it's $6.00.
Sample sizes vary by region — every number on this page ships with its n, and regions below our confidence bar are marked indicative or thin. Medians, not means: one $40 outlier doesn't move the number.
A Banana Bread costs $6.90 at the median Australian café, based on 4,587 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.00 and $8.00.
Victoria is cheapest at $6.25; New South Wales is dearest at $7.00.
Of the regions we read, Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has the dearest median at $9.00 and Melbourne City the cheapest at $6.00.