The canonical Chicken Schnitzel, read from 2,938 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth City | $16.00 | 102 |
| 2 | Tullamarine - Broadmeadows | $16.95 | 611 |
| 3 | Mandurah | $18.25 | 24 |
| 4 | Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield | $18.95 | 1143 |
| 5 | Tuggeranong | $18.95 | 9 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Coast | $25.00 | 12 |
| 2 | Eyre Peninsula and South West | $22.70 | 42 |
| 3 | Maryborough | $21.99 | 137 |
| 4 | Hobart - North East | $21.90 | 33 |
| 5 | South Canberra | $21.90 | 81 |
At the median Australian café, a Chicken Schnitzel costs $19.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $15.00 and $24.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In South East Coast the median runs $25.00; in Perth City it's $16.00.
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 Chicken Schnitzel costs $19.00 at the median Australian café, based on 2,938 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $15.00 and $24.00.
Western Australia is cheapest at $16.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $24.00.
Of the regions we read, South East Coast has the dearest median at $25.00 and Perth City the cheapest at $16.00.