A Chicken Schnitzel in Melbourne costs $16.90 at the median café — −11.1% below the national median of $19.00.
A Chicken Schnitzel in Melbourne costs $16.90 at the median café, based on 548 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $13.90 and $22.00.
Melbourne's median of $16.90 sits −11.1% below the national median of $19.00.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Tullamarine - Broadmeadows is cheapest at $16.95 and Tumut - Tumbarumba is dearest at $19.13.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $11.88 and $26.00 for a Chicken Schnitzel. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Chicken Schnitzel Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.