The canonical Chips / Fries, read from 6,200 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Hill and Far West | $7.50 | 5 |
| 2 | Moree - Narrabri | $9.00 | 9 |
| 3 | Brisbane Inner - East | $9.90 | 715 |
| 4 | Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield | $10.00 | 1847 |
| 5 | Wagga Wagga | $10.00 | 261 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Belt - North | $11.05 | 62 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide - East | $11.00 | 284 |
| 3 | Hobart Inner | $11.00 | 81 |
| 4 | Eyre Peninsula and South West | $10.95 | 98 |
| 5 | Tumut - Tumbarumba | $10.50 | 474 |
At the median Australian café, a Chips / Fries costs $10.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $8.00 and $12.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Wheat Belt - North the median runs $11.05; in Broken Hill and Far West it's $7.50.
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 Chips / Fries costs $10.00 at the median Australian café, based on 6,200 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $8.00 and $12.00.
Queensland is cheapest at $9.99; South Australia is dearest at $11.00.
Of the regions we read, Wheat Belt - North has the dearest median at $11.05 and Broken Hill and Far West the cheapest at $7.50.