The canonical Cookie, read from 3,062 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Coast | $4.50 | 25 |
| 2 | Hobart Inner | $4.85 | 52 |
| 3 | Wagga Wagga | $5.00 | 114 |
| 4 | Wynnum - Manly | $5.00 | 182 |
| 5 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $5.00 | 17 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote | $6.00 | 962 |
| 2 | Brisbane Inner - East | $6.00 | 396 |
| 3 | Outback - South | $6.00 | 6 |
| 4 | North Canberra | $6.00 | 73 |
| 5 | Charles Sturt | $5.75 | 130 |
At the median Australian café, a Cookie costs $5.58 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.50 and $7.25 — but the regional spread is the story. In Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote the median runs $6.00; in South East Coast it's $4.50.
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 Cookie costs $5.58 at the median Australian café, based on 3,062 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $7.25.
Tasmania is cheapest at $4.80; New South Wales is dearest at $6.00.
Of the regions we read, Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote has the dearest median at $6.00 and South East Coast the cheapest at $4.50.