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October 2026 reading
The Garlic Bread Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheGarlic Bread Index

The canonical Garlic Bread, read from 770 café menus across Australia.

National median
$9.50
Across 770 venues that listed Garlic Bread in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$6.00 p10median $9.50$13.05 p90
What does the spread look like?
47
68
72
109
118
111
45
84
38
29
19
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
13–14
14–15
15–16
Median $9.50
Strong sample
n=770 venues · spread $6.00–$13.05 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Garlic Bread by state
WA$9.80NT$8.90SA$9.00QLD$9.50NSW$9.00VIC$10.00TAS$9.50ACT$8.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Melbourne
$9.90
Adelaide
$9.01
Brisbane
$9.00
Perth
$9.00
Hobart
$9.00
Sydney
$8.90
Darwin
$8.90
Canberra
$8.00
Australia
$9.50
Local readings of the Garlic Bread Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityGold Coast $9.97Melbourne $9.90Adelaide $9.01Brisbane $9.00Perth $9.00Sydney $8.90
By stateVictoria $10.00Western Australia $9.80Queensland $9.50New South Wales $9.00South Australia $9.00Australian Capital Territory $8.00
Cheapest regions — Garlic Bread
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide Hills$7.4522
2North Canberra$8.5018
3Manly$9.00223
4Wodonga - Alpine$9.0050
5Melville$9.0048
Most expensive regions — Garlic Bread
#RegionPricen
1Kimberley$12.508
2Kalamunda$12.0021
3Huon - Bruny Island$11.005
4Mildura$10.0063
5Port Adelaide - East$9.9360
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Garlic Bread costs $9.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.90 and $11.90 — but the regional spread is the story. In Kimberley the median runs $12.50; in Adelaide Hills it's $7.45.

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.

The gap between the dearest and cheapest region for Garlic Bread is $5.05 — +53.2% of the national median.
Garlic Bread prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Garlic Bread in Australia?

A Garlic Bread costs $9.50 at the median Australian café, based on 770 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.90 and $11.90.

Which state has the cheapest Garlic Bread?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $8.00; Victoria is dearest at $10.00.

Where is a Garlic Bread most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Kimberley has the dearest median at $12.50 and Adelaide Hills the cheapest at $7.45.

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October 2026 Reading
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