The canonical Latte, read from 9,644 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $5.50 | 3100 |
| 2 | Tuggeranong | $5.50 | 19 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | $5.50 | 1762 |
| 4 | Whitsunday | $5.50 | 31 |
| 5 | South East Coast | $5.50 | 61 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $6.63 | 8 |
| 2 | Eyre Peninsula and South West | $6.25 | 6 |
| 3 | Maryborough | $6.00 | 669 |
| 4 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $6.00 | 96 |
| 5 | Kalamunda | $6.00 | 111 |
At the median Australian café, a Latte costs $5.60 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.10 and $6.25 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the median runs $6.63; in Dural - Wisemans Ferry it's $5.50.
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 Latte costs $5.60 at the median Australian café, based on 9,644 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.10 and $6.25.
Tasmania is cheapest at $5.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.00.
Of the regions we read, Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has the dearest median at $6.63 and Dural - Wisemans Ferry the cheapest at $5.50.
For the dedicated Flat White Index — with deeper coffee analysis, roaster intel and suburb rankings — see SmallFlatWhite. TheCafeIndex covers the breadth; SmallFlatWhite covers the coffee depth.