The canonical Long Black, read from 9,229 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jervis Bay | $5.13 | 6 |
| 2 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $5.20 | 2981 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | $5.20 | 1606 |
| 4 | Whitsunday | $5.20 | 31 |
| 5 | Stirling | $5.30 | 645 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eyre Peninsula and South West | $6.00 | 6 |
| 2 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $5.63 | 8 |
| 3 | Inverell - Tenterfield | $5.50 | 336 |
| 4 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $5.50 | 9 |
| 5 | Tumut - Tumbarumba | $5.50 | 522 |
At the median Australian café, a Long Black costs $5.30 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.00 and $5.80 — but the regional spread is the story. In Eyre Peninsula and South West the median runs $6.00; in Jervis Bay it's $5.13.
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 Long Black costs $5.30 at the median Australian café, based on 9,229 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $5.80.
Victoria is cheapest at $5.25; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.75.
Of the regions we read, Eyre Peninsula and South West has the dearest median at $6.00 and Jervis Bay the cheapest at $5.13.
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.