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October 2026 reading
The Orange Juice Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheOrange Juice Index

The canonical Orange Juice, read from 2,839 café menus across Australia.

National median
$7.50
Across 2,839 venues that listed Orange Juice in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$5.00 p10median $7.50$10.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
150
366
508
467
508
427
221
69
4–5
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
Median $7.50
Strong sample
n=2,839 venues · spread $5.00–$10.00 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Orange Juice by state
WA$7.50NT$8.40SA$8.00QLD$7.00NSW$8.00VIC$7.00TAS$7.00ACT$8.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$8.43
Sydney
$8.00
Adelaide
$8.00
Canberra
$8.00
Melbourne
$7.50
Perth
$7.50
Brisbane
$7.00
Hobart
$6.75
Australia
$7.50
Local readings of the Orange Juice Index
October 2026 Reading
By citySydney $8.00Wollongong $8.00Gold Coast $8.00Cairns $8.00Adelaide $8.00Canberra $8.00Geelong $7.99Byron Bay $7.50Melbourne $7.50Perth $7.50Wagga Wagga $7.00Newcastle $7.00Ballarat $7.00Brisbane $7.00Townsville $7.00Sunshine Coast $7.00Hobart $6.75
By stateNorthern Territory $8.40New South Wales $8.00South Australia $8.00Australian Capital Territory $8.00Western Australia $7.50Victoria $7.00Queensland $7.00Tasmania $7.00
Cheapest regions — Orange Juice
#RegionPricen
1West Coast$6.0015
2Wagga Wagga$7.00103
3Tumut - Tumbarumba$7.00185
4Wynnum - Manly$7.00162
5Cleveland - Stradbroke$7.00321
Most expensive regions — Orange Juice
#RegionPricen
1Port Stephens$8.00899
2Kalamunda$8.0027
3Adelaide City$8.00113
4North Canberra$8.0055
5Cottesloe - Claremont$7.50156
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, an Orange Juice costs $7.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.00 and $9.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Port Stephens the median runs $8.00; in West Coast it's $6.00.

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 Orange Juice is $2.00 — +26.7% of the national median.
Orange Juice prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is an Orange Juice in Australia?

An Orange Juice costs $7.50 at the median Australian café, based on 2,839 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.00 and $9.00.

Which state has the cheapest Orange Juice?

Tasmania is cheapest at $7.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $8.40.

Where is an Orange Juice most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Port Stephens has the dearest median at $8.00 and West Coast the cheapest at $6.00.

More from Cold Drinks
October 2026 Reading
Milkshake $8.00Iced Chocolate $7.50Fresh Juice $7.50Smoothie $10.00Still Water $4.00Soft Drink $5.00Coke $4.65Sparkling Water $5.00Lemonade $5.50Apple Juice $6.90Kombucha $6.50
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