The canonical Piccolo, read from 7,108 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jervis Bay | $4.20 | 7 |
| 2 | Tuggeranong | $4.40 | 13 |
| 3 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $4.50 | 2620 |
| 4 | Inverell - Tenterfield | $4.50 | 277 |
| 5 | Nathan | $4.50 | 1045 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $5.50 | 7 |
| 2 | Adelaide Hills | $4.90 | 91 |
| 3 | Melbourne City | $4.80 | 1176 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | $4.80 | 290 |
| 5 | Hobart Inner | $4.80 | 87 |
At the median Australian café, a Piccolo costs $4.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.30 and $5.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the median runs $5.50; in Jervis Bay it's $4.20.
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 Piccolo costs $4.50 at the median Australian café, based on 7,108 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.30 and $5.00.
Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $4.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.20.
Of the regions we read, Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has the dearest median at $5.50 and Jervis Bay the cheapest at $4.20.
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.