A Ristretto in Melbourne costs $5.00 at the median café — +11.1% above the national median of $4.50.
A Ristretto in Melbourne costs $5.00 at the median café, based on 88 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $5.16.
Melbourne's median of $5.00 sits +11.1% above the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Upper Goulburn Valley is cheapest at $4.63 and Stonnington - East is dearest at $4.90.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.54 for a Ristretto. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Ristretto Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.