A Short Black in Darwin costs $4.95 at the median café — +10.0% above the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Darwin costs $4.95 at the median café, based on 52 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $5.81.
Darwin's median of $4.95 sits +10.0% above the national median of $4.50.
Across Darwin, 80% of cafés charge between $3.96 and $6.47 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Darwin reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Darwin reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.