A Short Black in Hobart costs $4.50 at the median café — level with the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Hobart costs $4.50 at the median café, based on 74 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.15.
Hobart's median of $4.50 sits level with the national median of $4.50.
Across Hobart, 80% of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.80 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Hobart reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Hobart reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.