A Short Black in Melbourne costs $4.50 at the median café — level with the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Melbourne costs $4.50 at the median café, based on 1,512 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.05.
Melbourne's median of $4.50 sits level with the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Melbourne City is cheapest at $4.50 and Tumut - Tumbarumba is dearest at $4.50.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $3.75 and $5.95 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.