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October 2026 reading
SA3 region · VIC · Sample size: strong
October 2026 reading

Melbourne City

Melbourne · VIC
349 suburbs · 3614 cafés in our reading
The headline plate · Eggs Benedict
Melbourne City median
$24.00
+2.1% against the national median, and −1.3% against Melbourne itself.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
Strong sample
n=853 venues · spread $19.50–$28.00 · October 2026
How Melbourne City compares
Melbourne City
$24.00
Tumut - Tumbarumba
$24.00
Melbourne
$24.32
Australia
$23.50
The price spread, not the price tag
October 2026 Reading

What you pay depends on where you sit. Across 853 readings of Eggs Benedict in this region:

$19.50
p25 · $22.00
Median
$24.00
p75 · $26.00
$28.00
10th percentile90th percentile
Solid band: middle 50% of cafés (p25–p75). Gradient: full p10–p90 spread.
The Melbourne City menu · 107 canonical items
October 2026 Reading
n = 1961 · vs national
Chai Latte
$5.90
+1.7%
n = 1930 · vs national
Hot Chocolate
$5.50
0.0%
n = 1762 · vs national
Latte
$5.50
−1.8%
n = 1671 · vs national
Short Black
$4.50
0.0%
n = 1653 · vs national
Matcha Latte
$6.60
0.0%
n = 1640 · vs national
Mocha
$5.90
−1.7%
n = 1606 · vs national
Long Black
$5.20
−1.9%
n = 1591 · vs national
Flat White
$5.50
0.0%
n = 1518 · vs national
Cappuccino
$5.50
0.0%
n = 1454 · vs national
Iced Latte
$6.80
−2.9%
n = 1368 · vs national
Pot of Tea
$5.20
0.0%
n = 1341 · vs national
Iced Coffee
$8.00
0.0%
n = 1307 · vs national
Iced Chocolate
$7.50
0.0%
n = 1237 · vs national
Milkshake
$8.00
0.0%
n = 1222 · vs national
Chips / Fries
$10.00
0.0%
n = 1205 · vs national
Toastie / Jaffle
$12.50
+4.2%
The suburbs of Melbourne City · Eggs Benedict
October 2026 Reading

Suburbs are a way to read this region, not a destination. We don't run a suburb page when the sample is thin — the region is the editorial unit.

Suburb
Median
vs region
n
Mill Park thin
$28.30
+17.9%
n=2
Sorrento thin
$28.15
+17.3%
n=2
Elwood thin
$28.00
+16.7%
n=3
Toorak thin
$28.00
+16.7%
n=3
Taylors Lakes thin
$27.50
+14.6%
n=2
Brunswick East thin
$27.50
+14.6%
n=4
Williams Landing thin
$27.30
+13.7%
n=2
Elsternwick indicative
$27.00
+12.5%
n=8
Thornbury indicative
$27.00
+12.5%
n=5
Caulfield South thin
$27.00
+12.5%
n=2
Brighton indicative
$27.00
+12.5%
n=9
Balwyn thin
$27.00
+12.5%
n=3
Heathmont thin
$27.00
+12.5%
n=3
Lilydale thin
$26.98
+12.4%
n=4
Kensington thin
$26.90
+12.1%
n=3
Eltham indicative
$26.75
+11.5%
n=6
Malvern indicative
$26.75
+11.5%
n=6
Essendon North thin
$26.50
+10.4%
n=2
Oakleigh thin
$26.50
+10.4%
n=3
Carnegie thin
$26.50
+10.4%
n=3
Greenvale thin
$26.45
+10.2%
n=2
South Melbourne indicative
$26.25
+9.4%
n=10
Preston indicative
$26.25
+9.4%
n=6
Newtown thin
$26.25
+9.4%
n=4
Albert Park indicative
$26.13
+8.9%
n=6
Coburg indicative
$26.00
+8.3%
n=6
Glen Waverley thin
$26.00
+8.3%
n=3
Malvern East indicative
$26.00
+8.3%
n=5
Armadale indicative
$26.00
+8.3%
n=7
Altona Meadows thin
$26.00
+8.3%
n=3
Coburg North thin
$26.00
+8.3%
n=3
Nunawading thin
$26.00
+8.3%
n=2
Essendon thin
$25.95
+8.1%
n=4
Camberwell indicative
$25.90
+7.9%
n=11
Ivanhoe indicative
$25.90
+7.9%
n=7
Bundoora thin
$25.85
+7.7%
n=4
Beaconsfield thin
$25.71
+7.1%
n=4
Bentleigh thin
$25.50
+6.3%
n=4
Epping indicative
$25.50
+6.3%
n=5
Croydon thin
$25.50
+6.3%
n=4
Carrum thin
$25.50
+6.3%
n=2
Pascoe Vale South thin
$25.50
+6.3%
n=2
Caroline Springs thin
$25.40
+5.8%
n=4
Montmorency thin
$25.35
+5.6%
n=3
Moonee Ponds indicative
$25.30
+5.4%
n=9
Hawthorn indicative
$25.25
+5.2%
n=8
Reservoir thin
$25.25
+5.2%
n=4
North Melbourne indicative
$25.25
+5.2%
n=8
Hampton indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=5
Brunswick indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=8
Richmond indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=12
Docklands indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=8
Pascoe Vale indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=5
Ormond thin
$25.00
+4.2%
n=3
Port Melbourne indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=7
Frankston South thin
$25.00
+4.2%
n=3
Ferntree Gully indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=5
Essendon Fields thin
$25.00
+4.2%
n=2
Altona indicative
$25.00
+4.2%
n=6
Glen Iris thin
$25.00
+4.2%
n=3
Dromana thin
$25.00
+4.2%
n=2
Balwyn North thin
$24.95
+4.0%
n=2
Chelsea thin
$24.90
+3.7%
n=3
Officer thin
$24.90
+3.7%
n=3
Heidelberg Heights thin
$24.90
+3.7%
n=3
Sandringham indicative
$24.75
+3.1%
n=6
Moorabbin thin
$24.75
+3.1%
n=2
Kallista thin
$24.75
+3.1%
n=2
Cheltenham indicative
$24.65
+2.7%
n=8
Rye thin
$24.65
+2.7%
n=2
West Melbourne thin
$24.50
+2.1%
n=2
South Yarra indicative
$24.50
+2.1%
n=12
Carlton indicative
$24.50
+2.1%
n=6
Parkville thin
$24.50
+2.1%
n=2
Prahran indicative
$24.50
+2.1%
n=8
Beaumaris indicative
$24.45
+1.9%
n=6
Newport thin
$24.40
+1.7%
n=2
Seddon thin
$24.25
+1.0%
n=4
Clyde North thin
$24.17
+0.7%
n=2
Fitzroy indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=9
Geelong indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=13
Berwick indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=9
Balaclava indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=8
Dandenong indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=5
Melbourne
$24.00
0.0%
n=53
Southbank indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=5
Warrandyte thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=3
Abbotsford thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=3
Mornington indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=7
Hawthorn East thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=3
Tullamarine indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=7
Hamlyn Heights thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=2
Collingwood thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=3
Cremorne indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=5
Northcote indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=5
Yarraville indicative
$24.00
0.0%
n=6
Strathmore thin
$24.00
0.0%
n=2
Surrey Hills thin
$23.99
−0.0%
n=3
Narre Warren indicative
$23.95
−0.2%
n=5
Doncaster East thin
$23.95
−0.2%
n=2
Murrumbeena thin
$23.90
−0.4%
n=3
Ascot Vale thin
$23.75
−1.0%
n=4
Scoresby thin
$23.70
−1.3%
n=2
Fitzroy North indicative
$23.50
−2.1%
n=6
Patterson Lakes thin
$23.50
−2.1%
n=2
Mulgrave thin
$23.50
−2.1%
n=3
Windsor thin
$23.50
−2.1%
n=2
Belgrave thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=4
Hoppers Crossing thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=4
Kew indicative
$23.45
−2.3%
n=6
Mitcham thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=2
Keilor East thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=4
Box Hill thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=4
Rosanna thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=2
Blackburn thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=4
Spotswood thin
$23.45
−2.3%
n=2
Hastings thin
$23.40
−2.5%
n=2
Upwey thin
$23.35
−2.7%
n=2
Carrum Downs thin
$23.32
−2.8%
n=4
Mount Evelyn thin
$23.25
−3.1%
n=4
Bayswater thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=3
Doncaster indicative
$23.00
−4.2%
n=6
Williamstown thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=4
Caulfield North indicative
$23.00
−4.2%
n=5
Glen Huntly thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=3
Aspendale thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=3
Bentleigh East indicative
$23.00
−4.2%
n=6
West Footscray thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=3
Footscray indicative
$23.00
−4.2%
n=5
Black Rock thin
$23.00
−4.2%
n=2
Wantirna South indicative
$22.90
−4.6%
n=5
Ringwood indicative
$22.90
−4.6%
n=5
Rowville thin
$22.75
−5.2%
n=3
Mentone thin
$22.75
−5.2%
n=2
Fairfield thin
$22.50
−6.3%
n=3
Templestowe thin
$22.50
−6.3%
n=2
Saint Kilda West thin
$22.50
−6.3%
n=2
Mooroolbark thin
$22.50
−6.3%
n=2
Mount Waverley indicative
$22.45
−6.5%
n=8
Baxter thin
$22.45
−6.5%
n=2
Airport West thin
$22.25
−7.3%
n=2
Craigieburn thin
$22.25
−7.3%
n=4
Burwood East thin
$22.25
−7.3%
n=2
South Morang thin
$22.00
−8.3%
n=3
Sunshine West thin
$22.00
−8.3%
n=3
Carlton North thin
$22.00
−8.3%
n=2
Endeavour Hills thin
$22.00
−8.3%
n=3
Seaford indicative
$22.00
−8.3%
n=5
Croydon South thin
$22.00
−8.3%
n=2
Maribyrnong thin
$21.75
−9.4%
n=2
East Melbourne indicative
$21.50
−10.4%
n=5
Somerville thin
$21.50
−10.4%
n=2
St Kilda indicative
$21.38
−10.9%
n=8
Truganina indicative
$21.00
−12.5%
n=5
Sunshine thin
$20.90
−12.9%
n=3
Boronia indicative
$20.70
−13.8%
n=6
Doreen thin
$20.60
−14.2%
n=2
Clayton thin
$20.42
−14.9%
n=2
Keysborough thin
$20.30
−15.4%
n=3
Frankston indicative
$20.25
−15.6%
n=14
Dandenong South indicative
$20.02
−16.6%
n=6
Greensborough thin
$20.00
−16.7%
n=4
Emerald thin
$20.00
−16.7%
n=2
Ringwood East thin
$19.50
−18.8%
n=3
Niddrie thin
$19.45
−19.0%
n=2
Derrimut thin
$17.50
−27.1%
n=2
Laverton North thin
$16.50
−31.3%
n=2
Hallam thin
$16.45
−31.5%
n=2
Corio thin
$14.90
−37.9%
n=3
The 2.1 percent
October 2026 Reading

Melbourne City runs, by our reading, +2.1% above the national median for a eggs benedict — and −1.3% below Melbourne itself. The pattern is visible suburb by suburb: Mill Park at $28.30 down to Corio at $14.90. What you pay for, in this region, is geography — and a postcode.

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