A Beer (Bottle) in Melbourne costs $9.00 at the median café — +12.5% above the national median of $8.00.
A Beer (Bottle) in Melbourne costs $9.00 at the median café, based on 417 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.20 and $10.90.
Melbourne's median of $9.00 sits +12.5% above the national median of $8.00.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Tumut - Tumbarumba is cheapest at $8.00 and Port Phillip is dearest at $9.00.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $5.50 and $12.72 for a Beer (Bottle). Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Beer (Bottle) Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.