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October 2026 reading
The Burger Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheBurger Index

The canonical Burger, read from 6,223 café menus across Australia.

National median
$21.00
Across 6,223 venues that listed Burger in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$14.25 p10median $21.00$27.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
139
320
504
652
868
758
855
887
605
372
95
10–12
12–14
14–16
16–18
18–20
20–22
22–24
24–26
26–28
28–30
30–32
Median $21.00
Strong sample
n=6,223 venues · spread $14.25–$27.50 · October 2026
The Variant Story
October 2026 Reading
Variations of Burger
Canonical Burger median $21.00 · 10,025 variant observations
Cheese
n=1,647
$17.00
−19.0%
Fish
n=596
$18.95
−9.8%
Veggie
n=1,434
$20.00
−4.8%
Chicken
n=3,468
$22.00
+4.8%
Beef
n=2,880
$22.48
+7.0%
Canonical median $21.00
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Burger by state
WA$22.00NT$23.00SA$22.00QLD$20.50NSW$20.00VIC$23.00TAS$22.90ACT$22.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Melbourne
$23.00
Adelaide
$22.40
Hobart
$22.00
Canberra
$22.00
Perth
$21.90
Darwin
$21.50
Brisbane
$21.00
Sydney
$20.00
Australia
$21.00
Local readings of the Burger Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityBunbury $26.50Ballarat $26.25Launceston $24.50Geelong $23.80Shepparton $23.55Melbourne $23.00Mackay $22.95Adelaide $22.40Townsville $22.32Mildura $22.25Rockhampton $22.00Cairns $22.00Hobart $22.00Devonport $22.00Canberra $22.00Perth $21.90Darwin $21.50Newcastle $21.25Brisbane $21.00Wagga Wagga $20.50Gold Coast $20.50Central Coast $20.25Bendigo $20.25Sydney $20.00Byron Bay $20.00Coffs Harbour $20.00Sunshine Coast $20.00Toowoomba $20.00Victor Harbor $19.50Wollongong $19.45Port Macquarie $19.00Tamworth $18.23Barossa Valley $18.00
By stateVictoria $23.00Northern Territory $23.00Tasmania $22.90Western Australia $22.00South Australia $22.00Australian Capital Territory $22.00Queensland $20.50New South Wales $20.00
Cheapest regions — Burger
#RegionPricen
1Eyre Peninsula and South West$15.905
2Jervis Bay$16.0011
3Dubbo$16.508
4Whitsunday$18.2016
5Strathfield - Burwood - Ashfield$20.002007
Most expensive regions — Burger
#RegionPricen
1Tumut - Tumbarumba$23.00437
2Tullamarine - Broadmeadows$23.001085
3Hobart Inner$22.9075
4Wheat Belt - North$22.5065
5Devonport$22.3852
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Burger costs $21.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $17.40 and $24.90 — but the regional spread is the story. In Tumut - Tumbarumba the median runs $23.00; in Eyre Peninsula and South West it's $15.90.

Sample sizes vary by region — every number on this page ships with its n, and regions below our confidence bar are marked indicative or thin. Medians, not means: one $40 outlier doesn't move the number.

The gap between the dearest and cheapest region for Burger is $7.10 — +33.8% of the national median.
Burger prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Burger in Australia?

A Burger costs $21.00 at the median Australian café, based on 6,223 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $17.40 and $24.90.

Which state has the cheapest Burger?

New South Wales is cheapest at $20.00; Victoria is dearest at $23.00.

Where is a Burger most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Tumut - Tumbarumba has the dearest median at $23.00 and Eyre Peninsula and South West the cheapest at $15.90.

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October 2026 Reading
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