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April 2026 reading
The Salt & Pepper Calamari Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheSalt & Pepper Calamari Index

The canonical Salt & Pepper Calamari, read from 576 café menus across Australia.

National median
$22.90
Across 576 venues that listed Salt & Pepper Calamari in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$15.50 p10median $22.90$28.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
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38
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74
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47
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Median $22.90
Strong sample
n=576 venues · spread $15.50–$28.50 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Salt & Pepper Calamari by state
WA$23.00NT$24.50SA$25.00QLD$20.00NSW$22.00VIC$24.00TAS$24.00ACT$21.50
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Adelaide
$25.00
Melbourne
$23.70
Hobart
$22.95
Perth
$22.25
Sydney
$22.00
Canberra
$21.50
Brisbane
$19.50
Australia
$22.90
Local readings of the Salt & Pepper Calamari Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityAdelaide $25.00Melbourne $23.70Perth $22.25Sydney $22.00Brisbane $19.50
By stateSouth Australia $25.00Victoria $24.00Western Australia $23.00New South Wales $22.00Queensland $20.00
Cheapest regions — Salt & Pepper Calamari
#RegionPricen
1Inverell - Tenterfield$19.9017
2Nathan$20.0078
3Woden$21.7518
4North East$21.9011
5Canterbury$22.00143
Most expensive regions — Salt & Pepper Calamari
#RegionPricen
1Playford$25.0040
2Adelaide Hills$25.005
3Yarra Ranges$24.0049
4Devonport$24.008
5Stonnington - West$23.95130
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Salt & Pepper Calamari costs $22.90 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $19.00 and $25.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Playford the median runs $25.00; in Inverell - Tenterfield it's $19.90.

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 Salt & Pepper Calamari is $5.10 +22.3% of the national median.
Salt & Pepper Calamari prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Salt & Pepper Calamari in Australia?

A Salt & Pepper Calamari costs $22.90 at the median Australian café, based on 576 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $19.00 and $25.00.

Which state has the cheapest Salt & Pepper Calamari?

Queensland is cheapest at $20.00; South Australia is dearest at $25.00.

Where is a Salt & Pepper Calamari most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Playford has the dearest median at $25.00 and Inverell - Tenterfield the cheapest at $19.90.

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