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

TheCappuccino Index

The canonical Cappuccino, read from 8,908 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.50
Across 8,908 venues that listed Cappuccino in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.75 p10median $5.50$6.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
203
895
2464
2644
1618
671
199
64
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
7.0–7.5
7.5–8.0
Median $5.50
Strong sample
n=8,908 venues · spread $4.75–$6.50 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Cappuccino by state
WA$5.50NT$6.00SA$5.75QLD$5.70NSW$5.50VIC$5.50TAS$5.50ACT$5.50
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$6.00
Adelaide
$5.70
Melbourne
$5.50
Brisbane
$5.50
Perth
$5.50
Hobart
$5.50
Canberra
$5.50
Sydney
$5.25
Australia
$5.50
Local readings of the Cappuccino Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityBendigo $6.00Cairns $6.00Townsville $6.00Toowoomba $6.00Darwin $6.00Barossa Valley $5.95Wagga Wagga $5.80Bunbury $5.80Port Macquarie $5.75Shepparton $5.75Sunshine Coast $5.75Mackay $5.75Rockhampton $5.75Ballarat $5.72Newcastle $5.70Adelaide $5.70Victor Harbor $5.70Coffs Harbour $5.55Tamworth $5.50Central Coast $5.50Byron Bay $5.50Wollongong $5.50Melbourne $5.50Geelong $5.50Mildura $5.50Brisbane $5.50Gold Coast $5.50Perth $5.50Devonport $5.50Hobart $5.50Launceston $5.50Canberra $5.50Sydney $5.25
By stateNorthern Territory $6.00South Australia $5.75Queensland $5.70New South Wales $5.50Victoria $5.50Western Australia $5.50Tasmania $5.50Australian Capital Territory $5.50
Cheapest regions — Cappuccino
#RegionPricen
1Dural - Wisemans Ferry$5.402876
2Tuggeranong$5.5017
3Melbourne City$5.501518
4Nathan$5.501170
5Whitsunday$5.5029
Most expensive regions — Cappuccino
#RegionPricen
1Eyre Peninsula and South West$6.386
2Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$6.158
3Maryborough$5.90643
4Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$5.888
5Kalamunda$5.75109
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Cappuccino costs $5.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.00 and $6.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Eyre Peninsula and South West the median runs $6.38; in Dural - Wisemans Ferry it's $5.40.

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 Cappuccino is $0.97 — +17.7% of the national median.
Cappuccino prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Cappuccino in Australia?

A Cappuccino costs $5.50 at the median Australian café, based on 8,908 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $6.00.

Which state has the cheapest Cappuccino?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.00.

Where is a Cappuccino most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Eyre Peninsula and South West has the dearest median at $6.38 and Dural - Wisemans Ferry the cheapest at $5.40.

Sister product

For the dedicated Flat White Index — with deeper coffee analysis, roaster intel and suburb rankings — see SmallFlatWhite. TheCafeIndex covers the breadth; SmallFlatWhite covers the coffee depth.

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