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

TheCappuccino Index

The canonical Cappuccino, read from 2,231 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.25
Across 2,231 venues that listed Cappuccino in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.50 p10median $5.25$6.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
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360
901
605
210
55
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
Median $5.25
Strong sample
n=2,231 venues · spread $4.50–$6.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Cappuccino by state
WA$5.25NT$5.50SA$5.40QLD$5.30NSW$5.20VIC$5.20TAS$5.50ACT$5.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$5.50
Adelaide
$5.40
Brisbane
$5.30
Hobart
$5.30
Perth
$5.13
Melbourne
$5.00
Canberra
$5.00
Sydney
$5.00
Australia
$5.25
Local readings of the Cappuccino Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityTownsville $6.00Central Coast $5.50Newcastle $5.50Geelong $5.50Adelaide $5.40Brisbane $5.30Gold Coast $5.30Sunshine Coast $5.22Wollongong $5.15Perth $5.13Melbourne $5.00Canberra $5.00Sydney $5.00
By stateTasmania $5.50South Australia $5.40Queensland $5.30Western Australia $5.25Victoria $5.20New South Wales $5.20Australian Capital Territory $5.00
Cheapest regions — Cappuccino
#RegionPricen
1North Canberra$5.0050
2Whitsunday$5.005
3Casey - South$5.10376
4Stirling$5.18156
5Gosford$5.20712
Most expensive regions — Cappuccino
#RegionPricen
1Wheat Belt - North$5.6019
2South East Coast$5.5013
3Robina$5.50141
4Yarra Ranges$5.50127
5Adelaide Hills$5.5033
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Cappuccino costs $5.25 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.00 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Wheat Belt - North the median runs $5.60; in North Canberra it's $5.00.

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 $0.60 +11.4% of the national median.
Cappuccino prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Cappuccino in Australia?

A Cappuccino costs $5.25 at the median Australian café, based on 2,231 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $5.50.

Which state has the cheapest Cappuccino?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.50.

Where is a Cappuccino most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Wheat Belt - North has the dearest median at $5.60 and North Canberra the cheapest at $5.00.

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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