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April 2026 reading
The Chicken Parmigiana Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheChicken Parmigiana Index

The canonical Chicken Parmigiana, read from 304 café menus across Australia.

National median
$26.00
Across 304 venues that listed Chicken Parmigiana in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$18.90 p10median $26.00$31.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
7
16
19
23
25
47
50
65
28
14
14–16
16–18
18–20
20–22
22–24
24–26
26–28
28–30
30–32
32–34
Median $26.00
Strong sample
n=304 venues · spread $18.90–$31.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Chicken Parmigiana by state
WA$24.00NTSA$25.90QLD$28.00NSW$26.00VIC$26.00TAS$25.50ACT$27.25
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Canberra
$27.25
Brisbane
$27.20
Melbourne
$26.00
Adelaide
$25.90
Hobart
$25.50
Sydney
$25.00
Perth
$24.00
Australia
$26.00
Local readings of the Chicken Parmigiana Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityBrisbane $27.20Melbourne $26.00Adelaide $25.90Sydney $25.00Perth $24.00
By stateQueensland $28.00Victoria $26.00New South Wales $26.00South Australia $25.90Western Australia $24.00
Cheapest regions — Chicken Parmigiana
#RegionPricen
1Perth City$24.0021
2Marion$25.0021
3Mandurah$25.456
4Melbourne City$26.0089
5Blue Mountains$26.0070
Most expensive regions — Chicken Parmigiana
#RegionPricen
1Mudgeeraba - Tallebudgera$28.0037
2South Canberra$27.256
3Burnett$27.0010
4Melbourne City$26.0089
5Blue Mountains$26.0070
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Chicken Parmigiana costs $26.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $22.38 and $28.90 — but the regional spread is the story. In Mudgeeraba - Tallebudgera the median runs $28.00; in Perth City it's $24.00.

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 Chicken Parmigiana is $4.00 +15.4% of the national median.
Chicken Parmigiana prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Chicken Parmigiana in Australia?

A Chicken Parmigiana costs $26.00 at the median Australian café, based on 304 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $22.38 and $28.90.

Which state has the cheapest Chicken Parmigiana?

Western Australia is cheapest at $24.00; Queensland is dearest at $28.00.

Where is a Chicken Parmigiana most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Mudgeeraba - Tallebudgera has the dearest median at $28.00 and Perth City the cheapest at $24.00.

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