The canonical Chicken Schnitzel, read from 595 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | $17.75 | 16 |
| 2 | Maroondah | $18.00 | 112 |
| 3 | Orange | $19.00 | 20 |
| 4 | Hobart Inner | $19.50 | 9 |
| 5 | Gosford | $19.95 | 252 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion | $22.50 | 42 |
| 2 | Cairns - South | $22.00 | 16 |
| 3 | Ormeau - Oxenford | $21.95 | 53 |
| 4 | North Canberra | $21.25 | 18 |
| 5 | Ballarat | $20.00 | 36 |
At the median Australian café, a Chicken Schnitzel costs $20.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $16.00 and $24.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Marion the median runs $22.50; in Fremantle it's $17.75.
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.
A Chicken Schnitzel costs $20.00 at the median Australian café, based on 595 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $16.00 and $24.00.
Western Australia is cheapest at $17.75; Tasmania is dearest at $26.50.
Of the regions we read, Marion has the dearest median at $22.50 and Fremantle the cheapest at $17.75.