A Chicken Schnitzel in Melbourne costs $18.00 at the median café — −10.0% below the national median of $20.00.
A Chicken Schnitzel in Melbourne costs $18.00 at the median café, based on 99 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $14.45 and $24.50.
Melbourne's median of $18.00 sits −10.0% below the national median of $20.00.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Maroondah is cheapest at $18.00 and Ballarat is dearest at $20.00.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $12.72 and $27.76 for a Chicken Schnitzel. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Chicken Schnitzel Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.