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April 2026 reading
The Coffee Frappe Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheCoffee Frappe Index

The canonical Coffee Frappe, read from 576 café menus across Australia.

National median
$8.78
Across 576 venues that listed Coffee Frappe in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$6.50 p10median $8.78$11.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
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Median $8.78
Strong sample
n=576 venues · spread $6.50–$11.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Coffee Frappe by state
WA$8.50NT$9.00SA$9.00QLD$8.50NSW$9.00VIC$8.50TAS$8.10ACT$8.63
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Sydney
$9.00
Adelaide
$9.00
Darwin
$9.00
Canberra
$8.63
Melbourne
$8.50
Perth
$8.50
Brisbane
$8.10
Australia
$8.78
Local readings of the Coffee Frappe Index
April 2026 Reading
By citySydney $9.00Adelaide $9.00Gold Coast $8.95Melbourne $8.50Perth $8.50Brisbane $8.10
By stateNew South Wales $9.00South Australia $9.00Victoria $8.50Queensland $8.50Western Australia $8.50
Cheapest regions — Coffee Frappe
#RegionPricen
1Hobart Inner$7.705
2Nambour - Pomona$8.30117
3Casey - South$8.5055
4Mackay$8.5073
5Belmont - Victoria Park$8.5025
Most expensive regions — Coffee Frappe
#RegionPricen
1Rockingham$9.507
2Barossa$9.156
3Sydney Inner City$9.00207
4Tamworth - Gunnedah$9.0017
5West Torrens$8.7524
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Coffee Frappe costs $8.78 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.90 and $9.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Rockingham the median runs $9.50; in Hobart Inner it's $7.70.

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 Coffee Frappe is $1.80 +20.5% of the national median.
Coffee Frappe prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Coffee Frappe in Australia?

A Coffee Frappe costs $8.78 at the median Australian café, based on 576 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.90 and $9.50.

Which state has the cheapest Coffee Frappe?

Tasmania is cheapest at $8.10; New South Wales is dearest at $9.00.

Where is a Coffee Frappe most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Rockingham has the dearest median at $9.50 and Hobart Inner the cheapest at $7.70.

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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April 2026 Reading
Iced Latte $6.50Iced Coffee $7.50Iced Mocha $7.50Iced Long Black $6.00Cold Brew $6.50
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