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October 2026 reading
The Cold Brew Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheCold Brew Index

The canonical Cold Brew, read from 2,643 café menus across Australia.

National median
$7.00
Across 2,643 venues that listed Cold Brew in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$5.92 p10median $7.00$8.75 p90
What does the spread look like?
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915
861
353
161
46
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
Median $7.00
Strong sample
n=2,643 venues · spread $5.92–$8.75 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Cold Brew by state
WA$6.70NT$7.52SA$7.00QLD$7.00NSW$7.00VIC$6.80TAS$6.50ACT$6.80
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$7.54
Sydney
$7.00
Brisbane
$7.00
Adelaide
$7.00
Melbourne
$6.93
Canberra
$6.90
Perth
$6.70
Hobart
$6.50
Australia
$7.00
Local readings of the Cold Brew Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityDarwin $7.54Gold Coast $7.20Sydney $7.00Newcastle $7.00Wollongong $7.00Brisbane $7.00Townsville $7.00Sunshine Coast $7.00Cairns $7.00Adelaide $7.00Melbourne $6.93Canberra $6.90Perth $6.70Port Macquarie $6.50Byron Bay $6.50Geelong $6.50
By stateNorthern Territory $7.52New South Wales $7.00Queensland $7.00South Australia $7.00Victoria $6.80Australian Capital Territory $6.80Western Australia $6.70Tasmania $6.50
Cheapest regions — Cold Brew
#RegionPricen
1Huon - Bruny Island$6.256
2Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton$6.5015
3Adelaide Hills$6.5015
4Hobart Inner$6.5027
5Outback - South$6.655
Most expensive regions — Cold Brew
#RegionPricen
1Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote$7.001007
2Inverell - Tenterfield$7.0053
3Tumut - Tumbarumba$7.0093
4Ormeau - Oxenford$7.00376
5Robina$7.00117
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Cold Brew costs $7.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.21 and $7.70 — but the regional spread is the story. In Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote the median runs $7.00; in Huon - Bruny Island it's $6.25.

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 Cold Brew is $0.75 — +10.7% of the national median.
Cold Brew prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Cold Brew in Australia?

A Cold Brew costs $7.00 at the median Australian café, based on 2,643 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.21 and $7.70.

Which state has the cheapest Cold Brew?

Tasmania is cheapest at $6.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $7.52.

Where is a Cold Brew most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Sutherland - Menai - Heathcote has the dearest median at $7.00 and Huon - Bruny Island the cheapest at $6.25.

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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October 2026 Reading
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