The canonical Dirty Chai, read from 859 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armidale | $5.75 | 26 |
| 2 | Gosford | $6.00 | 248 |
| 3 | Bendigo | $6.00 | 38 |
| 4 | South Canberra | $6.00 | 19 |
| 5 | Perth City | $6.00 | 58 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barossa | $6.65 | 10 |
| 2 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $6.50 | 11 |
| 3 | Marion | $6.30 | 51 |
| 4 | Wheat Belt - North | $6.30 | 9 |
| 5 | Nambour - Pomona | $6.25 | 163 |
At the median Australian café, a Dirty Chai costs $6.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.50 and $6.75 — but the regional spread is the story. In Barossa the median runs $6.65; in Armidale it's $5.75.
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 Dirty Chai costs $6.00 at the median Australian café, based on 859 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.50 and $6.75.
Tasmania is cheapest at $6.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.50.
Of the regions we read, Barossa has the dearest median at $6.65 and Armidale the cheapest at $5.75.
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.