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April 2026 reading
The Earl Grey Tea Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheEarl Grey Tea Index

The canonical Earl Grey Tea, read from 1,157 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.00
Across 1,157 venues that listed Earl Grey Tea in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.00 p10median $5.00$6.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
127
203
363
218
145
44
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
Median $5.00
Strong sample
n=1,157 venues · spread $4.00–$6.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Earl Grey Tea by state
WA$5.30NT$5.75SA$5.50QLD$5.00NSW$5.00VIC$5.00TAS$5.50ACT$5.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$6.00
Adelaide
$5.45
Perth
$5.30
Melbourne
$5.00
Sydney
$5.00
Hobart
$5.00
Canberra
$5.00
Brisbane
$5.00
Australia
$5.00
Local readings of the Earl Grey Tea Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityNewcastle $5.50Geelong $5.50Adelaide $5.45Perth $5.30Melbourne $5.00Sydney $5.00Gold Coast $5.00Canberra $5.00Brisbane $5.00Sunshine Coast $4.90
By stateSouth Australia $5.50Tasmania $5.50Western Australia $5.30Victoria $5.00New South Wales $5.00Queensland $5.00Australian Capital Territory $5.00
Cheapest regions — Earl Grey Tea
#RegionPricen
1Wheat Belt - North$4.605
2Mudgeeraba - Tallebudgera$4.7560
3Casey - South$5.00265
4Blue Mountains$5.00371
5Woden$5.0026
Most expensive regions — Earl Grey Tea
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide Hills$6.0010
2Devonport$5.808
3Stirling$5.3086
4Hobart Inner$5.3020
5Mildura$5.2061
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, an Earl Grey Tea costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.60 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide Hills the median runs $6.00; in Wheat Belt - North it's $4.60.

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 Earl Grey Tea is $1.40 +28.0% of the national median.
Earl Grey Tea prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is an Earl Grey Tea in Australia?

An Earl Grey Tea costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 1,157 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.60 and $5.50.

Which state has the cheapest Earl Grey Tea?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.75.

Where is an Earl Grey Tea most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Adelaide Hills has the dearest median at $6.00 and Wheat Belt - North the cheapest at $4.60.

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