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April 2026 reading
The English Breakfast Tea Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheEnglish Breakfast Tea Index

The canonical English Breakfast Tea, read from 1,262 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.00
Across 1,262 venues that listed English Breakfast 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?
146
229
401
231
160
40
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=1,262 venues · spread $4.00–$6.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of English Breakfast Tea by state
WA$5.00NT$6.00SA$5.00QLD$5.00NSW$5.00VIC$5.00TAS$5.50ACT$5.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$6.00
Hobart
$5.30
Melbourne
$5.00
Adelaide
$5.00
Sydney
$5.00
Perth
$5.00
Brisbane
$5.00
Canberra
$5.00
Australia
$5.00
Local readings of the English Breakfast Tea Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityNewcastle $5.50Melbourne $5.00Adelaide $5.00Sydney $5.00Perth $5.00Brisbane $5.00Geelong $5.00Gold Coast $5.00Canberra $5.00Sunshine Coast $5.00
By stateTasmania $5.50Victoria $5.00South Australia $5.00New South Wales $5.00Western Australia $5.00Queensland $5.00Australian Capital Territory $5.00
Cheapest regions — English Breakfast Tea
#RegionPricen
1Wheat Belt - North$4.007
2Casey - South$5.00286
3Mildura$5.0073
4Marion$5.0052
5Blue Mountains$5.00402
Most expensive regions — English Breakfast Tea
#RegionPricen
1Devonport$5.558
2Hobart Inner$5.5022
3Casey - South$5.00286
4Mildura$5.0073
5Marion$5.0052
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, an English Breakfast Tea costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.50 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Devonport the median runs $5.55; in Wheat Belt - North it's $4.00.

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 English Breakfast Tea is $1.55 +31.0% of the national median.
English Breakfast Tea prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is an English Breakfast Tea in Australia?

An English Breakfast Tea costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 1,262 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $5.50.

Which state has the cheapest English Breakfast Tea?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.00.

Where is an English Breakfast Tea most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Devonport has the dearest median at $5.55 and Wheat Belt - North the cheapest at $4.00.

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April 2026 Reading
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