The canonical Flat White, read from 9,379 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $5.40 | 3033 |
| 2 | Tumut - Tumbarumba | $5.50 | 546 |
| 3 | Tuggeranong | $5.50 | 18 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | $5.50 | 1591 |
| 5 | Nathan | $5.50 | 1251 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eyre Peninsula and South West | $6.75 | 5 |
| 2 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $6.15 | 10 |
| 3 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $6.00 | 9 |
| 4 | Maryborough | $5.90 | 670 |
| 5 | Whitsunday | $5.85 | 31 |
At the median Australian café, a Flat White costs $5.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.00 and $6.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Eyre Peninsula and South West the median runs $6.75; in Dural - Wisemans Ferry it's $5.40.
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 Flat White costs $5.50 at the median Australian café, based on 9,379 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $6.00.
Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.00.
Of the regions we read, Eyre Peninsula and South West has the dearest median at $6.75 and Dural - Wisemans Ferry the cheapest at $5.40.
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.