A Garden Salad in Melbourne costs $8.50 at the median café — level with the national median of $8.50.
A Garden Salad in Melbourne costs $8.50 at the median café, based on 39 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.00 and $11.25.
Melbourne's median of $8.50 sits level with the national median of $8.50.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Gippsland - South West is cheapest at $8.00 and Melbourne City is dearest at $8.50.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $5.90 and $12.40 for a Garden Salad. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Garden Salad Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.