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April 2026 reading
The Garlic Bread Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheGarlic Bread Index

The canonical Garlic Bread, read from 193 café menus across Australia.

National median
$9.00
Across 193 venues that listed Garlic Bread in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$6.50 p10median $9.00$12.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
5
12
17
16
37
37
30
11
13
4
6
4–5
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
12–13
13–14
14–15
Median $9.00
Strong sample
n=193 venues · spread $6.50–$12.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Garlic Bread by state
WA$8.00NTSA$9.63QLD$9.50NSW$9.00VIC$8.50TAS$6.50ACT$8.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Brisbane
$10.00
Adelaide
$9.50
Sydney
$8.90
Melbourne
$8.25
Perth
$8.00
Australia
$9.00
Local readings of the Garlic Bread Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityAdelaide $9.50Sydney $8.90Melbourne $8.25
By stateSouth Australia $9.63Queensland $9.50New South Wales $9.00Victoria $8.50Western Australia $8.00
Cheapest regions — Garlic Bread
#RegionPricen
1Joondalup$8.0017
2Kingston$8.2518
3Burnett$8.509
4Wellington$8.909
5Canterbury$9.0062
Most expensive regions — Garlic Bread
#RegionPricen
1Forest Lake - Oxley$10.0027
2Wagga Wagga$10.008
3Marion$9.7523
4Adelaide Hills$9.505
5Canterbury$9.0062
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Garlic Bread costs $9.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.90 and $10.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Forest Lake - Oxley the median runs $10.00; in Joondalup it's $8.00.

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 Garlic Bread is $2.00 +22.2% of the national median.
Garlic Bread prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Garlic Bread in Australia?

A Garlic Bread costs $9.00 at the median Australian café, based on 193 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.90 and $10.00.

Which state has the cheapest Garlic Bread?

Tasmania is cheapest at $6.50; South Australia is dearest at $9.63.

Where is a Garlic Bread most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Forest Lake - Oxley has the dearest median at $10.00 and Joondalup the cheapest at $8.00.

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