Tracked at more cafés than any other item in Australia. Winter and kids.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jervis Bay | $5.13 | 6 |
| 2 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $5.50 | 3112 |
| 3 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $5.50 | 9 |
| 4 | Tuggeranong | $5.50 | 20 |
| 5 | Melbourne City | $5.50 | 1930 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $6.50 | 8 |
| 2 | Maryborough | $6.00 | 672 |
| 3 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $6.00 | 102 |
| 4 | Kalamunda | $6.00 | 112 |
| 5 | Adelaide City | $6.00 | 407 |
At the median Australian café, a Hot Chocolate costs $5.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.10 and $6.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the median runs $6.50; in Jervis Bay it's $5.13.
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 Hot Chocolate costs $5.50 at the median Australian café, based on 9,906 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.10 and $6.00.
Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.50; South Australia is dearest at $6.00.
Of the regions we read, Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has the dearest median at $6.50 and Jervis Bay the cheapest at $5.13.