A Hot Chocolate in Melbourne costs $5.50 at the median café — level with the national median of $5.50.
A Hot Chocolate in Melbourne costs $5.50 at the median café, based on 476 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $5.96.
Melbourne's median of $5.50 sits level with the national median of $5.50.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Casey - South is cheapest at $5.45 and Mildura is dearest at $5.50.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $4.50 and $6.50 for a Hot Chocolate. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Hot Chocolate Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.