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October 2026 reading
The Iced Chocolate Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheIced Chocolate Index

The canonical Iced Chocolate, read from 7,148 café menus across Australia.

National median
$7.50
Across 7,148 venues that listed Iced Chocolate in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$6.00 p10median $7.50$9.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
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1408
2180
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833
349
118
5–6
6–7
7–8
8–9
9–10
10–11
11–12
Median $7.50
Strong sample
n=7,148 venues · spread $6.00–$9.50 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Iced Chocolate by state
WA$7.50NT$7.90SA$8.00QLD$7.50NSW$7.80VIC$7.80TAS$7.85ACT$7.70
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Adelaide
$8.00
Darwin
$8.00
Hobart
$7.75
Canberra
$7.70
Sydney
$7.50
Melbourne
$7.50
Perth
$7.50
Brisbane
$7.28
Australia
$7.50
Local readings of the Iced Chocolate Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityBallarat $8.50Newcastle $8.20Central Coast $8.00Wagga Wagga $8.00Port Macquarie $8.00Wollongong $8.00Coffs Harbour $8.00Mildura $8.00Shepparton $8.00Cairns $8.00Toowoomba $8.00Bunbury $8.00Adelaide $8.00Darwin $8.00Bendigo $7.95Geelong $7.90Launceston $7.90Hobart $7.75Canberra $7.70Sydney $7.50Byron Bay $7.50Tamworth $7.50Melbourne $7.50Sunshine Coast $7.50Gold Coast $7.50Rockhampton $7.50Townsville $7.50Perth $7.50Victor Harbor $7.50Devonport $7.50Brisbane $7.28Mackay $7.25
By stateSouth Australia $8.00Northern Territory $7.90Tasmania $7.85New South Wales $7.80Victoria $7.80Australian Capital Territory $7.70Queensland $7.50Western Australia $7.50
Cheapest regions — Iced Chocolate
#RegionPricen
1Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$7.009
2Whitsunday$7.3523
3Melbourne City$7.501307
4Sunshine Coast Hinterland$7.50988
5Stirling$7.50459
Most expensive regions — Iced Chocolate
#RegionPricen
1Tuggeranong$8.5012
2Dubbo$8.00271
3Broken Hill and Far West$8.009
4Tumut - Tumbarumba$8.00457
5Mid West$8.0065
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, an Iced Chocolate costs $7.50 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.00 and $8.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Tuggeranong the median runs $8.50; in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble it's $7.00.

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 Iced Chocolate is $1.50 — +20.0% of the national median.
Iced Chocolate prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is an Iced Chocolate in Australia?

An Iced Chocolate costs $7.50 at the median Australian café, based on 7,148 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.00 and $8.50.

Which state has the cheapest Iced Chocolate?

Western Australia is cheapest at $7.50; South Australia is dearest at $8.00.

Where is an Iced Chocolate most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Tuggeranong has the dearest median at $8.50 and Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the cheapest at $7.00.

More from Cold Drinks
October 2026 Reading
Milkshake $8.00Fresh Juice $7.50Smoothie $10.00Still Water $4.00Soft Drink $5.00Coke $4.65Sparkling Water $5.00Orange Juice $7.50Lemonade $5.50Apple Juice $6.90Kombucha $6.50
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