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

TheIced Latte Index

The canonical Iced Latte, read from 8,159 café menus across Australia.

National median
$7.00
Across 8,159 venues that listed Iced Latte in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$6.00 p10median $7.00$8.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
211
453
1125
1638
1712
1225
726
402
252
133
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
7.0–7.5
7.5–8.0
8.0–8.5
8.5–9.0
9.0–9.5
9.5–10.0
Median $7.00
Strong sample
n=8,159 venues · spread $6.00–$8.50 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Iced Latte by state
WA$7.00NT$7.50SA$7.00QLD$7.00NSW$7.00VIC$7.00TAS$7.00ACT$7.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$7.50
Sydney
$7.00
Brisbane
$7.00
Adelaide
$7.00
Canberra
$7.00
Perth
$6.90
Melbourne
$6.80
Hobart
$6.80
Australia
$7.00
Local readings of the Iced Latte Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityToowoomba $7.50Darwin $7.50Townsville $7.45Ballarat $7.13Tamworth $7.00Sydney $7.00Newcastle $7.00Central Coast $7.00Wagga Wagga $7.00Port Macquarie $7.00Mildura $7.00Sunshine Coast $7.00Gold Coast $7.00Brisbane $7.00Mackay $7.00Rockhampton $7.00Cairns $7.00Bunbury $7.00Adelaide $7.00Barossa Valley $7.00Victor Harbor $7.00Launceston $7.00Devonport $7.00Canberra $7.00Shepparton $6.90Perth $6.90Coffs Harbour $6.80Melbourne $6.80Hobart $6.80Geelong $6.75Bendigo $6.72Byron Bay $6.70Wollongong $6.55
By stateNorthern Territory $7.50New South Wales $7.00Victoria $7.00Queensland $7.00Western Australia $7.00South Australia $7.00Tasmania $7.00Australian Capital Territory $7.00
Cheapest regions — Iced Latte
#RegionPricen
1Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)$6.509
2Melbourne City$6.801454
3Stirling$6.80502
4Inverell - Tenterfield$7.00286
5Richmond Valley - Coastal$7.002660
Most expensive regions — Iced Latte
#RegionPricen
1Eyre Peninsula and South West$8.005
2Kalamunda$7.5086
3Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$7.307
4Tuggeranong$7.2513
5Inverell - Tenterfield$7.00286
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, an Iced Latte costs $7.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.50 and $7.65 — but the regional spread is the story. In Eyre Peninsula and South West the median runs $8.00; in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) it's $6.50.

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 Latte is $1.50 — +21.4% of the national median.
Iced Latte prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is an Iced Latte in Australia?

An Iced Latte costs $7.00 at the median Australian café, based on 8,159 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.50 and $7.65.

Which state has the cheapest Iced Latte?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $7.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $7.50.

Where is an Iced Latte most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Eyre Peninsula and South West has the dearest median at $8.00 and Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) the cheapest at $6.50.

Sister product

For the dedicated Flat White Index — with deeper coffee analysis, roaster intel and suburb rankings — see SmallFlatWhite. TheCafeIndex covers the breadth; SmallFlatWhite covers the coffee depth.

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October 2026 Reading
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