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

TheLatte Index

The canonical Latte, read from 2,388 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.40
Across 2,388 venues that listed Latte in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.70 p10median $5.40$6.50 p90
What does the spread look like?
58
343
803
608
284
144
54
23
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
7.0–7.5
7.5–8.0
Median $5.40
Strong sample
n=2,388 venues · spread $4.70–$6.50 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Latte by state
WA$5.40NT$5.50SA$5.50QLD$5.40NSW$5.30VIC$5.45TAS$5.50ACT$5.25
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Adelaide
$5.50
Hobart
$5.50
Darwin
$5.50
Brisbane
$5.40
Perth
$5.35
Melbourne
$5.25
Canberra
$5.25
Sydney
$5.20
Australia
$5.40
Local readings of the Latte Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityTownsville $6.00Central Coast $5.50Adelaide $5.50Newcastle $5.50Byron Bay $5.50Geelong $5.50Wollongong $5.50Bendigo $5.50Hobart $5.50Gold Coast $5.45Brisbane $5.40Perth $5.35Melbourne $5.25Sunshine Coast $5.25Canberra $5.25Sydney $5.20
By stateSouth Australia $5.50Tasmania $5.50Victoria $5.45Queensland $5.40Western Australia $5.40New South Wales $5.30Australian Capital Territory $5.25
Cheapest regions — Latte
#RegionPricen
1Whitsunday$5.005
2North Canberra$5.2554
3Casey - South$5.30430
4Nathan$5.30350
5Gosford$5.30757
Most expensive regions — Latte
#RegionPricen
1Wheat Belt - North$6.0018
2South East Coast$5.5014
3Robina$5.50144
4Yarra Ranges$5.50134
5Orange$5.5072
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Latte costs $5.40 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.00 and $5.85 — but the regional spread is the story. In Wheat Belt - North the median runs $6.00; in Whitsunday it's $5.00.

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 Latte is $1.00 +18.5% of the national median.
Latte prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Latte in Australia?

A Latte costs $5.40 at the median Australian café, based on 2,388 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.00 and $5.85.

Which state has the cheapest Latte?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.25; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.50.

Where is a Latte most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Wheat Belt - North has the dearest median at $6.00 and Whitsunday the cheapest at $5.00.

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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April 2026 Reading
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