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April 2026 reading
The Long Black Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheLong Black Index

The canonical Long Black, read from 2,292 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.00
Across 2,292 venues that listed Long Black in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.50 p10median $5.00$5.80 p90
What does the spread look like?
176
588
888
412
133
34
4.0–4.5
4.5–5.0
5.0–5.5
5.5–6.0
6.0–6.5
6.5–7.0
Median $5.00
Strong sample
n=2,292 venues · spread $4.50–$5.80 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Long Black by state
WA$5.00NT$5.20SA$5.00QLD$5.00NSW$5.00VIC$5.00TAS$5.03ACT$5.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$5.25
Melbourne
$5.00
Brisbane
$5.00
Adelaide
$5.00
Sydney
$5.00
Perth
$5.00
Canberra
$5.00
Hobart
$5.00
Australia
$5.00
Local readings of the Long Black Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityTownsville $5.63Central Coast $5.50Bendigo $5.25Melbourne $5.00Brisbane $5.00Adelaide $5.00Newcastle $5.00Sydney $5.00Byron Bay $5.00Perth $5.00Port Macquarie $5.00Canberra $5.00Gold Coast $5.00Geelong $5.00Wollongong $5.00Sunshine Coast $5.00
By stateTasmania $5.03Victoria $5.00Queensland $5.00New South Wales $5.00South Australia $5.00Western Australia $5.00Australian Capital Territory $5.00
Cheapest regions — Long Black
#RegionPricen
1Whitsunday$4.755
2Casey - South$5.00395
3Nathan$5.00337
4Gosford$5.00732
5Marion$5.00121
Most expensive regions — Long Black
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide Hills$5.5033
2Weston Creek$5.505
3South East Coast$5.2515
4Casey - South$5.00395
5Nathan$5.00337
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Long Black costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.70 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide Hills the median runs $5.50; in Whitsunday it's $4.75.

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 Long Black is $0.75 +15.0% of the national median.
Long Black prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Long Black in Australia?

A Long Black costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 2,292 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.70 and $5.50.

Which state has the cheapest Long Black?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $5.20.

Where is a Long Black most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Adelaide Hills has the dearest median at $5.50 and Whitsunday the cheapest at $4.75.

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
Latte $5.40Short Black $4.20Mocha $5.75Flat White $5.25Cappuccino $5.25Macchiato $4.50Piccolo $4.50Babyccino $2.00Dirty Chai $6.00Affogato $6.70Batch Brew $5.50Long Macchiato $5.00Magic $5.50Ristretto $4.50
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