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

TheLong Macchiato Index

The canonical Long Macchiato, read from 478 café menus across Australia.

National median
$5.00
Across 478 venues that listed Long Macchiato in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$4.50 p10median $5.00$5.92 p90
What does the spread look like?
20
156
134
116
34
9
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=478 venues · spread $4.50–$5.92 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Long Macchiato by state
WA$5.50NT$5.40SA$4.97QLD$4.75NSW$5.00VIC$5.00TAS$5.60ACT
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Perth
$5.50
Melbourne
$5.00
Sydney
$5.00
Adelaide
$4.97
Brisbane
$4.75
Australia
$5.00
Local readings of the Long Macchiato Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityPerth $5.50Melbourne $5.00Brisbane $4.75
By stateWestern Australia $5.50Victoria $5.00New South Wales $5.00Queensland $4.75
Cheapest regions — Long Macchiato
#RegionPricen
1Brisbane Inner - North$4.7595
2Townsville$4.7533
3Marion$4.9714
4Casey - South$5.00135
5Port Stephens$5.0025
Most expensive regions — Long Macchiato
#RegionPricen
1Bunbury$5.709
2North East$5.656
3Stirling$5.5098
4Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton$5.5010
5Frankston$5.2042
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Long Macchiato costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.75 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bunbury the median runs $5.70; in Brisbane Inner - North 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 Macchiato is $0.95 +19.0% of the national median.
Long Macchiato prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Long Macchiato in Australia?

A Long Macchiato costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 478 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.75 and $5.50.

Which state has the cheapest Long Macchiato?

Queensland is cheapest at $4.75; Tasmania is dearest at $5.60.

Where is a Long Macchiato most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Bunbury has the dearest median at $5.70 and Brisbane Inner - North 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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