The canonical Milkshake, read from 7,203 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble | $7.25 | 12 |
| 2 | Inverell - Tenterfield | $7.75 | 335 |
| 3 | Hobart Inner | $7.90 | 107 |
| 4 | Dural - Wisemans Ferry | $8.00 | 2327 |
| 5 | Broken Hill and Far West | $8.00 | 10 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide City | $8.78 | 272 |
| 2 | Nathan | $8.50 | 876 |
| 3 | Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton | $8.50 | 70 |
| 4 | North Canberra | $8.25 | 167 |
| 5 | Maryborough | $8.10 | 546 |
At the median Australian café, a Milkshake costs $8.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.00 and $9.25 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide City the median runs $8.78; in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble it's $7.25.
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.
A Milkshake costs $8.00 at the median Australian café, based on 7,203 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.00 and $9.25.
Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $8.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $9.00.
Of the regions we read, Adelaide City has the dearest median at $8.78 and Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the cheapest at $7.25.