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October 2026 reading
The Mocha Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheMocha Index

The canonical Mocha, read from 9,184 café menus across Australia.

National median
$6.00
Across 9,184 venues that listed Mocha in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$5.00 p10median $6.00$7.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
118
362
1154
2404
2309
1538
647
267
148
78
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
8.0–8.5
8.5–9.0
Median $6.00
Strong sample
n=9,184 venues · spread $5.00–$7.00 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Mocha by state
WA$6.00NT$6.25SA$6.00QLD$6.20NSW$5.95VIC$5.95TAS$6.00ACT$6.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$6.25
Brisbane
$6.20
Perth
$6.00
Adelaide
$6.00
Hobart
$6.00
Canberra
$6.00
Melbourne
$5.90
Sydney
$5.80
Australia
$6.00
Local readings of the Mocha Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityTownsville $6.50Toowoomba $6.40Cairns $6.30Barossa Valley $6.30Bunbury $6.25Darwin $6.25Brisbane $6.20Sunshine Coast $6.20Rockhampton $6.20Newcastle $6.15Central Coast $6.00Wagga Wagga $6.00Byron Bay $6.00Port Macquarie $6.00Wollongong $6.00Coffs Harbour $6.00Bendigo $6.00Shepparton $6.00Ballarat $6.00Gold Coast $6.00Mackay $6.00Perth $6.00Adelaide $6.00Victor Harbor $6.00Hobart $6.00Devonport $6.00Launceston $6.00Canberra $6.00Melbourne $5.90Sydney $5.80Tamworth $5.80Geelong $5.75Mildura $5.75
By stateNorthern Territory $6.25Queensland $6.20Western Australia $6.00South Australia $6.00Tasmania $6.00Australian Capital Territory $6.00New South Wales $5.95Victoria $5.95
Cheapest regions — Mocha
#RegionPricen
1Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West)$5.755
2Dural - Wisemans Ferry$5.903004
3Melbourne City$5.901640
4Inverell - Tenterfield$6.00334
5Tumut - Tumbarumba$6.00513
Most expensive regions — Mocha
#RegionPricen
1Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble$6.556
2Maryborough$6.25632
3Whitsunday$6.2527
4Kalamunda$6.20108
5Adelaide City$6.10393
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Mocha costs $6.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $5.50 and $6.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble the median runs $6.55; in Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) it's $5.75.

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 Mocha is $0.80 — +13.3% of the national median.
Mocha prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Mocha in Australia?

A Mocha costs $6.00 at the median Australian café, based on 9,184 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $5.50 and $6.50.

Which state has the cheapest Mocha?

Victoria is cheapest at $5.95; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.25.

Where is a Mocha most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble has the dearest median at $6.55 and Griffith - Murrumbidgee (West) the cheapest at $5.75.

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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October 2026 Reading
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