A Short Black in Melbourne costs $4.50 at the median café — +7.1% above the national median of $4.20.
A Short Black in Melbourne costs $4.50 at the median café, based on 387 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.80.
Melbourne's median of $4.50 sits +7.1% above the national median of $4.20.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Mildura is cheapest at $4.40 and Casey - South is dearest at $4.50.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.36 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.