A Short Black in Perth costs $4.20 at the median café — −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Perth costs $4.20 at the median café, based on 665 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $3.92 and $4.65.
Perth's median of $4.20 sits −6.7% below the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in Perth, Stirling is cheapest at $4.20 and Kalamunda is dearest at $4.47.
Across Perth, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.25 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Perth reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Perth reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.