A Short Black in Perth costs $4.20 at the median café — level with the national median of $4.20.
A Short Black in Perth costs $4.20 at the median café, based on 175 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $3.88 and $4.70.
Perth's median of $4.20 sits level with the national median of $4.20.
Of the regions we read in Perth, Stirling is cheapest at $4.13 and Kalamunda is dearest at $4.50.
Across Perth, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.43 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the October 2026 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: October 2026.