A Short Black in South Australia costs $4.50 at the median café — level with the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in South Australia costs $4.50 at the median café, based on 527 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.90.
South Australia's median of $4.50 sits level with the national median of $4.50.
Of the regions we read in South Australia, Playford is cheapest at $4.33 and Eyre Peninsula and South West is dearest at $6.00.
Across South Australia, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.50 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the South Australia reading of the Short Black Index. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.