A Short Black in Sydney costs $4.25 at the median café — −5.6% below the national median of $4.50.
A Short Black in Sydney costs $4.25 at the median café, based on 2,206 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $4.80.
Sydney's median of $4.25 sits −5.6% below the national median of $4.50.
Across Sydney, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $5.50 for a Short Black. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Sydney reading of the Short Black Index — part of the full Sydney reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.