The canonical Soft Drink, read from 1,100 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan | $4.50 | 136 |
| 2 | Armidale | $4.60 | 34 |
| 3 | Blue Mountains | $4.75 | 331 |
| 4 | Bunbury | $4.75 | 8 |
| 5 | Townsville | $4.95 | 52 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide Hills | $5.25 | 10 |
| 2 | Casey - South | $5.00 | 258 |
| 3 | Mildura | $5.00 | 72 |
| 4 | Marion | $5.00 | 58 |
| 5 | Cottesloe - Claremont | $5.00 | 60 |
At the median Australian café, a Soft Drink costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.50 and $5.50 — but the regional spread is the story. In Adelaide Hills the median runs $5.25; in Nathan it's $4.50.
Sample sizes vary by region — every number on this page ships with its n, and regions below our confidence bar are marked indicative or thin. Medians, not means: one $40 outlier doesn't move the number.
A Soft Drink costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 1,100 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $5.50.
Queensland is cheapest at $4.50; Northern Territory is dearest at $7.00.
Of the regions we read, Adelaide Hills has the dearest median at $5.25 and Nathan the cheapest at $4.50.