A Soft Drink in Ballarat costs $5.25 at the median café — +5.0% above the national median of $5.00.
A Soft Drink in Ballarat costs $5.25 at the median café, based on 24 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.89 and $6.00.
Ballarat's median of $5.25 sits +5.0% above the national median of $5.00.
Across Ballarat, 80% of cafés charge between $4.50 and $7.80 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Ballarat reading of the Soft Drink Index — part of the full Ballarat reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.