A Soft Drink in Cairns costs $5.00 at the median café — level with the national median of $5.00.
A Soft Drink in Cairns costs $5.00 at the median café, based on 46 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $6.38.
Cairns's median of $5.00 sits level with the national median of $5.00.
Across Cairns, 80% of cafés charge between $3.70 and $8.00 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Cairns reading of the Soft Drink Index — part of the full Cairns reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.