A Soft Drink in Canberra costs $4.85 at the median café — −3.0% below the national median of $5.00.
A Soft Drink in Canberra costs $4.85 at the median café, based on 88 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.00 and $5.50.
Canberra's median of $4.85 sits −3.0% below the national median of $5.00.
Of the regions we read in Canberra, Tuggeranong is cheapest at $3.50 and South Canberra is dearest at $5.00.
Across Canberra, 80% of cafés charge between $3.50 and $6.50 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Canberra reading of the Soft Drink Index — part of the full Canberra reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.