A Soft Drink in Mackay costs $5.50 at the median café — +10.0% above the national median of $5.00.
A Soft Drink in Mackay costs $5.50 at the median café, based on 22 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.56 and $6.30.
Mackay's median of $5.50 sits +10.0% above the national median of $5.00.
Across Mackay, 80% of cafés charge between $4.00 and $6.94 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the April 2027 reading.
This is the Mackay reading of the Soft Drink Index — part of the full Mackay reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: April 2027.