A Soft Drink in Melbourne costs $5.00 at the median café — level with the national median of $5.00.
A Soft Drink in Melbourne costs $5.00 at the median café, based on 229 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $5.50.
Melbourne's median of $5.00 sits level with the national median of $5.00.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Mildura is cheapest at $5.00 and Casey - South is dearest at $5.00.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $4.00 and $6.50 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the October 2026 reading.
This is the Melbourne reading of the Soft Drink Index — part of the full Melbourne reading. Medians, not means; every number ships with its sample size. Next reading: October 2026.