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 849 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.25 and $6.00.
Melbourne's median of $5.00 sits level with the national median of $5.00.
Of the regions we read in Melbourne, Melbourne City is cheapest at $5.00 and Tumut - Tumbarumba is dearest at $5.00.
Across Melbourne, 80% of cafés charge between $3.70 and $7.00 for a Soft Drink. Prices refresh with the April 2027 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: April 2027.