The canonical Sparkling Water, read from 949 café menus across Australia.
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Coast | $4.50 | 5 |
| 2 | Nambour - Pomona | $5.00 | 113 |
| 3 | Gosford | $5.00 | 318 |
| 4 | Tullamarine - Broadmeadows | $5.00 | 227 |
| 5 | West Torrens | $5.00 | 48 |
| # | Region | Price | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart Inner | $5.80 | 13 |
| 2 | Mid North | $5.65 | 8 |
| 3 | Cottesloe - Claremont | $5.50 | 45 |
| 4 | Inverell - Tenterfield | $5.50 | 22 |
| 5 | North Canberra | $5.25 | 36 |
At the median Australian café, a Sparkling Water costs $5.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $4.50 and $6.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Hobart Inner the median runs $5.80; in South East Coast it's $4.50.
Sample sizes vary by region — every number on this page ships with its n, and regions below our confidence bar are marked indicative or thin. Medians, not means: one $40 outlier doesn't move the number.
A Sparkling Water costs $5.00 at the median Australian café, based on 949 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $4.50 and $6.00.
Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $5.00; Northern Territory is dearest at $6.00.
Of the regions we read, Hobart Inner has the dearest median at $5.80 and South East Coast the cheapest at $4.50.