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April 2026 reading
The Toast Index
April 2026 reading · Next: October 2026

TheToast Index

The canonical Toast, read from 1,734 café menus across Australia.

National median
$8.00
Across 1,734 venues that listed Toast in the April 2026 reading.
First readingApril 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$5.50 p10median $8.00$12.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
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58
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4–6
6–8
8–10
10–12
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Median $8.00
Strong sample
n=1,734 venues · spread $5.50–$12.00 · April 2026
By State & Metro
April 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Toast by state
WA$9.00NT$8.25SA$8.00QLD$8.00NSW$8.00VIC$9.00TAS$10.00ACT$8.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Melbourne
$9.00
Hobart
$9.00
Perth
$9.00
Darwin
$8.75
Brisbane
$8.00
Adelaide
$8.00
Canberra
$8.00
Sydney
$7.72
Australia
$8.00
Local readings of the Toast Index
April 2026 Reading
By cityGeelong $9.75Melbourne $9.00Hobart $9.00Perth $9.00Gold Coast $8.38Brisbane $8.00Adelaide $8.00Newcastle $8.00Canberra $8.00Sunshine Coast $8.00Wollongong $8.00Sydney $7.72
By stateTasmania $10.00Victoria $9.00Western Australia $9.00Queensland $8.00New South Wales $8.00South Australia $8.00Australian Capital Territory $8.00
Cheapest regions — Toast
#RegionPricen
1Adelaide Hills$7.9722
2Nathan$8.00218
3Gosford$8.00541
4Marion$8.0084
5North Canberra$8.0056
Most expensive regions — Toast
#RegionPricen
1South East Coast$10.0011
2Augusta - Margaret River - Busselton$9.907
3Mildura$9.5089
4North East$9.1334
5Stonnington - West$9.00380
The Spread
April 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Toast costs $8.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $7.00 and $10.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In South East Coast the median runs $10.00; in Adelaide Hills it's $7.97.

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.

The gap between the dearest and cheapest region for Toast is $2.03 +25.3% of the national median.
Toast prices — the short answers
April 2026 Reading

How much is a Toast in Australia?

A Toast costs $8.00 at the median Australian café, based on 1,734 priced menus in the April 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $7.00 and $10.00.

Which state has the cheapest Toast?

Australian Capital Territory is cheapest at $8.00; Tasmania is dearest at $10.00.

Where is a Toast most expensive?

Of the regions we read, South East Coast has the dearest median at $10.00 and Adelaide Hills the cheapest at $7.97.

More from Breakfast
April 2026 Reading
Eggs Benedict $23.90Smashed Avo on Toast $20.00Eggs Your Way $14.50Bacon & Egg Roll $14.50Hash Brown $4.50Granola / Muesli Bowl $17.50Pancakes $20.00Big Breakfast $27.00Acai Bowl $18.00Omelette $22.00Corn Fritters $23.00French Toast $22.00Waffles $19.00Chilli Scramble $23.00Bruschetta $19.40Shakshuka / Turkish Eggs $24.00Porridge / Oats $17.50Breakfast Burrito $19.00Breakfast Bowl $22.00
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