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October 2026 reading
The Toast Index
October 2026 reading · Next: April 2027

TheToast Index

The canonical Toast, read from 5,266 café menus across Australia.

National median
$8.00
Across 5,266 venues that listed Toast in the October 2026 reading.
First readingOctober 2026 reading
National price range — 10th to 90th percentile
$5.00 p10median $8.00$12.00 p90
What does the spread look like?
208
649
1453
1529
752
337
193
2–4
4–6
6–8
8–10
10–12
12–14
14–16
Median $8.00
Strong sample
n=5,266 venues · spread $5.00–$12.00 · October 2026
By State & Metro
October 2026 Reading
Geographic variation
Median price of Toast by state
WA$8.00NT$9.50SA$8.18QLD$7.95NSW$7.90VIC$9.00TAS$9.00ACT$8.00
CheaperMore expensive
By metro median
Darwin
$9.50
Melbourne
$9.00
Hobart
$9.00
Adelaide
$8.50
Perth
$8.00
Canberra
$8.00
Brisbane
$7.75
Sydney
$7.50
Australia
$8.00
Local readings of the Toast Index
October 2026 Reading
By cityBunbury $10.00Devonport $10.00Geelong $9.70Darwin $9.50Melbourne $9.00Ballarat $9.00Cairns $9.00Hobart $9.00Sunshine Coast $8.90Coffs Harbour $8.75Launceston $8.53Bendigo $8.50Adelaide $8.50Newcastle $8.25Mildura $8.25Shepparton $8.25Wagga Wagga $8.00Wollongong $8.00Tamworth $8.00Byron Bay $8.00Gold Coast $8.00Toowoomba $8.00Perth $8.00Victor Harbor $8.00Canberra $8.00Brisbane $7.75Sydney $7.50Port Macquarie $7.50Central Coast $7.00Townsville $7.00Rockhampton $6.50
By stateNorthern Territory $9.50Victoria $9.00Tasmania $9.00South Australia $8.18Western Australia $8.00Australian Capital Territory $8.00Queensland $7.95New South Wales $7.90
Cheapest regions — Toast
#RegionPricen
1Outback - North and East$7.005
2Jervis Bay$7.005
3Dubbo$7.256
4Southern Highlands$7.801821
5Maryborough$7.90341
Most expensive regions — Toast
#RegionPricen
1Tumut - Tumbarumba$9.00316
2Tullamarine - Broadmeadows$9.00985
3North East$9.0065
4South East Coast$9.0039
5Kalamunda$8.9949
The Spread
October 2026 Reading

At the median Australian café, a Toast costs $8.00 this reading. The middle half of venues sit between $6.50 and $10.00 — but the regional spread is the story. In Tumut - Tumbarumba the median runs $9.00; in Outback - North and East it's $7.00.

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 $2.00 — +25.0% of the national median.
Toast prices — the short answers
October 2026 Reading

How much is a Toast in Australia?

A Toast costs $8.00 at the median Australian café, based on 5,266 priced menus in the October 2026 reading. The middle half of cafés charge between $6.50 and $10.00.

Which state has the cheapest Toast?

New South Wales is cheapest at $7.90; Northern Territory is dearest at $9.50.

Where is a Toast most expensive?

Of the regions we read, Tumut - Tumbarumba has the dearest median at $9.00 and Outback - North and East the cheapest at $7.00.

More from Breakfast
October 2026 Reading
Bacon & Egg Roll $14.00Eggs Your Way $14.50Smashed Avo on Toast $19.90Eggs Benedict $23.50Hash Brown $4.00Granola / Muesli Bowl $16.00Pancakes $20.00Big Breakfast $27.90Omelette $22.00Acai Bowl $18.00French Toast $22.00Waffles $19.00Corn Fritters $24.00Chilli Scramble $23.00Bruschetta $19.00Porridge / Oats $17.50Shakshuka / Turkish Eggs $24.00Breakfast Burrito $19.50Breakfast Bowl $23.50
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