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April 2026 reading
SA3 region · NSW · Sample size: strong
April 2026 reading

Sydney Inner City

Sydney · NSW
520 suburbs · 1653 cafés in our reading
The headline plate · Eggs Benedict
Sydney Inner City median
$23.00
−3.6% against the national median, and 0.0% against Sydney itself.
First readingApril 2026 reading
Strong sample
n=619 venues · spread $18.90–$26.00 · April 2026
How Sydney Inner City compares
Sydney Inner City
$23.00
Sydney
$23.00
Australia
$23.85
The price spread, not the price tag
April 2026 Reading

What you pay depends on where you sit. Across 619 readings of Eggs Benedict in this region:

$18.90
p25 · $20.50
Median
$23.00
p75 · $24.50
$26.00
10th percentile90th percentile
Solid band: middle 50% of cafés (p25–p75). Gradient: full p10–p90 spread.
The Sydney Inner City menu · 107 canonical items
April 2026 Reading
n = 1068 · vs national
Chai Latte
$5.50
0.0%
n = 1058 · vs national
Hot Chocolate
$5.40
−1.8%
n = 1028 · vs national
Short Black
$4.00
−4.8%
n = 1018 · vs national
Latte
$5.25
−2.7%
n = 1011 · vs national
Mocha
$5.60
−2.6%
n = 987 · vs national
Long Black
$5.00
0.0%
n = 986 · vs national
Flat White
$5.13
−2.4%
n = 962 · vs national
Cappuccino
$5.10
−2.9%
n = 887 · vs national
Iced Latte
$6.60
+1.5%
n = 872 · vs national
Macchiato
$4.50
0.0%
n = 845 · vs national
Piccolo
$4.50
0.0%
n = 788 · vs national
Matcha Latte
$6.00
0.0%
n = 780 · vs national
Iced Coffee
$7.50
0.0%
n = 780 · vs national
Milkshake
$8.00
0.0%
n = 776 · vs national
Bacon & Egg Roll
$14.00
0.0%
n = 749 · vs national
Iced Chocolate
$7.50
0.0%
The suburbs of Sydney Inner City · Eggs Benedict
April 2026 Reading

Suburbs are a way to read this region, not a destination. We don't run a suburb page when the sample is thin — the region is the editorial unit.

Suburb
Median
vs region
n
Barangaroo thin
$27.00
+17.4%
n=3
Kingscliff thin
$27.00
+17.4%
n=3
Adamstown thin
$26.75
+16.3%
n=2
Kotara thin
$26.50
+15.2%
n=2
Woolwich thin
$26.50
+15.2%
n=2
Bronte thin
$26.50
+15.2%
n=2
Westmead thin
$26.00
+13.0%
n=2
Lane Cove thin
$25.95
+12.8%
n=2
Redfern thin
$25.75
+12.0%
n=4
Bondi Beach thin
$25.50
+10.9%
n=2
Beecroft thin
$25.50
+10.9%
n=2
Manly thin
$25.50
+10.9%
n=4
Emu Plains thin
$25.25
+9.8%
n=2
Annandale thin
$25.25
+9.8%
n=2
Brookvale indicative
$25.00
+8.7%
n=5
Crows Nest thin
$25.00
+8.7%
n=2
Rhodes thin
$25.00
+8.7%
n=3
Dulwich Hill thin
$25.00
+8.7%
n=2
Sawtell thin
$24.75
+7.6%
n=2
Caddens thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=3
Dee Why thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=3
Katoomba thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=3
Epping thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=2
Neutral Bay thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=2
Leichhardt thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=2
Wahroonga thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=4
North Kellyville thin
$24.50
+6.5%
n=2
Rooty Hill thin
$24.25
+5.4%
n=2
Marrickville indicative
$24.25
+5.4%
n=6
Hunters Hill thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Hornsby thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Surry Hills indicative
$24.00
+4.3%
n=5
Nelson Bay thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=4
Rose Bay indicative
$24.00
+4.3%
n=5
Castle Hill indicative
$24.00
+4.3%
n=6
Mosman thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Leppington thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=2
Kiama thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Hamilton thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Cherrybrook thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=2
Newcastle thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Double Bay thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=3
Sutherland thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=2
Darling Point thin
$24.00
+4.3%
n=2
Balmain thin
$23.95
+4.1%
n=4
Jamisontown thin
$23.95
+4.1%
n=2
Potts Point thin
$23.90
+3.9%
n=3
Rosebery thin
$23.90
+3.9%
n=3
Chester Hill thin
$23.75
+3.3%
n=2
Alexandria thin
$23.50
+2.2%
n=3
Chatswood thin
$23.50
+2.2%
n=3
Port Macquarie indicative
$23.50
+2.2%
n=11
Eastwood thin
$23.45
+2.0%
n=2
Kellyville thin
$23.45
+2.0%
n=2
Sydney indicative
$23.00
0.0%
n=9
Pyrmont thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Newtown thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Gledswood Hills thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=2
Dural thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=4
Waterloo thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Ashfield thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=2
Kensington thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Oatley thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Leura thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=2
Glenmore Park thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
North Bondi thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=3
Homebush West thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=2
Saint Clair thin
$23.00
0.0%
n=2
Bowral thin
$22.99
−0.0%
n=2
Lavington thin
$22.95
−0.2%
n=2
Miranda thin
$22.95
−0.2%
n=3
Narrabeen thin
$22.90
−0.4%
n=3
Erina thin
$22.75
−1.1%
n=2
Tweed Heads thin
$22.50
−2.2%
n=2
Drummoyne thin
$22.50
−2.2%
n=3
Avoca Beach thin
$22.50
−2.2%
n=2
Warriewood thin
$22.50
−2.2%
n=2
Marsden Park thin
$22.50
−2.2%
n=2
Warners Bay thin
$22.45
−2.4%
n=3
Edmondson Park thin
$22.25
−3.3%
n=2
Campbelltown thin
$22.25
−3.3%
n=2
Glenbrook thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=2
Lilyfield thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=2
Burwood thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=3
Monterey thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=2
Gordon thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=4
Oran Park thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=4
Randwick indicative
$22.00
−4.3%
n=7
Haymarket thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=3
Macquarie Park thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=4
Wentworth Falls thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=2
Paddington indicative
$22.00
−4.3%
n=5
Liverpool thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=4
Wollongong indicative
$22.00
−4.3%
n=6
North Parramatta thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=3
Bayview thin
$22.00
−4.3%
n=2
Bondi Junction thin
$21.90
−4.8%
n=3
North Sydney thin
$21.75
−5.4%
n=4
Bankstown thin
$21.50
−6.5%
n=2
Darlinghurst thin
$21.50
−6.5%
n=2
Lindfield thin
$21.50
−6.5%
n=2
Narwee thin
$21.50
−6.5%
n=2
Bondi thin
$21.50
−6.5%
n=2
Lilli Pilli thin
$21.45
−6.7%
n=2
Ballina thin
$21.25
−7.6%
n=2
Rutherford thin
$21.13
−8.2%
n=2
Pheasants Nest thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
Charlestown thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=3
Eastern Creek thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=3
Fairy Meadow thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
Tuggerah thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=3
Revesby thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=4
Erskineville thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=3
Batemans Bay thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
St Leonards thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
Carrington thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
Alstonville thin
$21.00
−8.7%
n=2
Mount Annan thin
$20.95
−8.9%
n=2
Ryde thin
$20.90
−9.1%
n=2
Pennant Hills thin
$20.50
−10.9%
n=2
Woolgoolga thin
$20.50
−10.9%
n=2
Parramatta indicative
$20.40
−11.3%
n=8
Cameron Park thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=2
Como thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=2
Maroubra indicative
$20.00
−13.0%
n=5
Kingswood thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=3
Bexley North thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=2
Byron Bay thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=4
North Wollongong thin
$20.00
−13.0%
n=3
Freshwater thin
$19.50
−15.2%
n=3
Morpeth thin
$19.50
−15.2%
n=2
Forest Lodge thin
$19.50
−15.2%
n=2
Penrith indicative
$19.50
−15.2%
n=5
Toongabbie thin
$19.25
−16.3%
n=2
Raymond Terrace thin
$19.25
−16.3%
n=2
Woy Woy indicative
$19.00
−17.4%
n=5
Glebe indicative
$19.00
−17.4%
n=5
Camperdown thin
$19.00
−17.4%
n=3
Roselands thin
$19.00
−17.4%
n=3
Strathfield thin
$18.90
−17.8%
n=3
Cronulla thin
$18.75
−18.5%
n=2
Petersham thin
$18.20
−20.9%
n=2
Earlwood thin
$17.95
−22.0%
n=2
Sydney Olympic Park thin
$16.90
−26.5%
n=2
The 3.6 percent
April 2026 Reading

Sydney Inner City runs, by our reading, −3.6% below the national median for a eggs benedict — and 0.0% above Sydney itself. The pattern is visible suburb by suburb: Barangaroo at $27.00 down to Sydney Olympic Park at $16.90. What you pay for, in this region, is geography — and a postcode.

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