The Froth Price Index
$33.70Brekkie for one in Canberra
$1.70 more than Australia's $32.00
Each line is an item's typical price in Canberra. The small line under each price says how far it is from the typical price across Australia, every city's cafe prices together.
The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
From a babycino at $2.00 to smashed avo at $22.00.
Not enough Canberra cafes yet to price acai bowl, decaf and syrup.
Each total adds up the typical price of every item in your order: the middle price among a place's cafes, so it is not one cafe's bill. It starts as Brekkie for one: a flat white, banana bread and smashed avo.
A city shows only when every item in your order has enough cafes there.
Tap what you'd order. See it in Canberra and city by city.
Brekkie for one, 3 items
$1.70 more than Australia's $32.00
Cheapest in Sydney at $29.90, dearest in Melbourne at $34.90: $5.00 apart.
Not enough cafes yet in Darwin to price Brekkie for one.
What each Canberra cafe adds for one, its cheapest such line, and how far that is from the typical extra across Australia.
What Canberra cafes add to a flat white.
The typical price of a flat white in Canberra, plus the typical add-on in Canberra for each extra you pick.
Each figure is worked out on its own, from the cafes that list it. No cafe was seen charging this total for that exact order, so treat it as a guide.
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From the cafe menus we read in each city, November 2026. Each cafe counts once, at its main price for the item, and add-ons, large sizes and combos are left out. The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more. A city needs at least 8 cafes with a price before we show a figure; below that we say not enough cafes yet. We never name a cafe for its prices.
A flat white typically costs $5.20 in Canberra, from 36 menus we read in November 2026. Most Canberra cafes charge $4.50 to $6.00.
Brekkie for one is a flat white, banana bread and smashed avo, each at its typical price. In Canberra it typically adds up to $33.70. Across Australia it is $32.00.
Of the 13 items with a figure in Canberra, 5 cost more than the typical price across Australia, 4 less and 4 the same.