The Froth Price Index

What a cafe costs in Darwin

Typical prices on the Darwin cafe menus we read, November 2026.

A flat white costs $5.70 in Darwin, $0.70 more than Australia's $5.00.

Flat white

$5.70Flat white in Darwin

$0.70 more than Australia's $5.00

Not enough Darwin cafes yet to price Brekkie for one.

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Darwin's price board
Typical price
Each line is an item's typical price in Darwin. 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 $2.50 to an iced latte at $6.70.

Every item's typical price in Darwin, dearest first, against Australia's. Under each price: against Australia

Iced latte$6.70$0.20 less
Chai latte$6.00$0.50 more
Matcha latte$5.85$0.15 less
Flat white$5.70$0.70 more
Long black$5.20$0.20 more
Babycino$2.50The same

Not enough Darwin cafes yet to price its food and extras.

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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 with a flat white: there aren't enough Darwin cafes yet to price Brekkie for one, and only items Darwin has a price for can go in.
A city shows only when every item in your order has enough cafes there.

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Flat white

$5.70in Darwin

$0.70 more than Australia's $5.00

Your order in each city

Cheapest in 4 cities at $5.00, dearest in Darwin at $5.70: $0.70 apart.

What a trend costs
What a trend costs
The typical matcha latte against the typical flat white in Darwin, both regular hot drinks.

A matcha latte against a flat white in Darwin and across Australia.

Matcha latte against flat white in Darwin and across Australia.

+$0.15DarwinFlat white $5.70, Matcha latte $5.853% more
+$1.00AustraliaFlat white $5.00, Matcha latte $6.0020% more

The trend in Darwin

MatchaMainstream drink$6.40average

Darwin against another city

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Questions people ask

How are these prices worked out?

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.

How much is a flat white in Darwin?

A flat white typically costs $5.70 in Darwin, from 11 menus we read in November 2026. Most Darwin cafes charge $5.00 to $6.00.

Is Darwin dearer than the rest of Australia?

Of the 6 items with a figure in Darwin, 3 cost more than the typical price across Australia, 2 less and 1 the same.

How we work out a price

We read the menus of the cafes we follow in each city and match each line to an item by its name. A flat white also counts a latte or cappuccino, the way most cafes price them the same.
Each cafe counts once, at its main price for the item. Add-ons, large sizes, combos and retail packs are left out, and prices far from the city's usual are set aside as likely mistakes.
The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
8 in 10 cafes charge between the two prices shown: we leave out the cheapest 10 and the dearest 10 in every 100.
A city needs at least 8 cafes with a price before we show a figure, and an area 5. Below that we say not enough cafes yet.
Australia puts every city's cafe prices together, each cafe once, and works the typical price out again. We never add cafe counts from different cities into one figure.
Extras (alternative milk, decaf, syrup and an extra shot) are what each cafe adds for one, its cheapest such line.
Figures are for the month shown and update as menus are read again. We never name a cafe for its prices.

How we read menus, in full

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What a cafe costs in Darwin

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