The Froth Price Index
How much is a croissant?
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The Froth Price Index
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The Froth Price Index
A plain butter croissant.
The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
The thin line or pale band runs from the 10th to the 90th cafe in every 100, so it covers the middle 80% of cafes.
From 562 menus in 8 cities, November 2026.
The typical price is the middle price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
The thin line or pale band runs from the 10th to the 90th cafe in every 100, so it covers the middle 80% of cafes.
Dearest in Adelaide, Gold Coast and Hobart at $7.00, cheapest in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth at $6.00: a $1.00 gap.
What most cafes charge
Each column is how many cafes charge a price in that step, from 562 menus in 8 cities, November 2026. Each cafe counts once, at its main price.
The darker columns hold the middle 80% of cafes, from the 10th to the 90th cafe in every 100. The solid column holds the typical price: half the cafes charge less, half charge more.
The first and last columns also hold the few cafes cheaper or dearer than the picture runs.
1 in 10 charge $8.90 or more.
$6.00 is the most common price: 1 in 6 cafes charge exactly that.
A croissant the way most Australian cafes make it.
Illustrative: a typical plate, not one cafe's recipe.
Area by area
An area's figure is the typical price among its cafes, with the city's own set-asides. An area needs at least 5 cafes with a price.
Each bar is against its city's typical price, the dashed mark.
In Melbourne, from $5.50 in South East to $6.75 in North West.
Not enough cafes yet in Hills District, Western Sydney and South West Sydney.
Typical prices in Australia, against a croissant at $6.50.
A croissant typically costs $6.00 in Sydney, from 172 menus we read in November 2026. Most Sydney cafes charge $5.00 to $7.99. That is $0.50 less than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $6.00 in Melbourne, from 148 menus we read in November 2026. Most Melbourne cafes charge $4.88 to $7.78. That is $0.50 less than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $6.90 in Brisbane, from 92 menus we read in November 2026. Most Brisbane cafes charge $4.96 to $8.00. That is $0.40 more than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $7.00 in Adelaide, from 55 menus we read in November 2026. Most Adelaide cafes charge $5.50 to $12.30. That is $0.50 more than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $6.00 in Perth, from 46 menus we read in November 2026. Most Perth cafes charge $5.00 to $9.00. That is $0.50 less than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $7.00 in Gold Coast, from 25 menus we read in November 2026. Most Gold Coast cafes charge $6.00 to $7.74. That is $0.50 more than the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $6.50 in Canberra, from 13 menus we read in November 2026. Most Canberra cafes charge $5.00 to $8.80. That is the same as the typical price across Australia.
A croissant typically costs $7.00 in Hobart, from 11 menus we read in November 2026. Most Hobart cafes charge $6.00 to $10.00. That is $0.50 more than the typical price across Australia.
Of the 8 cities with enough cafes, Sydney is cheapest at $6.00 and Hobart dearest at $7.00, each its typical price.
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.