The Froth Price Index
How much is a flat white?
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The Froth Price Index
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The Froth Price Index
A regular hot flat white (a latte or cappuccino where that is what the cafe lists).
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 1,277 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 at $5.40, cheapest in Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Hobart at $5.00: a 40c gap.
What most cafes charge
Each column is how many cafes charge a price in that step, from 1,277 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 $5.90 or more.
$5.00 is the most common price: 1 in 4 cafes charge exactly that.
A flat white the way most Australian cafes make it.
Illustrative: a typical build, not one cafe's recipe.
What cafes typically add to a flat white at $5.00.
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 Sydney, from $4.80 in Upper North Shore and Hornsby to $5.35 in Sutherland Shire.
Typical prices in Australia, against a flat white at $5.00.
A flat white typically costs $5.00 in Sydney, from 325 menus we read in November 2026. Most Sydney cafes charge $4.50 to $5.50. That is the same as the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.00 in Melbourne, from 312 menus we read in November 2026. Most Melbourne cafes charge $4.50 to $5.90. That is the same as the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.20 in Brisbane, from 211 menus we read in November 2026. Most Brisbane cafes charge $4.75 to $5.80. That is $0.20 more than the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.20 in Perth, from 195 menus we read in November 2026. Most Perth cafes charge $4.50 to $6.00. That is $0.20 more than the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.40 in Adelaide, from 103 menus we read in November 2026. Most Adelaide cafes charge $4.52 to $6.00. That is $0.40 more than the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.00 in Gold Coast, from 79 menus we read in November 2026. Most Gold Coast cafes charge $4.50 to $5.60. That is the same as the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.20 in Canberra, from 35 menus we read in November 2026. Most Canberra cafes charge $4.50 to $6.00. That is $0.20 more than the typical price across Australia.
A flat white typically costs $5.00 in Hobart, from 17 menus we read in November 2026. Most Hobart cafes charge $4.50 to $5.76. That is the same as the typical price across Australia.
Of the 8 cities with enough cafes, Sydney is cheapest at $5.00 and Adelaide dearest at $5.40, 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.