Gilkatho have released their coffee price index for 2012 which reveals the average prices we are paying across Australia for a humble cup of cappucino.
The index also shows that the actual cost of coffee has little bearing on the price in a cafe. The cost of coffee is actually decreasing globally, and the cost of a takeaway coffee in Australia is rising.
Perth $3.87Brisbane $3.47
Adelaide $3.44
Canberra $3.38
Melbourne $3.36
Sydney $3.28
Melbourne had the highest price rise over the year at $0.18 per cup, followed by Sydney & Perth at $0.17.
Perth continues to lead the pack with the most expensive coffee and I recently saw a facebook post showing a cafe in Scarborough charging $7.25 for a mug of coffee. Yikes!
Sometimes it is good to live in Sydney.