The data compares the cost of a cup of coffee in different Australian cities in 2010 and 2014 with changes measured in percentages. Overall, all cities in question witnessed an increase in varying degrees, with exception in Brisbane that saw no change throughout the period. While Sydney ranked first in terms of price of coffee in both years, Melbourne experienced the most pronounced growth. Notably, the remaining urban areas had somewhat comparable figures, though it was Canberra that offered the lowest price for a cup of coffee in each year.
Focusing first on the cities that represented the highest change in these particular years, Sydney and Melbourne took the leadership. The former city stood out by charging the most for a cup of coffee at 2.8$, which rose to 3.17 by 2014, instantly followed by Melbourne where the biggest change of 20.8% occurred, with the prices hiking from 2.4$ in 2010 to 2.9$ in 2014.
The remaining urban areas, on the other hand, boasted more or less the same price tags. . Among those, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra experienced a sharp rise, with the prices for coffee escalating from $2.1, $1.87, and $1.6 to $2.25, $2, and $1.7, respectively. The percentage changes of these cities ranged from 7.1% to 6.25%. Conversely, the only city where coffee prices remained unchanged was Brisbane, which charged $2.25 for a cup of coffee in both years – similar amount registered in Perth in 2014.
