What Does Lyka Cost in Australia?
The straight numbers on Lyka's pricing: our editorial cost-per-day estimates for every recipe, how the per-dog quote works, what changes with your dog's size, and how the spend compares with kibble.
Reviewed by the Dog Food Reviews editorial team
Independent scoringUpdated August 2026Not veterinary advice
Our score
87/100
Value pillar 66/100
Lyka product photography
- Est. cost per day
- $2.68 to $2.98
- ~15kg dog · editorial estimate
- Est. cost per week
- $19 to $21
- full bowls · editorial estimate
- Est. price per kg
- $8.95 to $9.95
- every recipe in our index
- Recipes priced
- 6
- single-protein fresh bowls
The quick answer
$2.68 to $2.98
per day for a ~15kg adult dog · roughly $19 to $21 a week on full bowls
Editorial estimates, not a Lyka quote.
Those figures are our editorial estimates, built from per-kg pricing of $8.95 to $9.95 across Lyka's six fresh recipes. Lyka itself does not publish one flat price: every dog is portioned and priced individually after an onboarding questionnaire, so your exact number comes from the quote flow. As a rule of thumb, smaller dogs typically cost less per day than our benchmark and larger dogs more, because portions scale with the dog.
- Per day (est.)
- $2.68 to $2.98
- ~15kg adult dog, full bowls
- Per week (est.)
- $19 to $21
- seven days at the same benchmark
- Per kg (est.)
- $8.95 to $9.95
- across all 6 recipes
Not an affiliate link · takes you to Lyka's quote flow for your dog's exact price.
The pricing model
How Lyka pricing works
Lyka is a subscription service, not a shelf product, and the price follows the portion. Three things decide what you pay.
Your dog sets the portion
An onboarding questionnaire covers age, weight, body condition and activity. Lyka calculates a daily portion for that profile, so a 7kg terrier and a 30kg staffy pay very different amounts for the same recipe.
The quote flow sets the price
Because portions are individual, exact pricing only appears once you complete the quote flow. Our per-kg and per-day figures are editorial estimates to give you a benchmark before you start it.
Subscription sets the rhythm
Meals arrive frozen on a recurring delivery you can adjust or pause. There is no in-store option, so budgeting Lyka means thinking in cost per day rather than price per bag.
Lyka product photography
“Two dogs on the same recipe can pay different amounts per day.”
Recipe by recipe
Lyka cost per day by recipe
All six single-protein bowls, with our editorial per-kg estimate and what that implies per day for a ~15kg adult dog on full bowls.
Prices checked· Editorial estimates
Estimated cost per day
Every bowl on one scale
5 of the 6 bowls carry the same estimate. Recipe choice moves the daily cost by about $0.30, so the portion, not the recipe, is what sets the bill.
| Recipe | Est. cost per day | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Free Range Chicken Bowl | $2.68 | Chicken Breast · $8.95/kg |
| Grass Fed Beef Bowl | $2.98 | Beef Mince · $9.95/kg |
| Wild Caught Kangaroo Bowl | $2.98 | Kangaroo Mince · $9.95/kg |
| Grass Fed Lamb Bowl | $2.98 | Lamb Mince · $9.95/kg |
| Barn Raised Turkey Bowl | $2.98 | Turkey Mince · $9.95/kg |
| Hypoallergenic Pro Goat Bowl | $2.98 | Goat Mince · $9.95/kg |
Editorial estimates · ~15kg adult dog
The spread
$8.95 to $9.95
Estimated price per kilo across the range. Lyka prices its recipes almost flat, which means the lever that actually moves your bill is portion size, not which bowl you pick.
- Bowls at the top estimate
- 5 of 6
- Lowest per kg
- Free Range Chicken Bowl
- Cheapest to dearest, per day
- $0.30
- First ingredient
- Chicken Breast
- Price per kg (est.)
- $8.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.68
- First ingredient
- Beef Mince
- Price per kg (est.)
- $9.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.98
- First ingredient
- Kangaroo Mince
- Price per kg (est.)
- $9.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.98
- First ingredient
- Lamb Mince
- Price per kg (est.)
- $9.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.98
- First ingredient
- Turkey Mince
- Price per kg (est.)
- $9.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.98
- First ingredient
- Goat Mince
- Price per kg (est.)
- $9.95/kg
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.98
By dog size
What changes with your dog's size
Portions scale with the dog, so daily cost does too. The guidance below is illustrative, based on our 15kg benchmark: it is not a set of Lyka quotes.
- Small dogsunder ~10kg
- Below the benchmarkIllustrative
- Smaller dogs eat smaller portions, so their daily cost typically sits below our 15kg figures, often comfortably so. Fresh feeding tends to be at its most affordable at this end of the scale.
- Medium dogsaround ~15kg
- $2.68 to $2.98 a dayOur benchmark
- This is our editorial benchmark: roughly $2.68 to $2.98 a day, or about $19 to $21 a week on full bowls, depending on the recipe mix.
- Large dogs~25kg and up
- Above the benchmarkIllustrative
- Bigger dogs need bigger portions, so expect a daily cost above our benchmark, and the gap versus kibble widens as weight rises. Large-dog owners should run the quote flow before judging affordability.
The context
How Lyka's cost compares
Estimated cost per day for a ~15kg adult dog across formats in our index: fresh subscription, premium subscription kibble, mainstream big-bag kibble and air-dried.
Estimated cost per day
The whole span, not just the sticker
Each row runs from the cheapest to the dearest product we price for that brand, with the median ruled in the middle. The clay guide is the median across all 39 products in our index.
| Brand | Cheapest | Median | Dearest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyka | $2.68 | $2.98 | $2.98 |
| Scratch | $3.19 | $3.76 | $4.39 |
| Black Hawk | $2.10 | $2.30 | $2.50 |
| ZIWI Peak | $7.50 | $7.70 | $7.90 |
Editorial estimates · ~15kg adult dog
- Format
- Fresh, gently cooked (subscription)
- Price tier
- $$$$ Super-premium
- Overall
- 87 out of 100
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.68-$2.98
- Format
- Dry kibble (subscription)
- Price tier
- $$$ Premium
- Overall
- 86 out of 100
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $3.19-$4.39
- Format
- Dry kibble (retail bags)
- Price tier
- $$$ Premium
- Overall
- 76 out of 100
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $2.10-$2.50
- Format
- Air-dried (retail pouches)
- Price tier
- $$$$ Super-premium
- Overall
- 81 out of 100
- Est. cost/day (15kg)
- $7.50-$7.90
The honest read
Big-bag kibble remains the lowest-cost way to feed a dog: Black Hawk works out around $2.10 to $2.50 a day at our benchmark, below Lyka's $2.68 to $2.98. What surprises most readers is the premium end: at the same benchmark, our estimates put Lyka in similar per-day territory to subscription kibble like Scratch, and well below air-dried ZIWI Peak. Fresh food carries a premium, but at typical premium tiers the per-day gap is narrower than per-kg stickers suggest.
The caveats
Every figure here is an editorial estimate built on our ~15kg benchmark and indexed pricing, not a live quote. Lyka prices each dog individually, retail kibble prices move with sales, and larger dogs widen the fresh-versus-kibble gap. Confirm current pricing with each brand or retailer before deciding, and see our cheapest dog food guide if budget is the priority.
The levers
Ways to keep the cost down
Four levers that genuinely move the daily number. None of them make fresh food cheap, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
Use the intro offer to trial it
Lyka advertises 50% off your first box. That is the cheap way to find out whether your dog actually enjoys the food and whether the routine suits you, before full-price boxes arrive.
Get the plan right for your dog
The portion drives the price, so keep your dog's weight and body condition up to date in your profile. Paying for oversized portions is the quietest way fresh feeding gets expensive.
Feed it alongside an existing food
A fresh subscription does not have to be all or nothing: feeding Lyka alongside an existing food lowers the daily spend while keeping fresh food in the bowl. Check current plan options with Lyka.
Watch the per-kg gap between recipes
The chicken bowl carries the lowest per-kg estimate in our index ($8.95/kg versus $9.95/kg for the rest), so recipe choice nudges the daily cost too.
Editorial assessment
Our verdict on Lyka's cost
$2.68 to $2.98
per day · ~15kg dog · editorial estimate
- Our overall score
- 87/100
- Value pillar
- 66/100
Lyka sits in the super-premium tier and is priced like it: this is a considered spend, not a budget one, and its value score of 66/100 reflects that. But at our 15kg benchmark the estimated per-day gap to premium kibble is modest, and smaller dogs land below it. Whether the food justifies the money is a different question to what it costs: our Is Lyka worth it? verdict takes that on directly.
Not veterinary advice. Prices are editorial estimates: confirm your dog's exact price with Lyka, and speak to your vet before changing your dog's diet.
Straight answers
What we can and cannot tell you
We can publish what Lyka's recipes work out at per kilo, and what that implies for a benchmark dog. We cannot publish your dog's price, because Lyka builds it from a questionnaire about your dog. Everything on this page is an editorial estimate, and it says so every time.
- Recipes we price
- 6
- Products in our index
- 39
Lyka cost FAQs
6 questions
In our index, Lyka's six recipes work out at roughly $2.68 to $2.98 a day for a ~15kg adult dog on full bowls, based on editorial per-kg estimates of $8.95 to $9.95 per kg. These are our estimates, not a quote: Lyka portions and prices each dog individually, so confirm your exact figure through Lyka's quote flow.
At our ~15kg benchmark, full-bowl feeding lands at roughly $19 to $21 a week ($2.68 to $2.98 a day). Smaller dogs typically sit below that and larger dogs above it, because portions scale with the dog. Treat these as editorial estimates and get your dog's actual price from Lyka.
Because there is no one portion. Lyka builds a meal plan from an onboarding questionnaire covering your dog's age, weight, body condition and activity, then prices the plan to that portion. Two dogs on the same recipe can pay different amounts per day, which is why exact pricing always comes from the quote flow rather than a shelf ticket.
Usually, yes. Big-bag mainstream kibble is the lowest-cost way to feed: Black Hawk works out around $2.10 to $2.50 a day for a ~15kg dog in our index. At the same benchmark our Lyka estimate is $2.68 to $2.98 a day, so the gap to premium kibble is smaller than the per-kg sticker suggests, but it widens as dogs get bigger. All figures are editorial estimates, so confirm live prices with each brand or retailer.
Three honest levers: use the introductory offer (50% off your first box) to trial it before committing, keep your dog's profile accurate so you are not paying for oversized portions, and consider feeding Lyka alongside an existing food rather than as full bowls to lower the daily spend. Check current plan options with Lyka, as plans and offers change.
No. Dog Food Reviews is an independent value and comparison resource, not veterinary advice. All prices on this page are editorial estimates: always confirm your dog's exact price with Lyka before subscribing, and speak to your vet before changing your dog's diet.