Fast Food Price Trends

Updated May 1, 2022

Since September 2021, the average fast food restaurant item price has gone down -5.8%.

1. McDonald's

McDonald's Price Trends
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Since September 2021, McDonald's average item price has gone down -3.26%, which works out to be $-0.13. An example of this is Big Mac, which has gone from $5.3 to $5.58. The chart below shows the month to month changes of the most popular McDonald's menu items:

2. Burger King

Burger King Price Trends
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Since September 2021, Burger King average item price has gone down -25.96%, which works out to be $-1.31. An example of this is WHOPPER®, which has gone from $6.07 to $4.61. The chart below shows the month to month changes of the most popular Burger King menu items:

3. Wendy's

Wendy's Price Trends
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Since September 2021, Wendy's average item price has gone up 5.72%, which works out to be $0.28. An example of this is Baconator®, which has gone from $12.13 to $12.74. The chart below shows the month to month changes of the most popular Wendy's menu items:

4. Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A Price Trends
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Since September 2021, Chick-fil-A average item price has gone up 9.96%, which works out to be $0.4. An example of this is Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich, which has gone from $4.96 to $5.62. The chart below shows the month to month changes of the most popular Chick-fil-A menu items:

5. Taco Bell

Taco Bell Price Trends
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Since October 2021, Taco Bell average item price has gone up 34.46%, which works out to be $1.01. An example of this is Chicken Quesadilla, which has gone from $5.39 to $5.76. The chart below shows the month to month changes of the most popular Taco Bell menu items:

Raw Data Source

The following restaurants and menu items were used to aggregate data on this page.

McDonald's Menu Items

  • Big Mac
  • French Fries
  • Egg McMuffin
  • Double Cheeseburger
  • McChicken
  • Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Burger King Menu Items

  • WHOPPER®
  • Double WHOPPER®
  • Chicken Fries - 9 Pc
  • Original Chicken Sandwich
  • WHOPPER JR.®

Wendy's Menu Items

  • Baconator®
  • Spicy Chicken Sandwich
  • Dave's Single®
  • Dave's Double®
  • Double Stack

Chick-fil-A Menu Items

  • Chick-fil-A® Chicken Sandwich
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich
  • Hash Browns
  • Chick-n-Minis®
  • Egg White Grill

Taco Bell Menu Items

  • Chicken Quesadilla
  • Nachos BellGrande
  • Crunchwrap Supreme®
  • Soft Taco
  • Crunchy Taco
Disclaimer: PriceListo gathers actual pricing information from sources such as on-site visits, business websites, and phone interviews. The prices reported on this webpage derive from one or more of those sources. Naturally, the prices reported on this website may not be current, and may not apply to all locations of a given business brand. To obtain current pricing, contact the individual business location of interest to you.