Fast food prices by state
Fast food prices in every state of Australia: 3,499 McDonald's, Hungry Jack's, KFC, Red Rooster, Oporto, Guzman y Gomez, Grill'd, Nando's restaurants ranked from cheapest to priciest, checked 2026-10-01.
Data as of . Updated daily. Prices are in Australian dollars.
States from cheapest to most expensive
The Drive Thru Index score averages each brand's typical basket in the state against that brand's own typical price across Australia. 100 is the national norm.
| Rank | State | Index | Restaurants | City pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 99 | 1,043 | 50 |
| 2 | Victoria | 99 | 871 | 52 |
| 3 | Australian Capital Territory | 99 | 59 | 2 |
| 4 | Queensland | 100 | 834 | 41 |
| 5 | South Australia | 100 | 209 | 3 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 100 | 51 | 0 |
| 7 | Western Australia | 101 | 401 | 21 |
| 8 | Northern Territory | 110 | 31 | 2 |
How these prices are measured
Every day we check the menu at every restaurant of each chain, through the same ordering app its customers use, and record each item's pickup price. Restaurants are compared on a basket of items every full-menu restaurant of that brand sells. An index of 100 is the brand's typical (median) restaurant in the country, so 95 means 5% cheaper and 110 means 10% pricier. Brands are only ever compared with themselves, never with each other.
Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/au/prices), prices checked 2026-10-01. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.