A&W prices in California
7 A&W restaurants in California, prices checked 2026-10-03.
Key findings
- A A&W Papa Burger typically costs $6.69 in California ($5.99 to $8.49 across 7 restaurants). A&W here is 26% above its typical price in the US.
The scoop
California tops A&W’s price mapA&W in the state of CA ranks 12 of 12 states, where 1 = cheapest. The median basket is $33.16, sitting 26% above the national typical price.
San Rafael serves the priciest basketAmong 7 A&W restaurants compared, San Rafael, CA is the priciest at $36.02. Its Papa Burger is $8.49.
Hollister brings the A&W bargainHollister, CA has the cheapest A&W basket in this view at $29.96. The Papa Burger there is $5.99.
Papa Burger prices stretch wideA&W prices vary by 20% across the state of CA. The Papa Burger runs from $5.99 to $8.49.
Every A&W in California, by town
Each restaurant links to its full menu with prices. A town with its own page links to it, where every brand there is compared.
| City | Restaurants | Typical Papa Burger | Restaurant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | 1 | $6.69 | 420 N Kaweah |
| Hollister | 1 | $5.99 | 203 S St |
| Lodi | 1 | $6.99 | 216 E Lodi Ave |
| San Rafael | 1 | $8.49 | 3741 Redwood Highway |
| Tulare | 1 | $6.69 | 133 N J St |
| Visalia | 2 | $6.69 | 2124 W Riggin Ave · all 2 in Visalia |
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Questions people ask
- How much is a A&W Papa Burger in California?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Papa Burger costs $5.99 to $8.49 at 7 A&W restaurants in California, typically $6.69.
- Where is the cheapest A&W in California?
- The cheapest A&W in California is at 203 S St, Hollister, comparing the same basket at 7 restaurants (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-03).
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/brands/a-w/california), prices checked 2026-10-03. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.