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McDonald's prices across the US

A McDonald's Big Mac costs $3.99 to $9.50 across 13,662 US restaurants, typically $5.99. Texas is the cheapest state for McDonald's and Alaska the priciest.

Basket compared: Big Mac®, 10 pc. Chicken McNuggets®, 4 Piece McCrispy™ Strips, Deluxe McCrispy™. Prices as of .

The scoop

Anchorage Sits Way Above Hazlehurst

McDonald's baskets run from $19.06 in Hazlehurst, GA to $40.20 in Anchorage, AK. That is a 111% spread across 12716 restaurants.

Big Mac Prices Swing Hard Too

The Big Mac range is $3.99 to $9.50 nationwide. At the endpoints named here, Hazlehurst, GA posts $4.89 while Anchorage, AK posts $9.50.

Texas Leads The Bargain States

The cheapest state median for this McDonald's basket is TX at $21.26. AL and OK follow, both at $21.86.

Alaska Tops The Price Map

The priciest state median is AK at $33.55. MT comes next at $29.40, with HI close behind at $28.91.

Travel Stops Bring Bigger Tickets

Some unusual sites show up among the priciest: East Northport, NY at $28.56, Brooklyn, NY at $28.66, and Acoma, NM at $28.72. The national median basket is $23.66.

McDonald's by state, cheapest first

RankStateIndexTypical Big MacRestaurants
1Texas90$4.991,273
2Alabama92$5.49241
3Oklahoma92$5.39205
4West Virginia93$5.59100
5Idaho93$5.7967
6Louisiana93$5.49228
7North Carolina94$5.49477
8Tennessee95$5.59339
9Indiana95$5.49354
10Mississippi95$5.59134
11South Carolina96$5.79228
12Ohio96$5.69605
13Arkansas96$5.69167
14Kentucky97$5.89258
15Georgia97$5.89450
16Iowa97$5.79148
17Missouri97$5.59316
18Wyoming97$5.5929
19Wisconsin98$5.69292
20Utah98$5.79119
21Michigan99$6.19511
22Illinois100$5.99636
23Florida100$5.99906
24Minnesota101$5.89220
25New Mexico101$6.29100
26Virginia102$6.29383
27Pennsylvania103$6.39467
28Kansas103$6.19146
29Nevada103$6.39136
30Maryland105$6.59268
31North Dakota105$6.2930
32Nebraska105$6.1980
33Oregon107$6.25153
34Colorado107$6.29213
35Delaware108$6.3238
36New Jersey110$6.99251
37Connecticut111$6.89135
38Maine111$6.9956
39Washington112$6.49257
40Rhode Island112$7.2931
41California114$6.891,236
42New York115$6.99571
43Arizona115$7.29298
44South Dakota115$5.9933
45Vermont115$6.9925
46New Hampshire115$6.9955
47Washington DC115$7.1924
48Massachusetts116$7.29230
49Hawaii122$6.8971
50Montana124$7.7546
51Alaska142$7.4426

Cheapest cities for McDonald's

CityIndexTypical Big MacRestaurants
Beaumont, TX85$4.748
Brownsville, TX85$4.7912
Mcallen, TX86$4.896
Humble, TX86$4.899
Conroe, TX86$4.8911
Venice, FL86$4.995
League City, TX86$4.997
Laredo, TX87$4.6916
Cypress, TX87$4.999
Victoria, TX87$4.695

Priciest cities for McDonald's

CityIndexTypical Big MacRestaurants
Anchorage, AK143$7.5514
Albany, NY131$8.197
Escondido, CA127$7.995
Lancaster, CA127$7.497
Manhattan, NY126$7.295
Irvine, CA126$7.996
Van Nuys, CA126$7.295
Jamaica, NY126$7.748
Santa Fe, NM126$7.596
Santa Clarita, CA126$7.297

McDonald's menu prices

Price history

Drive Thru Index has recorded these prices every day since 30 September 2026. Each figure is the typical (median) price across the brand's restaurants here on that day. Comparisons with earlier dates appear here as the daily record builds up.

BrandItemToday7 days ago30 days ago1 year agoTrend
McDonald'sBig Mac$5.99———

Questions people ask

How much does a McDonald's Big Mac cost?
As of 2026-09-30: A McDonald's Big Mac costs $3.99 to $9.50 across 13,662 US restaurants, typically $5.99. Texas is the cheapest state for McDonald's and Alaska the priciest.
Which state has the cheapest McDonald's?
Texas, where the typical McDonald's basket is 10% below the US typical price (Drive Thru Index, 2026-09-30).

How these prices are measured

Every day we check the menu at every US 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) US restaurant, 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/mcdonalds), prices checked 2026-09-30. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.