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McDonald's prices in Iowa

148 McDonald's restaurants in Iowa, prices checked 2026-10-03.

Key findings

The scoop

Shelby travel stop tops the map

McDonald's has a 32% spread across 148 Iowa restaurants. The priciest basket is $33.54 at a travel stop site in Shelby, IA, while Fairfield, IA serves the cheapest at $25.44.

Iowa sits on the cheaper side

The state of IA ranks 15 of 51 states for McDonald's prices, with 1 = cheapest. Its median basket is $28.74, which is 4% below the national typical price.

Big Mac gap is wide

The Big Mac® runs from $4.79 to $6.99 in Iowa. Fairfield, IA has the $4.79 Big Mac, while Shelby, IA has the $6.99 one.

Davenport leads the bargain towns

Among Iowa towns shown, Davenport, IA has the lowest McDonald's median basket at $26.74. Cedar Rapids, IA is the priciest town listed, with a median basket of $29.34.

Every McDonald's in Iowa, 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.

CityRestaurantsTypical Big MacRestaurant
Algona1$5.691321 Hwy 169 N
Altoona2$5.893734 8th St Sw · all 2 in Altoona
Ames2$5.99129 S Duff Ave · all 2 in Ames
Anamosa1$6.29160 Chamber Dr
Ankeny4$5.69401 Ankeny Blvd · all 4 in Ankeny
Atlantic1$6.891510 E 7th St
Bettendorf3$4.99852 Middle Rd · all 3 in Bettendorf
Boone1$5.991227 S Marshall St
Burlington2$5.441725 Roosevelt Rd · all 2 in Burlington
Carroll1$5.99912 W Us Highway 30
Cedar Falls3$5.79610 W 1st St · all 3 in Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids7$5.995725 Dry Creek Ln Ne · all 7 in Cedar Rapids
Center Point1$5.99698 Grain Lane
Centerville1$5.591000 N 18th St
Charles City1$5.79506 Allison Street
Cherokee1$5.291500 N 2nd St
Clarinda1$5.491202 S 16th St
Clear Lake1$6.092 Plaza Dr
Clinton2$6.291804 Lincoln Way · all 2 in Clinton
Clive1$5.2911400 Forest Ln
Coralville2$5.94618 1st Ave · all 2 in Coralville
Council Bluffs3$5.99251 Bennett Ave · all 3 in Council Bluffs
Creston1$6.19608 Wyoming Ave
Davenport5$4.997522 Northwest Blvd · all 5 in Davenport
De Witt1$6.491720 11th St
Decorah1$6.09915 Short St
Denison1$4.79500 Hwy 39 N
Des Moines12$5.791404 Des Moines St · all 12 in Des Moines
Dubuque4$4.89620 Iowa St · all 4 in Dubuque
Dyersville1$6.491510 9th Street Se
Eldridge1$4.99621 E Leclaire Rd
Evansdale1$5.79350 Evansdale Dr
Fairfield1$4.791705 W Burlington Ave
Fort Dodge2$5.84107 Ave O W · all 2 in Fort Dodge
Fort Madison1$5.193402 Ave L
Glenwood1$5.491200 S Locust St
Grimes1$5.59101 Gateway Dr
Grinnell1$6.19706 West St
Hampton1$5.79411 Central Avenue E
Huxley1$5.69904 N Us-69 Hwy
Independence1$5.792339 Jamestown Ave
Indianola1$5.491207 N Jefferson
Iowa City3$6.191861 Lower Muscatine Rd · all 3 in Iowa City
Iowa Falls1$5.79412 N Oak St
Johnston1$5.595494 Nw 86th St
Keokuk1$4.991407 Main St
Knoxville1$5.591406 S Lincoln
Le Claire1$5.491403 Eagle Ridge Rd
Le Mars1$5.591001 Hawkeye Ave Sw
Maquoketa1$6.291019 W Platt St
Marion1$6.195493 Business Highway 151
Marshalltown1$6.293402 S Center St
Mason City2$6.091651 4th Street Sw · all 2 in Mason City
Maysville1$5.792955 N Plainview Rd
Missouri Valley1$6.69100 N Willow Road
Mount Pleasant1$5.29700 Wohlleber Drive
Muscatine1$5.892520 Park Ave
Nevada1$5.991815 S B Ave
New Hampton1$5.79729 W Milwaukee St
Newton2$6.09726 1st Avenue E · all 2 in Newton
North Liberty1$5.99675 Pacha Pkwy
Norwalk1$5.492901 Sunset
Oelwein1$5.791 1st Ave Se
Okoboji1$5.491006 Stakeout Road
Onawa1$5.292720 Iowa Ave N
Osceola1$5.791220 Jeffreys Dr
Oskaloosa1$5.49703 A Ave W
Ottumwa2$5.442441 Northgate Dr · all 2 in Ottumwa
Pella1$5.59309 Oskaloosa St
Perry1$5.79325 1st St
Pleasant Hill1$5.891055 Sherrylynn Blvd
Red Oak1$5.491501 North Broadway Street
Shelby1$6.9933300 385th St
Sheldon1$6.29101 34th Ave
Shenandoah1$5.79504 S Fremont
Sioux Center1$5.991212 N Main Ave
Sioux City7$5.592816 Singing Hills Blvd · all 7 in Sioux City
Spencer1$5.79701 11th St Sw
Storm Lake1$6.29800 Seneca Street
Story City1$5.791620 Broad St
Stuart1$5.59120 Se 7th St
Urbandale1$5.294900 Nw Urbandale Dr
Vinton1$5.79308 K Avenue South
Washington1$5.89200 W Madison St
Waterloo4$5.792222 Logan Ave · all 4 in Waterloo
Waukee2$5.54125 Laurel St · all 2 in Waukee
Waverly1$5.791203 4th Stsw
Webster City1$5.89400 Fair Meadow Dr
West Branch1$5.69610 S Downey St
West Des Moines3$5.491320 Jordan Creek Pkwy · all 3 in West Des Moines
Williamsburg1$5.89235 E Evans St
Winterset1$5.591318 N 1st Ave

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Questions people ask

How much is a McDonald's Big Mac in Iowa?
As of 2026-10-03, a Big Mac costs $4.79 to $6.99 at 148 McDonald's restaurants in Iowa, typically $5.79.
Where is the cheapest McDonald's in Iowa?
The cheapest McDonald's in Iowa is at 1705 W Burlington Ave, Fairfield, comparing the same basket at 148 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/mcdonalds/iowa), prices checked 2026-10-03. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.

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