Nugget Watch
Chicken nuggets are the one thing nearly every chain sells, in packs with the count on the box. So here is the one fair fight in fast food: what a single nugget costs at each brand.
Pickup prices at 72 restaurants in Switzerland, checked . Prices are in Swiss francs.
Key findings
- Burger King has the cheapest nuggets in Switzerland: its 20-piece pack is typically CHF 15.90, CHF 0.80 a nugget.
- Burger King has the priciest: CHF 0.80 a nugget even in its best-value pack (20 pieces, typically CHF 15.90).
- At Burger King, buying 20 instead of 4 cuts the price per nugget by 47% (CHF 1.50 down to CHF 0.80).
Price per nugget, cheapest first
Each brand's best-value pack: the one with the lowest typical price per nugget.
| Rank | Brand | Best-value pack | Typical price | Per nugget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | 20 BK Nuggets | CHF 15.90 | CHF 0.80 |
Every pack size
| Brand | Pack | Typical | Range | Per nugget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 4 BK Nuggets | CHF 6.00 | CHF 5.40 to CHF 6.00 | CHF 1.50 |
| Burger King | 6 Chili Cheese Nuggets | CHF 6.40 | CHF 6.40 to CHF 8.90 | CHF 1.07 |
| Burger King | 9 Chili Cheese Nuggets | CHF 8.40 | CHF 8.40 to CHF 11.50 | CHF 0.93 |
| Burger King | 12 Chili Cheese Nuggets | CHF 10.40 | CHF 10.40 to CHF 14.50 | CHF 0.87 |
| Burger King | 20 BK Nuggets | CHF 15.90 | CHF 15.90 to CHF 19.90 | CHF 0.80 |
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chicken nuggets?
- Burger King, at CHF 0.80 a nugget in its 20-piece pack (typical price CHF 15.90, Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-04).
How Nugget Watch works
We read every restaurant's menu from its own ordering app each day and pick out each brand's plain nugget packs by the count in the name (not spicy, grilled or meal versions). The typical price is the median restaurant; price per nugget divides it by the count. Unlike our baskets, nuggets are close enough across brands to compare, though sizes and recipes differ.
Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/ch/nuggets), prices checked 2026-10-04. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.