Fast food price insights
What the drive-thru really costs: prices from 386 fast food restaurants in Chile across 4 chains, checked 2026-10-04. Every figure below compares each restaurant's own pickup price from the brand's ordering app, so the numbers are what you would actually pay at the window.
Data as of . Updated daily. Prices are in Chilean pesos.
Key findings
- Burger King has the biggest price gap between locations: its priciest restaurant charges 20% more than its cheapest for the same basket. Tarragona has the smallest gap, 0%.
- Santiago, RM is the biggest cluster of bargain fast food in Chile: 28 of its 30 restaurants rank in their brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- Santiago Metropolitan is the cheapest region for fast food overall (Drive Thru Index 100, where 100 is the national typical price) and Antofagasta the most expensive (108), averaging each brand against its own national prices.
- A Burger King Whopper costs anywhere from $5,950 to $7,500 across 90 restaurants in Chile; the typical price is $6,250.
- Burger King charges about the same in every region: no region's typical basket is even 1% dearer than another's.
- A Juan Maestro Churrasco sandwich costs anywhere from $6,990 to $7,390 across 89 restaurants in Chile; the typical price is $6,990.
- Los Lagos is the cheapest region for Juan Maestro and Antofagasta the priciest, comparing the same basket of 4 items at 84 restaurants.
- A Doggis Hot dog costs anywhere from $4,190 to $5,000 across 109 restaurants in Chile; the typical price is $4,190.
- Santiago Metropolitan is the cheapest region for Doggis and Antofagasta the priciest, comparing the same basket of 5 items at 109 restaurants.
- A Tarragona Classic sandwich combo costs $5,990 at every one of its 98 restaurants in Chile: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- For Burger King, None, RM has the most bargain restaurants: 10 of 54 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Juan Maestro, Santiago, RM has the most bargain restaurants: 7 of 8 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Doggis, Santiago, RM has the most bargain restaurants: 9 of 10 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Tarragona, Santiago, RM has the most bargain restaurants: 12 of 12 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
Cheapest to most expensive regions
Each region's Drive Thru Index score averages every brand's typical basket there against that brand's own national typical price, so 100 is the national norm, 90 is 10% cheaper and 120 is 20% pricier. Brands are never compared with each other.
| Rank | Region | Index | vs national | Brands | Restaurants compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago Metropolitan | 100 | +0% | 4 | 191 |
| 2 | Valparaíso | 100 | +0% | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | Los Lagos | 100 | +0% | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Biobío | 100 | +0% | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Maule | 100 | +0% | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Antofagasta | 108 | +8% | 2 | 11 |
Bargain clusters
Where cheap fast food clusters: the places with the most restaurants whose basket ranks in their own brand's cheapest fifth nationally. Each brand is judged against itself, never against another brand's prices.
| City, all brands | Bargain restaurants | Restaurants compared | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago, RM | 28 | 30 | 93% |
| Viña del Mar, VS | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| La Florida, RM | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Maipú, RM | 11 | 12 | 92% |
| None, RM | 11 | 55 | 20% |
| Brand | Top bargain cities | Top bargain regions |
|---|---|---|
| Burger King | None, RM (10 of 54), None, VS (3 of 9) | RM (10 of 56), VS (4 of 11) |
| Juan Maestro | Santiago, RM (7 of 8) | RM (32 of 39), VS (11 of 11) |
| Doggis | Santiago, RM (9 of 10), La Florida, RM (5 of 5) | RM (50 of 52), VS (14 of 15) |
| Tarragona | Santiago, RM (12 of 12), Rancagua, LI (5 of 5), Viña del Mar, VS (5 of 5) | RM (44 of 44), VS (13 of 13) |
By brand
| Brand | Restaurants | Item | Typical price | Range | Cheapest region | Priciest region | Gap between locations | Delivery vs pickup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 90 | Whopper | $6,250 | $5,950 to $7,500 | Santiago Metropolitan | Valparaíso | 20% | — |
| Juan Maestro | 89 | Churrasco sandwich | $6,990 | $6,990 to $7,390 | Los Lagos | Antofagasta | 9% | — |
| Doggis | 109 | Hot dog | $4,190 | $4,190 to $5,000 | Santiago Metropolitan | Antofagasta | 15% | — |
| Tarragona | 98 | Classic sandwich combo | $5,990 | $5,990 to $5,990 | Santiago Metropolitan | Los Lagos | 0% | — |
Questions people ask
- How much does a Burger King Whopper cost in Chile?
- As of 2026-10-04, a Whopper costs $5,950 to $7,500 at 90 Burger King restaurants, with a typical price of $6,250.
- How much does a Juan Maestro Churrasco sandwich cost in Chile?
- As of 2026-10-04, a Churrasco sandwich costs $6,990 to $7,390 at 89 Juan Maestro restaurants, with a typical price of $6,990.
- Where is Juan Maestro cheapest in Chile?
- Los Lagos has the cheapest typical Juan Maestro basket and Antofagasta the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-04). The single cheapest restaurant is in Temuco, AR.
- How much does a Doggis Hot dog cost in Chile?
- As of 2026-10-04, a Hot dog costs $4,190 to $5,000 at 109 Doggis restaurants, with a typical price of $4,190.
- Where is Doggis cheapest in Chile?
- Santiago Metropolitan has the cheapest typical Doggis basket and Antofagasta the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-04). The single cheapest restaurant is in Talca, ML.
- How much does a Tarragona Classic sandwich combo cost in Chile?
- As of 2026-10-04, a Classic sandwich combo costs $5,990 at all 98 Tarragona restaurants.
How the index works
Every day we check the menu at every US restaurant of each chain, using the same ordering app its customers use, and record each item's pickup and delivery price. Restaurants are compared on a basket of items that every full-menu restaurant of that brand sells, so a comparison is never skewed by a missing item. Restaurants with a limited menu, and prices that are clearly a menu code error, are left out of comparisons. "Typical" means the median restaurant.
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Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com), prices checked 2026-10-04. Journalists are welcome to quote any figure on this page.