Fast food price insights

What the drive-thru really costs: prices from 16,583 fast food restaurants in China across 2 chains, checked 2026-10-05. 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 2026-10-05. Updated daily. Prices are in Chinese yuan.

Key findings

• Pizza Hut has the biggest price gap between locations: its priciest restaurant charges 42% more than its cheapest for the same basket. KFC has the smallest gap, 22%.
• 北京, BJ is the biggest cluster of bargain fast food in China: 571 of its 699 restaurants rank in their brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
• Shandong is the cheapest province for fast food overall (Drive Thru Index 100, where 100 is the national typical price) and Tibet the most expensive (123), averaging each brand against its own national prices.
• A KFC Zinger burger costs anywhere from ¥20.00 to ¥22.50 across 12,295 restaurants in China; the typical price is ¥20.50.
• Shandong is the cheapest province for KFC and Tibet the priciest, comparing the same basket of 6 items at 11,335 restaurants.
• A Pizza Hut Super Supreme pizza costs anywhere from ¥69.00 to ¥99.00 across 4,288 restaurants in China; the typical price is ¥79.00.
• Sichuan is the cheapest province for Pizza Hut and Tibet the priciest, comparing the same basket of 5 items at 3,591 restaurants.
• For KFC, 北京, BJ has the most bargain restaurants: 356 of 474 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
• For Pizza Hut, 北京, BJ has the most bargain restaurants: 215 of 225 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.

The scoop

Cheapest to most expensive provinces

Each province'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.

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.

By brand

Questions people ask

How much does a KFC Zinger burger cost in China?

As of 2026-10-05, a Zinger burger costs ¥20.00 to ¥22.50 at 12,295 KFC restaurants, with a typical price of ¥20.50.

Where is KFC cheapest in China?

Shandong has the cheapest typical KFC basket and Tibet the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-05). The single cheapest restaurant is in 临沂, SD.

How much does a Pizza Hut Super Supreme pizza cost in China?

As of 2026-10-05, a Super Supreme pizza costs ¥69.00 to ¥99.00 at 4,288 Pizza Hut restaurants, with a typical price of ¥79.00.

Where is Pizza Hut cheapest in China?

Sichuan has the cheapest typical Pizza Hut basket and Tibet the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-05). The single cheapest restaurant is in 绵阳, SC.

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 2026-10-05. Journalists are welcome to quote any figure on this page.