Fast food price insights
What the drive-thru really costs: prices from 923 fast food restaurants in France across 5 chains, checked 2026-10-03. 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 euros.
Key findings
- Burger King has the biggest price gap between locations: its priciest restaurant charges 46% more than its cheapest for the same basket. Pizza Hut has the smallest gap, 0%.
- Paris, IDF is the biggest cluster of bargain fast food in France: 13 of its 33 restaurants rank in their brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the cheapest region for fast food overall (Drive Thru Index 99, where 100 is the national typical price) and Hauts-de-France the most expensive (105), averaging each brand against its own national prices.
- A Burger King Whopper costs anywhere from €6.50 to €9.50 across 623 restaurants in France; the typical price is €6.50.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the cheapest region for Burger King and Hauts-de-France the priciest, comparing the same basket of 5 items at 614 restaurants.
- A Five Guys Hamburger costs anywhere from €10.45 to €12.75 across 41 restaurants in France; the typical price is €11.15.
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is the cheapest region for Five Guys and Île-de-France the priciest, comparing the same basket of 4 items at 41 restaurants.
- A Pizza Hut Margherita (medium pan) costs €13.90 at every one of its 96 restaurants in France: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A Big Fernand Le Big Fernand costs anywhere from €13.00 to €16.50 across 22 restaurants in France; the typical price is €14.90.
- Big Fernand charges about the same in every region: no region's typical basket is even 1% dearer than another's.
- Ordering Big Fernand for delivery costs 9% more than picking up the same order.
- A Del Arte Margherita costs €8.50 at every one of its 141 restaurants in France: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- Brittany is the cheapest region for Del Arte and Pays de la Loire the priciest, comparing the same basket of 4 items at 140 restaurants.
- For Burger King, Paris, IDF has the most bargain restaurants: 9 of 19 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Five Guys, Paris, IDF has the most bargain restaurants: 2 of 12 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
The scoop
Burger King has the biggest swingBurger King is the map’s wild ride: its priciest store is 46% above its cheapest. The basket runs from €23.40 in Saint-Egreve, ARA to €34.15 in Lancon-De-Provence, PAC, with the Whopper® moving from €6.50 to €9.50.
Travel stop brings a Burger King bumpOne of Burger King’s priciest oddballs is an airport or station site in Colombier-Saugnieu, ARA. Its basket is €31.30, well above the national median basket of €24.45.
Pizza Hut keeps it identicalPizza Hut is the consistency champ, with 0% spread across 96 stores. The basket is €32.35 everywhere, and the Margherita | Medium | Pan is €13.90 everywhere too.
Five Guys stretches most in ChessyFive Guys has a 19% gap between its lowest and highest baskets. Saint-Herblain, PDL comes in at €32.35, while Chessy, IDF reaches €38.40; the Hamburger ranges from €10.45 to €12.75.
Burger King dominates the dot countBurger King has the most restaurants on this France-wide view, with 627 stores compared. Del Arte follows with 142, then Pizza Hut with 96 and Five Guys with 41.
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 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 99 | -1% | 2 | 58 |
| 2 | Normandy | 100 | +0% | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 100 | +0% | 3 | 87 |
| 4 | Île-de-France | 100 | +0% | 5 | 228 |
| 5 | Pays de la Loire | 100 | +0% | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 100 | +0% | 3 | 79 |
| 7 | Grand Est | 100 | +0% | 2 | 74 |
| 8 | Brittany | 100 | +0% | 2 | 39 |
| 9 | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 100 | +0% | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Occitania | 101 | +1% | 2 | 74 |
| 11 | Centre-Val de Loire | 103 | +3% | 2 | 40 |
| 12 | Hauts-de-France | 105 | +5% | 2 | 69 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris, IDF | 13 | 33 | 39% |
| Bordeaux, NAQ | 7 | 8 | 88% |
| Rennes, BRE | 7 | 8 | 88% |
| Marseille, PAC | 6 | 10 | 60% |
| Lyon, ARA | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Brand | Top bargain cities | Top bargain regions |
|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Paris, IDF (9 of 19), Marseille, PAC (5 of 9), Bordeaux, NAQ (4 of 5) | GES (44 of 65), ARA (40 of 67), NAQ (33 of 56) |
| Five Guys | Paris, IDF (2 of 12) | IDF (7 of 19) |
| Pizza Hut | — | IDF (67 of 67) |
| Big Fernand | — | — |
| Del Arte | — | CVL (5 of 13), IDF (5 of 30), ARA (2 of 15) |
By brand
| Brand | Restaurants | Item | Typical price | Range | Cheapest region | Priciest region | Gap between locations | Delivery vs pickup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 623 | Whopper | €6.50 | €6.50 to €9.50 | ARA | HDF | 46% | — |
| Five Guys | 41 | Hamburger | €11.15 | €10.45 to €12.75 | PAC | IDF | 16% | — |
| Pizza Hut | 96 | Margherita (medium pan) | €13.90 | €13.90 to €13.90 | IDF | NAQ | 0% | — |
| Big Fernand | 22 | Le Big Fernand | €14.90 | €13.00 to €16.50 | IDF | IDF | 25% | +9% |
| Del Arte | 141 | Margherita | €8.50 | €8.50 to €8.50 | BRE | PDL | 4% | — |
Questions people ask
- How much does a Burger King Whopper cost in France?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Whopper costs €6.50 to €9.50 at 623 Burger King restaurants, with a typical price of €6.50.
- Where is Burger King cheapest in France?
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has the cheapest typical Burger King basket and Hauts-de-France the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-03). The single cheapest restaurant is in Saint-Egreve, ARA.
- How much does a Five Guys Hamburger cost in France?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Hamburger costs €10.45 to €12.75 at 41 Five Guys restaurants, with a typical price of €11.15.
- Where is Five Guys cheapest in France?
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur has the cheapest typical Five Guys basket and Île-de-France the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-03). The single cheapest restaurant is in Cabriès, PAC.
- How much does a Pizza Hut Margherita (medium pan) cost in France?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Margherita (medium pan) costs €13.90 at all 96 Pizza Hut restaurants.
- How much does a Big Fernand Le Big Fernand cost in France?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Le Big Fernand costs €13.00 to €16.50 at 22 Big Fernand restaurants, with a typical price of €14.90.
- How much does a Del Arte Margherita cost in France?
- As of 2026-10-03, a Margherita costs €8.50 at all 141 Del Arte restaurants.
- Where is Del Arte cheapest in France?
- Brittany has the cheapest typical Del Arte basket and Pays de la Loire the most expensive (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-03). The single cheapest restaurant is in Rennes, BRE.
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 2026-10-03. Journalists are welcome to quote any figure on this page.