Fast food price history
Fast food price changes tracked daily since 30 September 2026: how many McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC, Popeyes and Chick-fil-A restaurants raised or cut prices, and by how much.
Updated . Download the daily record: history.csv.
Prices changed at 5,982 restaurants on 1 October 2026: 4,902 at Burger King, 681 at McDonald's, 195 at Popeyes, 168 at Taco Bell, 26 at KFC, 10 at Wendy's. That is 89,603 individual prices: 78,454 went up and 11,149 went down.
Price changes in the last 7 days
- 718 Burger King restaurants raised the price of a tracked item in the 7 days to 2 October 2026, and 0 cut one.
- 159 McDonald's restaurants raised the price of a tracked item in the 7 days to 2 October 2026, and 16 cut one.
- 25 KFC restaurants raised the price of a tracked item in the 7 days to 2 October 2026, and 0 cut one.
- 20 Popeyes restaurants raised the price of a tracked item in the 7 days to 2 October 2026, and 10 cut one.
- 2 Wendy's restaurants raised the price of a tracked item in the 7 days to 2 October 2026, and 0 cut one.
| Brand | Restaurants that raised a price | Restaurants that cut a price | Price changes | Typical change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 718 | 0 | 790 | +67.7% |
| McDonald's | 159 | 16 | 335 | +4.3% |
| KFC | 25 | 0 | 49 | +3.6% |
| Popeyes | 20 | 10 | 51 | +4.4% |
| Wendy's | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3.6% |
Biggest price rises this week
| Brand | Item | Where | Before | After | Rise | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popeyes | Cinnamon Apple Pie | Yorktown Heights, NY | $1.00 | $1.99 | +99% | 2026-10-01 |
| Burger King | Whopper | Danbury, CT | $3.99 | $7.89 | +98% | 2026-10-01 |
| Burger King | Whopper | New Milford, CT | $3.99 | $7.89 | +98% | 2026-10-01 |
| Burger King | Whopper | Bethel, CT | $3.99 | $7.89 | +98% | 2026-10-01 |
| Burger King | Whopper | Danbury, CT | $3.99 | $7.89 | +98% | 2026-10-01 |
| Burger King | Whopper | Liberty, NY | $3.99 | $7.79 | +95% | 2026-10-01 |
| McDonald's | Medium Coke® | Bloomington, IN | $0.99 | $1.59 | +61% | 2026-10-01 |
| McDonald's | Medium Coke® | Bloomington, IN | $0.99 | $1.59 | +61% | 2026-10-01 |
| McDonald's | Medium Coke® | Bloomington, IN | $0.99 | $1.59 | +61% | 2026-10-01 |
| Popeyes | Cinnamon Apple Pie | New York, NY | $1.49 | $1.99 | +34% | 2026-10-01 |
| McDonald's | 10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® | Newark, NJ | $4.59 | $5.89 | +28% | 2026-10-01 |
| McDonald's | 10 pc. Chicken McNuggets® | Elizabeth, NJ | $4.69 | $5.89 | +26% | 2026-10-01 |
| Popeyes | 3Pc Classic Signature Chicken | Reston, VA | $7.99 | $9.67 | +21% | 2026-10-01 |
| Popeyes | 3Pc Classic Signature Chicken | Fort Bragg, NC | $7.99 | $8.99 | +13% | 2026-10-01 |
| Popeyes | 3Pc Classic Signature Chicken | Fort Bragg, NC | $7.99 | $8.99 | +13% | 2026-10-01 |
Restaurants changing prices, day by day
How many restaurants of each brand raised (up) or cut (down) the price of a tracked item that day. Tracked items are each brand's headline item and its comparison basket.
| Date | McDonald's up / down | Burger King up / down | Wendy's up / down | Taco Bell up / down | KFC up / down | Popeyes up / down | Chick-fil-A up / down | Chipotle up / down | Jersey Mike's up / down | Firehouse Subs up / down | Five Guys up / down | Culver's up / down | A&W up / down | Shake Shack up / down | Sonic up / down | Arby's up / down | Whataburger up / down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 159 / 16 | 718 / 0 | 2 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 25 / 0 | 20 / 10 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
Price history
Drive Thru Index has recorded these prices every day since 30 September 2026. Each figure is the typical (median) price across the brand's restaurants here on that day.
| Brand | Item | Today | 7 days ago | 30 days ago | 1 year ago | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's | Big Mac | $5.99 | — | — | — | |
| Burger King | Whopper | $6.29 | — | — | — | |
| Wendy's | Dave's Single | $5.99 | — | — | — | |
| Taco Bell | Crunchwrap Supreme | $6.69 | — | — | — | |
| KFC | Chicken Sandwich | $5.39 | — | — | — | |
| Popeyes | Classic Chicken Sandwich | $5.79 | — | — | — | |
| Chick-fil-A | Chicken Sandwich | $5.25 | — | — | — | |
| Chipotle | Chicken Burrito | $9.80 | — | — | — | |
| Jersey Mike's | Original Italian | $10.95 | — | — | — | |
| Firehouse Subs | Hook & Ladder | $9.89 | — | — | — | |
| Five Guys | Hamburger | $10.89 | — | — | — | |
| Culver's | ButterBurger Cheese | $4.99 | — | — | — | |
| A&W | Papa Burger | $5.69 | — | — | — | |
| Shake Shack | ShackBurger | $7.99 | — | — | — | |
| Sonic | Sonic Cheeseburger | $5.69 | — | — | — | |
| Arby's | Classic Roast Beef | $5.09 | — | — | — | |
| Whataburger | Whataburger | $5.89 | — | — | — |
Questions people ask
- Does McDonald's use dynamic pricing?
- Drive Thru Index records the price of every item at every McDonald's in the US each day, so any change in a restaurant's prices shows up on this page. Tracking began on 30 September 2026.
- Where can I download fast food price history?
- The full daily record for the US and every state is at https://drivethruindex.com/data/history.csv, free to use with credit to Drive Thru Index.
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/history), prices checked 2026-10-02. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.