Chips Watch
A small at one brand can outweigh a large at another, so we price chips the fair way: per 100 grams, using each brand's own serving weights.
Pickup prices at 173 restaurants in Ireland, checked . Prices are in euros.
Key findings
- Five Guys has the cheapest chips in Ireland by weight: its large (550 g, typically €7.95) works out at €1.44 per 100 g.
- Burger King has the dearest: €2.48 per 100 g even at its best-value size (large, 159 g).
- At Burger King, the large chips cost 24% less per gram than the small (€3.28 down to €2.48 per 100 g).
- At Five Guys, the large chips cost 22% less per gram than the little (€1.86 down to €1.44 per 100 g).
Price per 100 g, cheapest first
Each brand's best-value size: the one with the lowest typical price per 100 g.
| Rank | Brand | Best-value size | Weight | Typical price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Guys | Large Five Guys Style Fries | 550 g | €7.95 | €1.44 |
| 2 | Supermac's | Fries | 166 g | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| 3 | Burger King | Large Fries | 159 g | €3.95 | €2.48 |
Every size
| Brand | Size | Weight | Typical | Range | Per 100 g | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermac's | Fries | 166 g | €2.95 | €2.95 to €2.95 | €1.78 | 110 |
| KFC | Regular Signature Fries | — | €3.00 | €3.00 to €3.00 | — | 36 |
| KFC | Large Signature Fries | — | €3.65 | €3.65 to €3.65 | — | 36 |
| Burger King | Small Fries | 90 g | €2.95 | €2.75 to €3.25 | €3.28 | 10 |
| Burger King | Regular Fries | 116 g | €3.65 | €3.25 to €3.75 | €3.15 | 10 |
| Burger King | Large Fries | 159 g | €3.95 | €3.75 to €3.95 | €2.48 | 10 |
| Eddie Rocket's | Regular Fries | — | €5.95 | €5.75 to €5.95 | — | 8 |
| Five Guys | Little Five Guys Style Fries | 256 g | €4.75 | €4.75 to €4.75 | €1.86 | 4 |
| Five Guys | Little Cajun Fries | — | €4.75 | €4.75 to €4.75 | — | 4 |
| Five Guys | Five Guys Style Fries | 414 g | €6.35 | €6.35 to €6.35 | €1.53 | 4 |
| Five Guys | Cajun Fries | — | €6.35 | €6.35 to €6.35 | — | 4 |
| Five Guys | Large Five Guys Style Fries | 550 g | €7.95 | €7.95 to €7.95 | €1.44 | 4 |
| Five Guys | Large Cajun Fries | — | €7.95 | €7.95 to €7.95 | — | 4 |
| Popeyes | Regular Fries | — | €2.49 | €2.49 to €2.50 | — | 5 |
| Popeyes | Cajun Fries | — | €3.49 | €3.49 to €3.65 | — | 4 |
| Popeyes | Large fries | — | €3.49 | €3.49 to €3.50 | — | 5 |
| Popeyes | Large Cajun Fries | — | €4.49 | €4.49 to €4.50 | — | 4 |
Cheapest chips by weight in each county
| County | Brand | Size | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | Five Guys | Large | €1.45 |
| Clare | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Cork | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Galway | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Kildare | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Laois | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Limerick | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Mayo | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Meath | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Offaly | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Tipperary | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Waterford | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
| Westmeath | Supermac's | Regular | €1.78 |
The cheapest chips by weight in Ireland
| Brand | Restaurant | Where | Size | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Guys | Sandyford Rd., Dublin | Dublin | Large | €7.95 | €1.45 |
| Five Guys | Anart Restaurants Ltd. , Unit 10 Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin | Dublin | Large | €7.95 | €1.45 |
| Five Guys | 56 South Great George's Street, Dublin | Dublin | Large | €7.95 | €1.45 |
| Five Guys | Swords Pavilions Shopping Centre, Malahide Rd, Swords, Co., Dublin | Dublin | Large | €7.95 | €1.45 |
| Supermac's | Galway Shopping Centre, Headford Road, Galway | Galway | Regular | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| Supermac's | Flynn's Top Oil, N81, Tullow,, Co. Carlow | Tullow, Carlow | Regular | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| Supermac's | Caseys Ballina, Ballina,, Mayo, Co Mayo | Mayo | Regular | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| Supermac's | Eastgate Business Park,, Little Island, Co. Cork | Little Island, Cork | Regular | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| Supermac's | Dublin St,, Balbriggan,, Co Dublin | Balbriggan, Dublin | Regular | €2.95 | €1.78 |
| Burger King | Dublin Jervis | Dublin | Large | €3.75 | €2.36 |
| Burger King | M1 Lusk Northbound | Lusk, Dublin | Large | €3.75 | €2.36 |
| Burger King | M1 Lusk Southbound | Lusk, Dublin | Large | €3.95 | €2.48 |
Weights are the serving sizes each brand publishes in its nutrition information: Burger King (czqk28jt.apicdn.sanity.io), Eddie Rocket's (www.eddierockets.ie), Five Guys (www.fiveguys.com), KFC (www.kfc.ie), Popeyes (pe-ie-ordering-api-fd-e2cvfwhyf4g7b6fu.a03.azurefd.net), Supermac's (supermacs.ie). Prices are each restaurant's pickup price; "typical" is the median restaurant. Eddie Rocket's, KFC and Popeyes do not publish serving weights, so they are listed by price only.
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chips?
- By weight, Five Guys: its large chips (550 g) are typically €7.95, or €1.44 per 100 g (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-05).
- Why compare chips by weight?
- Size names mean different things at different brands: one brand's small can outweigh another's large. Price per 100 g, from each brand's own published serving weights, compares like with like.