Fast food price insights
What the drive-thru really costs: prices from 170 fast food restaurants in Ireland 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 . Updated daily. Prices are in euros.
Key findings
- Supermac's has the biggest price gap between locations: its priciest restaurant charges 0% more than its cheapest for the same basket. Supermac's has the smallest gap, 0%.
- Dublin, Dublin is the biggest cluster of bargain fast food in Ireland: 14 of its 14 restaurants rank in their brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- A Supermac's Snack Box costs €9.25 at every one of its 107 restaurants in Ireland: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A KFC Zinger Burger costs €7.95 at every one of its 36 restaurants in Ireland: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- For Supermac's, Galway, Galway has the most bargain restaurants: 8 of 8 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For KFC, Dublin, Dublin has the most bargain restaurants: 12 of 12 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
The scoop
Burger King has the widest wobbleBurger King is the only brand here with a real location spread: its priciest store is 6% above its cheapest. The basket is €28.65 in Lusk, Dublin, and €30.25 in Ballycoolin, Dublin, while the Whopper® is €6.95 everywhere.
Supermac's goes fully nationalSupermac's prices are identical across all 106 stores compared. Its basket sits at €28.90 everywhere, and the Chicken Snack Box is €9.25 wherever you find one.
KFC keeps it lockedKFC is also same-price-everywhere across 36 stores compared. The basket is €29.40 nationwide, with the Zinger Burger at €7.95 in every location shown.
Popeyes is the consistency champPopeyes is named the most consistent on this map, with its priciest store 0% above its cheapest. The basket is €29.35 in Naas, Kildare, and €29.46 in Dublin, Dublin, with the Classic Chicken Sandwich running €7.95 to €7.99.
Supermac's owns the pin countSupermac's has the biggest footprint in this view, with 106 restaurants compared. KFC follows with 36, while Burger King has 10, Eddie Rocket's has 8, Popeyes has 5 and Five Guys has 4.
Cheapest to most expensive counties
Each county'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 | County | Index | vs national | Brands | Restaurants compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin | 100 | +0% | 2 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin, Dublin | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Galway, Galway | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Limerick, Limerick | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| City, Cork | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Ballinasloe, Galway | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Brand | Top bargain cities | Top bargain counties |
|---|---|---|
| Supermac's | Galway, Galway (8 of 8) | Galway (24 of 24), Cork (13 of 13), Dublin (10 of 10) |
| KFC | Dublin, Dublin (12 of 12) | Dublin (14 of 14) |
By brand
| Brand | Restaurants | Item | Typical price | Range | Cheapest county | Priciest county | Gap between locations | Delivery vs pickup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supermac's | 107 | Snack Box | €9.25 | €9.25 to €9.25 | Limerick | Westmeath | 0% | — |
| KFC | 36 | Zinger Burger | €7.95 | €7.95 to €7.95 | Dublin | Dublin | 0% | — |
Questions people ask
- How much does a Supermac's Snack Box cost in Ireland?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Snack Box costs €9.25 at all 107 Supermac's restaurants.
- How much does a KFC Zinger Burger cost in Ireland?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Zinger Burger costs €7.95 at all 36 KFC 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 2026-10-05. Journalists are welcome to quote any figure on this page.