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 212 restaurants in New Zealand, checked . Prices are in New Zealand dollars.
Key findings
- KFC has the cheapest chips in New Zealand by weight: its large (265.3 g, typically $6.99) works out at $2.64 per 100 g.
- Burger King has the dearest: $3.01 per 100 g even at its best-value size (regular, 166 g).
- At Burger King, the regular chips cost 26% less per gram than the small ($4.05 down to $3.01 per 100 g).
- At KFC, the large chips cost 35% less per gram than the regular ($4.04 down to $2.64 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 | KFC | Large Chips | 265.3 g | $6.99 | $2.64 |
| 2 | Burger King | Regular Fries | 166 g | $5.00 | $3.01 |
Every size
| Brand | Size | Weight | Typical | Range | Per 100 g | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Small Fries | 111 g | $4.50 | $4.50 to $4.50 | $4.05 | 77 |
| Burger King | Regular Fries | 166 g | $5.00 | $5.00 to $5.00 | $3.01 | 77 |
| Burger King | Large Fries | — | $5.75 | $5.75 to $5.75 | — | 77 |
| KFC | Regular Chips | 123.5 g | $4.99 | $4.99 to $5.29 | $4.04 | 124 |
| KFC | Large Chips | 265.3 g | $6.99 | $6.99 to $7.39 | $2.64 | 124 |
| Popeyes | Small Cajun Fries | — | $3.20 | $3.20 to $3.20 | — | 11 |
| Popeyes | Regular Cajun Fries | — | $4.50 | $4.50 to $4.50 | — | 11 |
| Popeyes | Large Cajun Fries | — | $5.80 | $5.80 to $5.80 | — | 11 |
Cheapest chips by weight in each region
| Region | Brand | Size | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Canterbury | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Hawke's Bay | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Manawatū-Whanganui | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Northland | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Otago | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Southland | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Wellington | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Waikato | KFC | Large | $2.63 |
| Bay of Plenty | KFC | Large | $2.71 |
The cheapest chips by weight in New Zealand
| Brand | Restaurant | Where | Size | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC | 25 Ocean View Road, Oneroa Waiheke Island, New Zealand | Waiheke Island, AUK | Large | $6.99 | $2.63 |
| KFC | 810 Manukau Road | Auckland, AUK | Large | $6.99 | $2.63 |
| KFC | 3 Forge Way | Auckland, AUK | Large | $6.99 | $2.63 |
| KFC | 62 East Tamaki Road | Auckland, AUK | Large | $6.99 | $2.63 |
| KFC | 275 Grey Street | Hamilton, WKO | Large | $6.99 | $2.63 |
| Burger King | Burger King Manukau, Cnr Great South Rd and Manukau Station Road | Manukau, AUK | Regular | $5.00 | $3.01 |
| Burger King | Burger King Meridian, 267 George St | Meridian Mall, OTA | Regular | $5.00 | $3.01 |
| Burger King | Burger King Tūrangi, 1 Pihanga Rd | Tūrangi, WKO | Regular | $5.00 | $3.01 |
| Burger King | Burger King Takanini, 1-5 Taka St | Takanini, AUK | Regular | $5.00 | $3.01 |
| Burger King | Burger King Gisborne, 300 Gladstone Rd | Gisborne, GIS | Regular | $5.00 | $3.01 |
Weights are the serving sizes each brand publishes in its nutrition information: Burger King (czqk28jt.apicdn.sanity.io), KFC (api.kfc.co.nz). Prices are each restaurant's pickup price; "typical" is the median restaurant. Popeyes does not publish serving weights, so it is listed by price only.
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chips?
- By weight, KFC: its large chips (265.3 g) are typically $6.99, or $2.64 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.