Fast food price insights
What the drive-thru really costs: prices from 305 fast food restaurants in Peru across 5 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 Peruvian soles.
Key findings
- Bembos has the biggest price gap between locations: its priciest restaurant charges 0% more than its cheapest for the same basket. Bembos has the smallest gap, 0%.
- Santiago De Surco, LIM is the biggest cluster of bargain fast food in Peru: 17 of its 17 restaurants rank in their brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- Lima is the cheapest region for fast food overall (Drive Thru Index 100, where 100 is the national typical price) and Callao the most expensive (100), averaging each brand against its own national prices.
- A Bembos Classic burger costs S/ 16.90 at every one of its 74 restaurants in Peru: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A Popeyes Chicken sandwich costs S/ 17.90 at every one of its 47 restaurants in Peru: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A Papa John's Large pizza combo costs S/ 45.90 at every one of its 77 restaurants in Peru: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A China Wok Chicken fried rice costs S/ 15.90 at every one of its 39 restaurants in Peru: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- A Norky's Quarter chicken with fries costs S/ 26.90 at every one of its 68 restaurants in Peru: the brand charges one price nationwide.
- For Bembos, Santiago De Surco, LIM has the most bargain restaurants: 6 of 6 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Papa John's, Arequipa, ARE has the most bargain restaurants: 5 of 5 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
- For Norky's, None, LIM has the most bargain restaurants: 17 of 17 are in the brand's cheapest fifth nationally.
The scoop
Peru’s Fast-Food Prices Do Not BudgeEvery brand shown has the same basket price at every location in Peru, with each spread at 0%. Bembos, Popeyes, Papa John's, China Wok and Norky's all offer identical pricing across the restaurants compared.
Travel Plaza Pricing Matches Nationwide RatesA Bembos travel plaza site in Independencia, Lima lists its basket at S/ 89.50, matching every other Bembos location. The Bembos travel plaza site in Huancayo, Junín also lists S/ 89.50.
Papa John's Has The Biggest FootprintPapa John's has 77 restaurants in the comparison, the most of any brand shown. Bembos follows with 74, while Norky's has 68.
Norky's Pricing Is Perfectly ConsistentNorky's basket is S/ 83.60 everywhere across 68 restaurants. Its quarter chicken with fries is also identical at every location: S/ 26.90.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago De Surco, LIM | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| None, LIM | 17 | 17 | 100% |
| Arequipa, ARE | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| San Juan De Lurigancho, LIM | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Ate, LIM | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| Brand | Top bargain cities | Top bargain regions |
|---|---|---|
| Bembos | Santiago De Surco, LIM (6 of 6) | LIM (53 of 53) |
| Popeyes | — | LIM (32 of 32) |
| Papa John's | Arequipa, ARE (5 of 5), Santiago De Surco, LIM (5 of 5), La Molina, LIM (5 of 5) | LIM (56 of 56) |
| China Wok | — | LIM (24 of 24) |
| Norky's | None, LIM (17 of 17), San Juan De Lurigancho, LIM (7 of 7) | LIM (63 of 63) |
By brand
| Brand | Restaurants | Item | Typical price | Range | Cheapest region | Priciest region | Gap between locations | Delivery vs pickup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bembos | 74 | Classic burger | S/ 16.90 | S/ 16.90 to S/ 16.90 | Lima | Lima | 0% | — |
| Popeyes | 47 | Chicken sandwich | S/ 17.90 | S/ 17.90 to S/ 17.90 | Lima | Lima | 0% | — |
| Papa John's | 77 | Large pizza combo | S/ 45.90 | S/ 45.90 to S/ 45.90 | Arequipa | Callao | 0% | — |
| China Wok | 39 | Chicken fried rice | S/ 15.90 | S/ 15.90 to S/ 15.90 | Lima | Lima | 0% | — |
| Norky's | 68 | Quarter chicken with fries | S/ 26.90 | S/ 26.90 to S/ 26.90 | Lima | Callao | 0% | — |
Questions people ask
- How much does a Bembos Classic burger cost in Peru?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Classic burger costs S/ 16.90 at all 74 Bembos restaurants.
- How much does a Popeyes Chicken sandwich cost in Peru?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Chicken sandwich costs S/ 17.90 at all 47 Popeyes restaurants.
- How much does a Papa John's Large pizza combo cost in Peru?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Large pizza combo costs S/ 45.90 at all 77 Papa John's restaurants.
- How much does a China Wok Chicken fried rice cost in Peru?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Chicken fried rice costs S/ 15.90 at all 39 China Wok restaurants.
- How much does a Norky's Quarter chicken with fries cost in Peru?
- As of 2026-10-05, a Quarter chicken with fries costs S/ 26.90 at all 68 Norky's 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.