Opublikowano 2026-10-05
The most expensive fast food in the UAE: a KFC Zinger for AED 21.00 in Abu Dhabi, 11% above the chain's median
As fast food pricing becomes more data-driven, Drive Thru Index looked for the most expensive fast food in the UAE, comparing each of 2 chains only with its own national prices, on 5 October 2026.
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Najważniejsze fakty
- KFC Zinger: AED 21.00 in Abu Dhabi11% above KFC's Emirati median of AED 19.00.
- Domino's Pepperoni pizza (medium): AED 44.00 in Abu Dhabi10% above Domino's Emirati median of AED 39.90.
Fast food chains are collecting more and more data about their customers through mobile apps and loyalty programmes: accounts with their details, and what they order and when. They are also experimenting with AI and data-driven pricing. Meanwhile the same item can cost very different amounts from one restaurant to the next, and customers cannot see why. Drive Thru Index publishes every restaurant's real price, every day, so anyone can check.
KFC's most expensive Zinger costs AED 21.00, at the KFC in Abu Dhabi: 11% above the chain's Emirati median of AED 19.00. Its most expensive basket of 5 items is AED 88.00 in Abu Dhabi, 5% above its median of AED 84.00.
Domino's most expensive Pepperoni pizza (medium) costs AED 44.00, at the Domino's in Abu Dhabi: 10% above the chain's Emirati median of AED 39.90. Its most expensive basket of 4 items is AED 103.90 in Sharja, Sharjah, 0% above its median of AED 103.90.
Anthony Gherghetta, an Australian software developer who built Drive Thru Index, started it after reading some of the buzz about AI being used to set fast food prices: he wanted to see whether it was true, and how big the price differences between restaurants really were. Prices bear out the contrast he noticed. In Australia, 97% of McDonald's restaurants charge within 10% of the typical Big Mac price; in the US, 53% do. The gap between the cheapest and the dearest tenth of restaurants is 10% of the typical price in Australia and 33% in the US. In AE, 100% of KFC locations, the biggest chain tracked there, charge within 10% of its typical Zinger price.
“I kept reading that fast food chains were starting to use AI and customer data to set prices, so I wanted to see if it was true and how big the differences really were. In Australia, where I’m from, a Big Mac costs much the same wherever you buy it. In the US the price changes from one restaurant to the next. Fast food apps now know what you order, when and where, but customers can’t see how prices are set. So I built Drive Thru Index to check every restaurant, every day,” said Gherghetta.
Cytaty do wykorzystania
The most expensive KFC Zinger in the UAE costs AED 21.00, in Abu Dhabi.
The most expensive Domino's Pepperoni pizza (medium) in the UAE costs AED 44.00, in Abu Dhabi.
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| Wskaźnik | Wartość | Gdzie to zobaczyć |
|---|---|---|
| KFC Zinger: AED 21.00 in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | 11% above KFC's Emirati median of AED 19.00. | Zobacz stronę |
| Domino's Pepperoni pizza (medium): AED 44.00 in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi | 10% above Domino's Emirati median of AED 39.90. | Zobacz stronę |
| Najwyższa cena: KFC Zinger (restauracje) | AED 21.00 (1) | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi |
| Najdroższe zamówienie (restauracje) | AED 88.00 (+5%) | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi |
| Najwyższa cena: Domino's Pepperoni pizza (medium) (restauracje) | AED 44.00 (1) | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi |
| Najdroższe zamówienie (restauracje) | AED 103.90 (+0%) | Sharja, Sharjah |
Metodologia, o nas i kontakt
Drive Thru Index reads every restaurant's menu from each chain's own ordering app every day; these are the latest pickup prices collected on or before 5 October 2026, in UAE dirhams. The Drive Thru Index of a place averages each chain's own index there, where 100 is that chain's typical price nationally, so chains are never compared with each other; cities need at least 10 restaurants. Each chain's most expensive restaurant leaves out airports, stadiums and similar sites, which are reported separately. Prices are never converted between currencies.
About Drive Thru Index: Drive Thru Index (drivethruindex.com) publishes the menu price of every item at every restaurant of the biggest fast food brands, collected each day from the chains' own ordering apps. As pricing becomes more data-driven, it exists so that customers can see what each restaurant really charges and how it compares with others nearby. It covers the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Mexico and the Netherlands. Brands are only compared with themselves, and prices are never converted between currencies. Its figures are free to quote with attribution: "Source: Drive Thru Index".
The images with this release are free to use with the credit "Image: Drive Thru Index (drivethruindex.com)".
Media contact: anthony@drivethruindex.com
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