Publisert 2026-10-05
The most expensive fast food in Canada: a Mary Brown's Big Mary for $12.94 in Yellowknife, 36% above the chain's median
As fast food pricing becomes more data-driven, Drive Thru Index looked for the most expensive fast food in Canada, comparing each of 8 chains only with its own national prices, on October 5, 2026.
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- Fort Mcmurray, AB: fast food costs 9% more than the Canadian typical priceDrive Thru Index 109, across 13 restaurants; each chain is compared only with itself.
- Manitoba is the most expensive province (index 104)Saskatchewan is the cheapest (index 99); 100 is the national typical price.
- Mary Brown's Big Mary: $12.94 in Yellowknife, NT36% above Mary Brown's Canadian median of $9.49.
- Tim Hortons Medium Original Blend: $2.45 in Wood Buffalo, AB34% above Tim Hortons' Canadian median of $1.83.
- Burger King Whopper: $9.99 in Mont-Laurier, QC25% above Burger King's Canadian median of $7.99.
Fast food chains are collecting more and more data about their customers through mobile apps and loyalty programs: 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.
Among cities with at least 10 restaurants, Fort Mcmurray, AB is the most expensive: its Drive Thru Index is 109, meaning its restaurants charge 9% more than their own chains' national typical prices, on average.
Next come Victoria, BC (105) and Coquitlam, BC (104); the cheapest is Richmond Hill, ON (96).
By province, Manitoba is the most expensive (index 104) and Saskatchewan the cheapest (99).
Mary Brown's most expensive Big Mary costs $12.94, at the Mary Brown's in Yellowknife, NT: 36% above the chain's Canadian median of $9.49. Its most expensive basket of 4 items is $35.96 in Fort Mcmurray, AB, 9% above its median of $32.96.
Tim Hortons' most expensive Medium Original Blend costs $2.45, at the Tim Hortons in Wood Buffalo, AB: 34% above the chain's Canadian median of $1.83. Its most expensive basket of 5 items is $21.01 in Yellowknife, NT, 25% above its median of $16.78.
Burger King's most expensive Whopper costs $9.99, at the Burger King in Mont-Laurier, QC: 25% above the chain's Canadian median of $7.99. Its most expensive basket of 6 items is $40.85 in Niagara Falls, ON, 25% above its median of $32.64.
Taco Bell's most expensive Crunchwrap Supreme costs $9.99, at the Taco Bell in Brantford, ON: 25% above the chain's Canadian median of $7.99. Its most expensive basket of 5 items is $36.39 in Brantford, ON, 22% above its median of $29.75.
KFC's most expensive Famous Chicken Sandwich costs $13.49, at the KFC in Osoyoos, BC: 23% above the chain's Canadian median of $10.99. Its most expensive basket of 4 items is $38.46 in Osoyoos, BC, 25% above its median of $30.66.
Popeyes' most expensive Classic Chicken Sandwich costs $11.49, at the Popeyes in New Minas, NS: 21% above the chain's Canadian median of $9.49. Its most expensive basket of 5 items is $33.35 in New Minas, NS, 18% above its median of $28.25.
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 Canada, 98% of Tim Hortons locations, the biggest chain tracked there, charge within 10% of its typical Medium Original Blend 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.
Siterbare setninger
The most expensive Mary Brown's Big Mary in Canada costs $12.94, in Yellowknife, NT.
The most expensive Tim Hortons Medium Original Blend in Canada costs $2.45, in Wood Buffalo, AB.
The most expensive Burger King Whopper in Canada costs $9.99, in Mont-Laurier, QC.
The most expensive Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme in Canada costs $9.99, in Brantford, ON.
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| Tall | Verdi | Hvor du finner det |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Mcmurray, AB: fast food costs 9% more than the Canadian typical price | Drive Thru Index 109, across 13 restaurants; each chain is compared only with itself. | Se siden |
| Manitoba is the most expensive province (index 104) | Saskatchewan is the cheapest (index 99); 100 is the national typical price. | Se siden |
| Mary Brown's Big Mary: $12.94 in Yellowknife, NT | 36% above Mary Brown's Canadian median of $9.49. | Se siden |
| Tim Hortons Medium Original Blend: $2.45 in Wood Buffalo, AB | 34% above Tim Hortons' Canadian median of $1.83. | Se siden |
| Burger King Whopper: $9.99 in Mont-Laurier, QC | 25% above Burger King's Canadian median of $7.99. | Se siden |
| Dyreste Mary Brown's Big Mary (restauranter) | $12.94 (1) | Yellowknife, NT |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $35.96 (+9%) | Fort Mcmurray, AB |
| Dyreste Tim Hortons Medium Original Blend (restauranter) | $2.45 (5) | Wood Buffalo, AB |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $21.01 (+25%) | Yellowknife, NT |
| Dyreste Burger King Whopper (restauranter) | $9.99 (2) | Mont-Laurier, QC |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $40.85 (+25%) | Niagara Falls, ON |
| Dyreste Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme (restauranter) | $9.99 (1) | Brantford, ON |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $36.39 (+22%) | Brantford, ON |
| Dyreste KFC Famous Chicken Sandwich (restauranter) | $13.49 (1) | Osoyoos, BC |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $38.46 (+25%) | Osoyoos, BC |
| Dyreste Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich (restauranter) | $11.49 (9) | New Minas, NS |
| Dyreste bestilling (restauranter) | $33.35 (+18%) | New Minas, NS |
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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 October 5, 2026, in Canadian dollars. 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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