Publié le 2026-10-12
The most expensive fast food in Germany: a Subway Italian B.M.T. Sub for €8.29 in Monheim am Rhein, 54% above the chain's median
As fast food pricing becomes more data-driven, Drive Thru Index looked for the most expensive fast food in Germany, comparing each of 9 chains only with its own national prices, on 12 October 2026.
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Chiffres clés
- Bremen: fast food costs 3% more than the German typical priceDrive Thru Index 103, across 16 restaurants; each chain is compared only with itself.
- Schleswig-Holstein is the most expensive state (index 103)Hamburg is the cheapest (index 99); 100 is the national typical price.
- Subway Italian B.M.T. Sub: €8.29 in Monheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia54% above Subway's German median of €5.40.
- Kochlöffel Cheeseburger: €2.40 in Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein26% above Kochlöffel's German median of €1.90.
- MA'LOA Vulcano Chicken Bowl: €16.90 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia13% above MA'LOA's German median of €14.90.
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.
Among cities with at least 10 restaurants, Bremen is the most expensive: its Drive Thru Index is 103, meaning its restaurants charge 3% more than their own chains' national typical prices, on average.
Next come München, Bavaria (102) and Hamburg (101); the cheapest is Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia (98).
By state, Schleswig-Holstein is the most expensive (index 103) and Hamburg the cheapest (99).
Subway's most expensive Italian B.M.T. Sub costs €8.29, at the Subway in Monheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia: 54% above the chain's German median of €5.40.
Kochlöffel's most expensive Cheeseburger costs €2.40, at the Kochlöffel in Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein: 26% above the chain's German median of €1.90.
MA'LOA's most expensive Vulcano Chicken Bowl costs €16.90, at the MA'LOA in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia: 13% above the chain's German median of €14.90. Its most expensive basket of 4 items is €53.60 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 10% above its median of €48.60.
burgerme's most expensive The Original costs €10.99, at the burgerme in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony: 10% above the chain's German median of €9.99. Its most expensive basket of 5 items is €32.95 in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, 6% above its median of €30.95.
Pizza Hut's most expensive Margherita (medium pan) costs €12.99, at the Pizza Hut in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia: 9% above the chain's German median of €11.90. Its most expensive basket of 4 items is €29.16 in Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 14% above its median of €25.60.
dean&david's most expensive Caesar Chicken Salad costs €14.75, at the dean&david in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate: 7% above the chain's German median of €13.75.
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 Germany, 52% of Subway locations, the biggest chain tracked there, charge within 10% of its typical Italian B.M.T. Sub 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.
Citations
The most expensive Subway Italian B.M.T. Sub in Germany costs €8.29, in Monheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The most expensive Kochlöffel Cheeseburger in Germany costs €2.40, in Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein.
The most expensive MA'LOA Vulcano Chicken Bowl in Germany costs €16.90, in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The most expensive burgerme The Original in Germany costs €10.99, in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony.
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| Chiffre | Valeur | Où le voir |
|---|---|---|
| Bremen, Bremen: fast food costs 3% more than the German typical price | Drive Thru Index 103, across 16 restaurants; each chain is compared only with itself. | Voir la page |
| Schleswig-Holstein is the most expensive state (index 103) | Hamburg is the cheapest (index 99); 100 is the national typical price. | Voir la page |
| Subway Italian B.M.T. Sub: €8.29 in Monheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia | 54% above Subway's German median of €5.40. | Voir la page |
| Kochlöffel Cheeseburger: €2.40 in Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein | 26% above Kochlöffel's German median of €1.90. | Voir la page |
| MA'LOA Vulcano Chicken Bowl: €16.90 in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia | 13% above MA'LOA's German median of €14.90. | Voir la page |
| Subway Italian B.M.T. Sub le plus cher (restaurants) | €8.29 (1) | Monheim am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Kochlöffel Cheeseburger le plus cher (restaurants) | €2.40 (1) | Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein |
| MA'LOA Vulcano Chicken Bowl le plus cher (restaurants) | €16.90 (1) | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Commande la plus chère (restaurants) | €53.60 (+10%) | Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| burgerme The Original le plus cher (restaurants) | €10.99 (25) | Oldenburg, Lower Saxony |
| Commande la plus chère (restaurants) | €32.95 (+6%) | Oldenburg, Lower Saxony |
| Pizza Hut Margherita (medium pan) le plus cher (restaurants) | €12.99 (6) | Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Commande la plus chère (restaurants) | €29.16 (+14%) | Kamen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| dean&david Caesar Chicken Salad le plus cher (restaurants) | €14.75 (4) | Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate |
Méthodologie, à propos et contact
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 12 October 2026, in euros. 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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