Fast food prices by state

Name: Fast Food Prices by State | Drive Thru Index
Creator: Drive Thru Index
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Fast food prices in every state of the US: 61,563 McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC, Popeyes, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Jersey Mike's, Firehouse Subs, Five Guys, Culver's, A&W, Shake Shack, Sonic, Arby's, Whataburger restaurants ranked from cheapest to priciest, checked 2026-10-01.

Data as of 2026-10-01. Updated daily.

States from cheapest to most expensive

The Drive Thru Index score averages each brand's typical basket in the state against that brand's own typical price across the US. 100 is the national norm.

Rank	State	Index	Restaurants	City pages
1	Tennessee	95	1,806	97
2	Mississippi	96	737	62
3	Indiana	96	1,615	90
4	Kentucky	96	1,133	70
5	North Carolina	96	2,314	122
6	Texas	97	6,529	253
7	Oklahoma	97	1,020	50
8	Arkansas	97	867	48
9	Alabama	97	1,219	76
10	West Virginia	97	460	29
11	Ohio	98	2,868	179
12	Georgia	98	2,442	137
13	Louisiana	98	1,130	63
14	Kansas	98	728	34
15	Utah	98	635	46
16	South Carolina	98	1,273	64
17	Idaho	98	301	18
18	Wisconsin	99	1,108	73
19	Missouri	99	1,401	75
20	Nevada	99	568	10
21	North Dakota	99	122	7
22	Wyoming	99	108	7
23	Iowa	100	537	33
24	New Mexico	100	454	20
25	Minnesota	100	912	66
26	Florida	101	4,267	192
27	Illinois	101	2,336	150
28	Michigan	101	2,076	130
29	Nebraska	101	377	17
30	Montana	101	167	8
31	Virginia	102	1,822	84
32	Pennsylvania	102	1,982	108
33	South Dakota	102	141	7
34	Maine	103	162	12
35	Arizona	104	1,429	45
36	Maryland	104	1,113	70
37	Delaware	104	170	13
38	Colorado	104	1,145	51
39	Massachusetts	104	822	66
40	Rhode Island	104	160	11
41	Washington DC	105	92	1
42	New Hampshire	105	190	15
43	New Jersey	106	1,118	77
44	New York	107	2,325	135
45	Vermont	108	52	2
46	Oregon	109	654	38
47	Connecticut	111	495	38
48	Washington	112	997	63
49	California	118	4,930	289
50	Hawaii	123	177	13
51	Alaska	129	75	3
—	Alabama	—	1	0
—	GU	—	1	0

Prices by brand

How these prices are measured

Every day we check the menu at every restaurant of each chain, through the same ordering app its customers use, and record each item's pickup price. Restaurants are compared on a basket of items every full-menu restaurant of that brand sells. An index of 100 is the brand's typical (median) restaurant in the country, so 95 means 5% cheaper and 110 means 10% pricier. Brands are only ever compared with themselves, never with each other.

Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/prices), prices checked 2026-10-01. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.