Nugget Watch
Chicken nuggets are the one thing nearly every chain sells, in packs with the count on the box. So here is the one fair fight in fast food: what a single nugget costs at each brand.
Pickup prices at 369 restaurants in the UK, checked . Prices are in pounds sterling.
Key findings
- Burger King has the cheapest nuggets in the UK: its 20-piece pack is typically £8.39, 42¢ a nugget.
- McDonald's has the priciest: 65¢ a nugget even in its best-value pack (9 pieces, typically £5.89).
- At Burger King, buying 20 instead of 6 cuts the price per nugget by 53% (90¢ down to 42¢).
- At McDonald's, buying 9 instead of 6 cuts the price per nugget by 23% (85¢ down to 65¢).
Price per nugget, cheapest first
Each brand's best-value pack: the one with the lowest typical price per nugget.
| Rank | Brand | Best-value pack | Typical price | Per nugget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burger King | 20 Nuggets | £8.39 | 42¢ |
| 2 | McDonald's | 9 Chicken McNuggets | £5.89 | 65¢ |
Every pack size
| Brand | Pack | Typical | Range | Per nugget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | 6 Nuggets | £5.39 | £4.59 to £5.99 | 90¢ |
| Burger King | 9 Nuggets | £6.59 | £5.59 to £6.99 | 73¢ |
| Burger King | 20 Nuggets | £8.39 | £7.59 to £9.99 | 42¢ |
| McDonald's | 6 Chicken McNuggets | £5.09 | £4.39 to £5.09 | 85¢ |
| McDonald's | 9 Chicken McNuggets | £5.89 | £5.29 to £5.89 | 65¢ |
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chicken nuggets?
- Burger King, at 42¢ a nugget in its 20-piece pack (typical price £8.39, Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-04).
How Nugget Watch works
We read every restaurant's menu from its own ordering app each day and pick out each brand's plain nugget packs by the count in the name (not spicy, grilled or meal versions). The typical price is the median restaurant; price per nugget divides it by the count. Unlike our baskets, nuggets are close enough across brands to compare, though sizes and recipes differ.
Citing this data: Source: Drive Thru Index (https://drivethruindex.com/uk/nuggets), prices checked 2026-10-04. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.