Chips Watch
A small at one brand can outweigh a large at another, so we price chips the fair way: per 100 grams, using each brand's own serving weights.
Pickup prices at 287 restaurants in South Africa, checked . Prices are in South African rand.
Key findings
- Nando's has the cheapest chips in South Africa by weight: its sharing wedges (305 g, typically R49.00) works out at R16.07 per 100 g.
Price per 100 g, cheapest first
Each brand's best-value size: the one with the lowest typical price per 100 g.
| Rank | Brand | Best-value size | Weight | Typical price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nando's | Plain Wedges (Sharing) | 305 g | R49.00 | R16.07 |
Every size
| Brand | Size | Weight | Typical | Range | Per 100 g | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nando's | Plain Chips (Single) | 145 g | R36.00 | R36.00 to R36.00 | R24.83 | 287 |
| Nando's | Plain Chips (Sharing) | 230 g | R49.00 | R49.00 to R49.00 | R21.30 | 287 |
| Nando's | PERi-PERi Chips (Single) | 145 g | R36.00 | R36.00 to R36.00 | R24.83 | 287 |
| Nando's | PERi-PERi Chips (Sharing) | 230 g | R49.00 | R49.00 to R49.00 | R21.30 | 287 |
| Nando's | Plain Wedges (Single) | 155 g | R36.00 | R36.00 to R36.00 | R23.23 | 287 |
| Nando's | Plain Wedges (Sharing) | 305 g | R49.00 | R49.00 to R49.00 | R16.07 | 287 |
Cheapest chips by weight in each province
| Province | Brand | Size | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Free State | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Gauteng | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Limpopo | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Mpumalanga | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Northern Cape | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| North West | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
| Western Cape | Nando's | Sharing Wedges | R16.07 |
The cheapest chips by weight in South Africa
| Brand | Restaurant | Where | Size | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nando's | 17 Joyhurst St Shop 148 Chatsworth Centre | Kwazulu Natal, KZN | Sharing Wedges | R49.00 | R16.07 |
| Nando's | Sirkel Ave Shop 20&21 Shoprite Centre | Eldorado Park, GP | Sharing Wedges | R49.00 | R16.07 |
| Nando's | Cnr Monument & Dann Rd Glen Acres Shopping Centre Glen Marais | Kempton Park, GP | Sharing Wedges | R49.00 | R16.07 |
| Nando's | Cnr Kingfisher Ave & Trichardts Rd Shop Dt2 Sunward Lifestyle Centre | Boksburg, GP | Sharing Wedges | R49.00 | R16.07 |
| Nando's | Kruis St Shop 224 Carlton Centre | Marshalltown, GP | Sharing Wedges | R49.00 | R16.07 |
Weights are the serving sizes each brand publishes in its nutrition information: Nando's (www.nandos.co.za). Prices are each restaurant's pickup price; "typical" is the median restaurant.
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chips?
- By weight, Nando's: its sharing wedges chips (305 g) are typically R49.00, or R16.07 per 100 g (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-03).
- Why compare chips by weight?
- Size names mean different things at different brands: one brand's small can outweigh another's large. Price per 100 g, from each brand's own published serving weights, compares like with like.