Which province has the cheapest fast food in South Africa?

KwaZulu-Natal (Drive Thru Index 100 on 4 October 2026, where 100 is the national typical price), followed by Mpumalanga (100), Limpopo (100) and Gauteng (100). Based on 2,841 restaurants of 10 brands, each compared only with its own national prices.

Which province has the most expensive fast food in South Africa?

Northern Cape (Drive Thru Index 100 on 4 October 2026, where 100 is the national typical price), followed by Free State (100), Western Cape (100) and North West (100). Based on 2,841 restaurants of 10 brands, each compared only with its own national prices.

Fast food prices by province

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Fast food prices in every province of South Africa: 2,841 Steers, Wimpy, Fishaways, Galito's, Nando's, Debonairs Pizza, Pizza Perfect, Pedros, Roman's Pizza, Chicken Licken restaurants ranked from cheapest to priciest, checked 2026-10-04.

Data as of 2026-10-04. Updated daily. Prices are in South African rand.

Questions people ask

Which province has the cheapest fast food in South Africa?: KwaZulu-Natal (Drive Thru Index 100 on 4 October 2026, where 100 is the national typical price), followed by Mpumalanga (100), Limpopo (100) and Gauteng (100). Based on 2,841 restaurants of 10 brands, each compared only with its own national prices.
Which province has the most expensive fast food in South Africa?: Northern Cape (Drive Thru Index 100 on 4 October 2026, where 100 is the national typical price), followed by Free State (100), Western Cape (100) and North West (100). Based on 2,841 restaurants of 10 brands, each compared only with its own national prices.

Provinces from cheapest to most expensive

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

Rank	Province	Index	Restaurants	City pages
1	KwaZulu-Natal	100	521	41
2	Mpumalanga	100	220	15
3	Limpopo	100	176	11
4	Gauteng	100	1,066	63
5	Eastern Cape	100	211	14
6	North West	100	142	10
7	Western Cape	100	348	21
8	Free State	100	114	6
9	Northern Cape	100	43	3

Prices by brand

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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/za/prices), prices checked 2026-10-04. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.