1 day Ago By [email protected] (Allison Beussink)
Enjoying a McDonald's meal is no longer economical — it's a downright luxury. , menu prices for franchise favorites have increased 141.4% over the past five years.
reports slightly lower numbers, stating that the average cost of a Big Mac has increased by 50% over the last decade, from $3.99 to $5.99.
Add in the variable of franchise ownership, and menu pricing varies even more by state and location, especially for . Unfortunately, one McDonald's location in America charges an absolute premium for a . At the time of writing, commuters near Darien, Connecticut should be prepared to shell out $10.
19 for a Big Mac and nothing else. While the restaurant is located at a rest stop, these prices are considerably higher than even those in Seattle, Washington — the city with the most expensive Big Mac on average — where prices run about $7.06, according to .
Big Mac prices across the U.S. , the cheapest Big Mac sandwich is sold in Texas, where the average price is $4.
67. Major cities like Austin, Fort Worth, and Houston, offer standalone Big Macs for $4.36, $4.
66, and $4.52, respectively, making the sandwich a steal of a deal (at least compared to Conneticut). Plus, Texas ranked fourth among the top 10 most affordable Big Mac Meals in the U.
S. by state, where the average cost is 41.1% of the average hourly wage.
Colorado, however, takes the prize for that particular category, where the cost of a Big Mac meal is just 40% of the average hourly wage. In contrast, Massachusetts is the most expensive state to buy a Big Mac, with an average cost of $6.72 for a lone sandwich.
Which state has the least affordable Big Mac meal, you ask? Arkansas, where the average cost is $10.35, equal to 55.1% of the average hourly wage.
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