McDonald's Menu With Prices (USA, October 2026)

McDonald's prices at a glance

These are the items people order most. The typical price is the middle value across all 78 restaurants, so half of the locations charge less and half charge more. The range shows how far a single item can swing between a cheap suburban store and a busy downtown one.

McDonald's breakfast menu prices

Breakfast is where McDonald's is still cheapest. A Sausage Burrito or a Sausage McMuffin sits around $2.85, the classic Egg McMuffin around $5.03, and the bagels are the priciest sandwiches at $5.88–$6.77. Most locations serve breakfast until 10:30 AM on weekdays — check our breakfast hours before you go.

Full breakdown, calories and the cheapest morning combos: McDonald's breakfast menu prices.

Burger prices

The beef menu splits into two families. The small burgers — Hamburger, Cheeseburger, McDouble — use thin regular patties and stay under $3.77. The Quarter Pounder line uses a quarter-pound fresh-beef patty cooked to order, which is why a Quarter Pounder with Cheese ($6.30) costs about the same as a Big Mac ($6.22) while delivering more protein.

Compare every burger side by side on our burger prices page, or read the deep dives on the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder and McDouble.

Chicken & fish sandwich prices

The McChicken ($3.02) is one of the cheapest sandwiches on the whole menu, while the McCrispy family is McDonald's premium fried-chicken line at $5.46–$6.46. The Filet-O-Fish costs $5.54 at the median.

Chicken McNuggets, McCrispy Strips & Snack Wrap prices

McNuggets get cheaper per piece as the box grows: a 4 piece works out to about $0.76 a nugget, a 20 piece to $0.45 and a 40 piece to $0.36. The Snack Wrap is the budget pick here at $3.27.

Price per piece for every size and the best sauce combos: McNuggets prices.

Extra Value Meal prices

A meal adds fries and a soft drink to your main item. Across the restaurants we checked, a meal saved you between nothing and a few dollars compared with buying the three items separately — the exact saving depends on the item (see the full meal savings table).

Fries & sides prices

World Famous Fries cost $3.94 for the base size at a typical restaurant (estimate). Breakfast add-ons such as a round egg or two half-strips of bacon cost $2.43 and $2.13.

Happy Meal prices

Happy Meals come with a main, small fries or apple slices, a kids' drink and a toy. The Hamburger Happy Meal is the cheapest at $5.29; the 6 piece McNuggets version tops the list at $6.63.

Desserts, McFlurry & shake prices

The Baked Apple Pie ($2.09) and a single cookie ($1.42) are the cheapest sweets. A McFlurry runs $4.91 and shakes $4.53. Seasonal pies appear on menus in the fall.

McCafé coffee prices

A cup of Premium Roast coffee costs about $2.18, iced coffee $2.85, and espresso drinks such as lattes and cappuccinos sit around $3.86. Frappés are the most expensive McCafé drinks at roughly $4.70.

Drink prices

Fountain sodas start at $2.01 for the base size, while the newer specialty drinks — Dirty Dr Pepper, Sprite Berry Blast and the Refreshers — cost $3.61–$4.36.

Sauce prices

Most restaurants include one or two dipping sauces with McNuggets and charge for extras. An extra sauce typically costs $0.33.

How much McDonald's costs in your city

We priced the same seven-item order — Big Mac, 10 pc. Chicken McNuggets, McChicken, World Famous Fries, Coca-Cola, Egg McMuffin, Premium Roast Coffee — in every city. It cost $22.13 in Houston, TX and $36.42 in San Diego, CA, a gap of 65%.

See all 39 cities and item-by-item prices: McDonald's prices by city.

Build your order: price & calorie calculator

Tap + to add items. The calculator totals the typical price, the cheapest-to-priciest city range, calories, protein and sodium for your whole order.

Best value on the McDonald's menu

If you want the most food for your money, look at protein per dollar rather than the cheapest sticker price. By that measure the McDouble and the larger McNuggets boxes beat almost everything else on the menu.

Full ranking with calories per dollar: best value at McDonald's.

Why McDonald's prices differ so much

There is no single national price list. The large majority of US restaurants are owned by franchisees who set their own prices, so two stores a few miles apart can charge different amounts for the same Big Mac. Three things drive most of the gap we measured:

• Local costs. Rent and wages in San Diego, Seattle or Manhattan are far higher than in Houston or Albuquerque, and menu prices follow.
• Where you order. Delivery menus are usually priced above the counter and the app. If you can pick up, the McDonald's app normally shows the lowest regular price for your store.
• Deals. App offers, rewards points and bundle deals can take a big bite out of the bill but rarely appear on delivery menus.

How to pay less at McDonald's

• Order through the official app for pickup — you see your store's own prices and the current offers.
• Use rewards points on items with a high menu price, such as a Big Mac or a frappé, rather than on fries or soft drinks.
• Check whether a meal actually saves money: for some items, buying the sandwich and a soda separately is nearly as cheap — see our meal comparison.
• Buy McNuggets in bigger boxes when sharing: the price per piece drops sharply from the 4 piece to the 20 and 40 piece.
• Breakfast before 10:30 AM is the cheapest time of day to eat at McDonald's.

Calories in popular McDonald's items

Official nutrition values from McDonald's USA for the standard recipe. Swapping a regular soda for Diet Coke or water saves up to 200 calories in a small size.

Allergen information for every item: McDonald's allergen chart.

McDonald's hours

Opening hours are set by each restaurant. Many locations near highways and in big cities run their drive-thru 24 hours, while others close overnight. Breakfast service at the restaurants we checked started as early as 4:00 AM and typically ended at 10:30 AM on weekdays and 11:00 AM on weekends. Your local store's hours are shown in the McDonald's app and on its store locator.