A Big Mac cost $2.24 in 2000 and $6.22 in 2026 — +177.7%. Fast-food prices as a whole (the government's index for limited-service meals) rose +142.5%, so the Big Mac has outpaced the rest of the industry: at fast-food inflation alone it would cost about $5.43.
$2.24Big Mac in 2000
$3.53in 2010
$6.22in 2026 (restaurant)
+177.7%since 2000
Big Mac price vs. fast-food inflation
The red line is the actual US Big Mac price; the dashed blue line is the 2000 price carried forward by the Bureau of Labor Statistics index for limited-service meals. The two tracked each other until about 2006. After that the Big Mac pulled ahead and the gap has kept widening.
Actual Big Mac price 2000 price carried forward by restaurant inflation · hover a year for values
Big Mac price by year
Big Mac price by year
Big Mac: in-restaurant price from The Economist Big Mac Index (CC BY 4.0), last survey of each year. Restaurant inflation: annual change of CPI-U: Limited service meals and snacks, U.S. city average (annual average of monthly index, 1982-84=100), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The latest year is a partial-year average.
Year
Big Mac price
Change vs. previous year
Restaurant inflation
2026
$6.22
+3.5%
+2.8%
2025
$6.01
+5.6%
+3.2%
2024
$5.69
+2.0%
+4.4%
2023
$5.58
+8.3%
+7.0%
2022
$5.15
+4.5%
+7.2%
2021
$4.93
+2.3%
+6.7%
2020
$4.82
+2.3%
+4.3%
2019
$4.71
+1.9%
+3.1%
2018
$4.62
+2.7%
+2.8%
2017
$4.50
+0.0%
+2.5%
2016
$4.50
+4.9%
+2.7%
2015
$4.29
+0.0%
+3.1%
2014
$4.29
+2.6%
+2.5%
2013
$4.18
+5.6%
+1.9%
2012
$3.96
+8.8%
+3.2%
2011
$3.64
+3.1%
+2.2%
2010
$3.53
+2.9%
+0.9%
2009
$3.43
+6.9%
+4.2%
2008
$3.21
+7.0%
+4.9%
2007
$3.00
+7.9%
+3.6%
2006
$2.78
+7.8%
+2.9%
2005
$2.58
+4.5%
+3.2%
2004
$2.47
+0.4%
+3.2%
2003
$2.46
+4.7%
+1.9%
2002
$2.35
+4.9%
+2.8%
2001
$2.24
+0.0%
+3.1%
2000
$2.24
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What would your old order cost today?
Enter what you paid and the year. The calculator applies the change in the US consumer price index for limited-service meals — fast food, takeout and counter-service restaurants.
Same order at 2026 restaurant prices: —
Actual vs. inflation-only Big Mac
Big Mac: actual vs. inflation-only price
Sources: The Economist Big Mac Index (CC BY 4.0); BLS CPI-U Limited service meals and snacks (CUUR0000SEFV02), annual average.
Year
Actual price
Change since 2000
2000 price + fast-food inflation
2005
$2.58
+15.2%
$2.58
2010
$3.53
+57.6%
$3.03
2015
$4.29
+91.5%
$3.44
2020
$4.82
+115.2%
$4.00
2023
$5.58
+149.1%
$4.90
2026
$6.22
+177.7%
$5.43
Today's prices
Current prices for the whole menu are on the McDonald's USA menu page. Every new check we make is kept, so this page will also show item-by-item changes from October 2026 onwards.
$2.24 on average in the US, according to The Economist's Big Mac Index.
How much has a Big Mac gone up since 2020?
From $4.82 in 2020 to $6.22 in 2026: +29.0%.
Has McDonald's raised prices faster than inflation?
Yes. Since 2000 the Big Mac rose +177.7% while the limited-service meals index rose +142.5%. The gap opened in the late 2000s and has never closed.
How much more is a Big Mac on delivery?
On delivery apps the median was $7.40 on October 12, 2026 — about 19% above the in-restaurant price, before delivery and service fees.
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AllRestaurantMenu Editorial Team
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