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McDonald's — Best Bang for Your Buck

Every McDonald's menu item we track, ranked by value: protein per dollar, calories per dollar, and nutrition quality. Prices are real, collected straight from the McDonald's ordering system.

224menu items tracked
3with a real price
5.7gtop protein per $ (McValue, The McDouble $5 Meal Deal)
🏆 Best value: McValue, The McDouble $5 Meal Deal 💪 Cheapest 20g+ protein: McValue, The McChicken $5 Meal Deal ($5.00)

What's actually worth ordering at McDonald's

If you're at McDonald's for value, McValue, The McDouble $5 Meal Deal is the standout on our rankings: at $6.00 it carries 34g of protein — about 5.7g of protein for every dollar, on 990 calories, for an overall value score of 84/100.

Across the 3 McDonald's items we've priced, the typical order returns about 5.2g of protein per dollar — better than the typical fast-food chain we track (around 3.4g). The median price here is $6.00, and the cheapest thing on the menu is McValue, The McChicken $5 Meal Deal at $5.00.

The cheapest way to clear 20g of protein is McValue, The McChicken $5 Meal Deal at $5.00. Eating with nutrition balance in mind, McValue, The McDouble $5 Meal Deal scores highest here at 73/100. And if raw quantity is the goal, McValue, The McChicken $5 Meal Deal packs the most calories per dollar (198 cal/$). The full menu — every item with its real price and nutrition — is ranked below.

Full menu, ranked by value

ItemValuePriceCalProtein Protein/$Cal/$Health
McValue, The McDouble $5 Meal Deal · Other 84 $6.00 990 34g 5.7g 165 73
McValue, The McChicken $5 Meal Deal · Other 82 $5.00 990 26g 5.2g 198 72
Big Mac · Other 67 $6.12 580 25g 4.1g 95 63
4 Piece Chicken McNuggets Happy Meal · Other — — 400 19g — — 82
Hamburger Happy Meal · Other — — 480 22g — — 82
6 Piece Chicken McNuggets Happy Meal · Other — — 480 24g — — 79
Hamburger, The Classic McDonald's Burger · Other — — 250 12g — — 79
Filet-O-Fish · Other — — 380 16g — — 77
McChicken · Other — — 390 14g — — 75
McValue, McChicken · Other — — 390 14g — — 75
Deluxe McCrispy · Other — — 530 27g — — 74
McCrispy · Other — — 470 26g — — 74
Egg McMuffin Meal · Other — — 460 19g — — 73
McValue, World Famous Fries, Kids · Other — — 110 2g — — 72
Spicy Deluxe McCrispy · Other — — 530 27g — — 72
World Famous Fries, Kids · Other — — 110 2g — — 72
McValue, World Famous Fries, Medium · Other — — 320 5g — — 71
World Famous Fries, Medium · Other — — 320 5g — — 71
Cheeseburger · Other — — 300 15g — — 70
Egg McMuffin · Other — — 310 17g — — 70
McValue, World Famous Fries, Large · Other — — 480 7g — — 70
Spicy McCrispy · Other — — 530 27g — — 70
World Famous Fries, Large · Other — — 480 7g — — 70
Egg & Cheese Bagel · Other — — 520 21g — — 69
McValue, World Famous Fries, Small · Other — — 230 3g — — 69
World Famous Fries, Small · Other — — 230 3g — — 69
Big Breakfast with Hotcakes · Other — — 1,340 36g — — 68
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles Meal · Other — — 580 19g — — 66
Chicken McNuggets, 10 Piece · Other — — 410 23g — — 65
McCafe Cappuccino, Medium · Other — — 160 9g — — 65
McValue, Chicken McNuggets, 10 Piece · Other — — 410 23g — — 65
Reduced Sugar Low Fat Chocolate Milk Jug · Other — — 130 9g — — 65
1% Low Fat Milk Jug · Other — — 100 8g — — 64
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bagel · Other — — 590 25g — — 64
Chicken McNuggets, 20 Piece · Other — — 830 46g — — 64
Chicken McNuggets, 40 Piece · Other — — 1,650 92g — — 64
McCafe Cappuccino, Small · Other — — 110 6g — — 64
McCafe Iced Latte, Small · Other — — 80 5g — — 64
McCafe Latte, Medium · Other — — 190 10g — — 64
McValue, Chicken McNuggets, 20 Piece · Other — — 830 46g — — 64
McValue, Chicken McNuggets, 40 Piece · Other — — 1,650 92g — — 64
Big Breakfast · Other — — 1,060 26g — — 63
Chicken McNuggets, 6 Piece · Other — — 250 14g — — 63
McCafe Iced Latte, Large · Other — — 170 9g — — 63
McCafe Iced Latte, Medium · Other — — 120 6g — — 63
McCafe Latte, Large · Other — — 250 13g — — 63
McCafe Latte, Small · Other — — 140 8g — — 63
McValue, Chicken McNuggets, 6 Piece · Other — — 250 14g — — 63
Quarter Pounder with Cheese · Other — — 520 30g — — 63
Sausage Burrito Meal · Other — — 460 15g — — 63
Chicken McNuggets, 4 Piece · Other — — 170 9g — — 62
McCafe Cappuccino, Large · Other — — 200 11g — — 62
McDouble · Other — — 390 22g — — 62
McValue, Chicken McNuggets, 4 Piece · Other — — 170 9g — — 62
Steak, Egg & Cheese Bagel · Other — — 680 34g — — 62
Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles · Other — — 430 17g — — 61
Bagel (Plain) · Other — — 270 9g — — 61
Hash Browns · Other — — 140 2g — — 61
McValue, Hash Browns · Other — — 140 2g — — 61
Hotcakes & Sausage · Other — — 770 15g — — 60
McCafe Hot Chocolate, Medium · Other — — 440 14g — — 60
McCrispy Strips, 3 Piece · Other — — 350 30g — — 60
McCrispy Strips, 4 Piece · Other — — 460 40g — — 60
Sausage McMuffin with Egg Meal · Other — — 630 22g — — 60
Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese · Other — — 740 48g — — 59
McCafe Caramel Latte, Large · Other — — 390 14g — — 59
McCafe Hot Chocolate, Small · Other — — 360 11g — — 59
McCafe Mocha Latte, Large · Other — — 460 14g — — 59
Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe · Other — — 630 30g — — 59
Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese · Other — — 630 36g — — 58
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit Meal · Other — — 610 19g — — 58
Double Cheeseburger · Other — — 440 25g — — 58
McCafe Caramel Latte, Small · Other — — 250 9g — — 58
McCafe French Vanilla Latte, Large · Other — — 400 12g — — 58
McCafe Hot Chocolate, Large · Other — — 540 17g — — 58
McCafe Mocha Latte, Small · Other — — 290 8g — — 58
McValue, Double Cheeseburger · Other — — 440 25g — — 58
Sausage McGriddles Meal · Other — — 580 13g — — 58
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Bagel · Other — — 710 27g — — 58
Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles Meal · Other — — 700 21g — — 58
McCafe Caramel Latte, Medium · Other — — 320 11g — — 57
McCafe Caramel Macchiato, Large · Other — — 400 14g — — 57
McCafe Iced Caramel Latte, Small · Other — — 180 6g — — 57
McCafe Caramel Macchiato, Medium · Other — — 320 11g — — 56
McCafe French Vanilla Latte, Medium · Other — — 320 10g — — 56
McCafe Iced Caramel Macchiato, Large · Other — — 360 12g — — 56
McCafe Iced Caramel Macchiato, Small · Other — — 200 7g — — 56
McCafe Mocha Latte, Medium · Other — — 370 10g — — 56
McValue, Sausage Burrito · Other — — 310 13g — — 56
Sausage Burrito · Other — — 310 13g — — 56
Sausage McMuffin with Egg · Other — — 480 20g — — 56
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit · Other — — 460 17g — — 55
McCafe Caramel Macchiato, Small · Other — — 260 9g — — 55
McCafe French Vanilla Latte, Small · Other — — 250 8g — — 55
McCafe Iced Caramel Latte, Large · Other — — 330 11g — — 55
McCafe Iced Mocha Latte, Small · Other — — 270 7g — — 55
McFlurry with OREO Cookies, Regular · Other — — 410 10g — — 55
McValue, Sausage McMuffin · Other — — 400 14g — — 55
Sausage McMuffin · Other — — 400 14g — — 55
McCafe Caramel Cappuccino, Large · Other — — 340 11g — — 54
McCafe Iced Caramel Latte, Medium · Other — — 220 7g — — 54
McCafe Iced Caramel Macchiato, Medium · Other — — 240 8g — — 54
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Latte, Small · Other — — 180 5g — — 54
McCafe Iced Mocha Latte, Medium · Other — — 320 8g — — 54
Sausage McGriddles · Other — — 430 11g — — 54
Hot Fudge Sundae · Other — — 330 8g — — 53
McCafe Caramel Cappuccino, Medium · Other — — 260 8g — — 53
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Latte, Large · Other — — 330 9g — — 53
McCafe Iced Mocha Latte, Large · Other — — 440 11g — — 53
Sausage Biscuit with Egg Meal · Other — — 680 19g — — 53
Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles · Other — — 550 19g — — 53
McCafe Caramel Cappuccino, Small · Other — — 210 7g — — 52
HERSHEY’S S’mores McFlurry, Mini · Other — — 280 6g — — 51
HERSHEY’S S’mores McFlurry, Regular · Other — — 460 10g — — 51
McCafe French Vanilla Cappuccino, Large · Other — — 340 9g — — 51
McCafe French Vanilla Cappuccino, Medium · Other — — 260 7g — — 51
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Latte, Medium · Other — — 220 6g — — 51
McFlurry with OREO Cookies, Mini · Other — — 240 5g — — 51
Vanilla Cone · Other — — 200 5g — — 51
Hotcakes · Other — — 580 9g — — 50
Sausage Biscuit with Egg · Other — — 530 17g — — 50
Chocolate Shake, Medium · Other — — 650 15g — — 49
McFlurry with M&M'S Candies, Regular · Other — — 570 11g — — 49
Chocolate Shake, Large · Other — — 800 18g — — 48
Chocolate Shake, Small · Other — — 520 12g — — 48
McFlurry with M&M'S Candies, Mini · Other — — 340 7g — — 48
Strawberry Shake, Large · Other — — 850 19g — — 47
Strawberry Shake, Medium · Other — — 600 13g — — 47
Strawberry Shake, Small · Other — — 470 10g — — 47
McCafe French Vanilla Cappuccino, Small · Other — — 210 5g — — 46
Vanilla Shake, Large · Other — — 780 17g — — 46
Vanilla Shake, Medium · Other — — 570 12g — — 46
Vanilla Shake, Small · Other — — 480 10g — — 46
Fruit & Maple Oatmeal · Other — — 320 6g — — 45
McValue, Sausage Biscuit · Other — — 460 11g — — 45
Sausage Biscuit · Other — — 460 11g — — 45
Baked Apple Pie · Other — — 230 2g — — 44
Hot Caramel Sundae · Other — — 330 7g — — 44
McCafe Caramel Frappe, Small · Other — — 420 7g — — 44
Chocolate Chip Cookie · Other — — 170 2g — — 43
McCafe Caramel Frappe, Large · Other — — 650 11g — — 43
McCafe Caramel Frappe, Medium · Other — — 490 8g — — 43
McCafe Mocha Frappe, Large · Other — — 660 11g — — 43
McCafe Mocha Frappe, Medium · Other — — 490 8g — — 42
McCafe Mocha Frappe, Small · Other — — 430 7g — — 42
McCafe Iced Caramel Coffee, Large · Other — — 280 5g — — 41
McCafe Iced Caramel Coffee, Medium · Other — — 200 3g — — 39
McCafe Iced Caramel Coffee, Small · Other — — 150 2g — — 38
Honey Mustard Sauce · Other — — 60 0g — — 37
Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Medium · Other — — 240 3g — — 36
McCafe Iced Coffee, Medium · Other — — 190 2g — — 35
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Coffee, Medium · Other — — 200 2g — — 35
Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice, Medium · Other — — 190 3g — — 35
Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice, Small · Other — — 150 2g — — 34
Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Small · Other — — 190 2g — — 34
McCafe Iced Coffee, Small · Other — — 150 1g — — 33
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Coffee, Small · Other — — 150 1g — — 33
Minute Maid Premium Orange Juice, Large · Other — — 270 4g — — 33
Mango Pineapple Smoothie, Large · Other — — 340 4g — — 32
McCafe Iced Coffee, Large · Other — — 270 2g — — 32
McCafe Iced French Vanilla Coffee, Large · Other — — 280 2g — — 32
Mango Pineapple Smoothie, Medium · Other — — 250 3g — — 31
Mayonnaise Packet · Other — — 90 0g — — 31
Mango Pineapple Smoothie, Small · Other — — 200 2g — — 30
Strawberry Banana Smoothie, Large · Other — — 330 4g — — 29
Creamy Ranch Sauce · Other — — 110 0g — — 27
Sweet Tea, Medium · Other — — 130 1g — — 26
Lemonade, Medium · Other — — 190 1g — — 24
Sweet Tea, Large · Other — — 170 1g — — 24
Sweet Tea, Small · Other — — 170 1g — — 24
Lemonade, Large · Other — — 270 1g — — 23
Spicy Buffalo Sauce · Other — — 30 0g — — 23
Coca-Cola, Extra Small · Other — — 150 0g — — 20
Coca-Cola, Large · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Coca-Cola, Medium · Other — — 270 0g — — 20
Coca-Cola, Small · Other — — 200 0g — — 20
Creamy Chili McCrispy Strip Dip · Other — — 110 0g — — 20
Dr Pepper, Extra Small · Other — — 140 0g — — 20
Dr Pepper, Large · Other — — 360 0g — — 20
Dr Pepper, Medium · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Dr Pepper, Small · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Fanta Orange, Large · Other — — 380 0g — — 20
Fanta Orange, Medium · Other — — 270 0g — — 20
Fanta Orange, Small · Other — — 210 0g — — 20
Frozen Coca-Cola Classic, Large · Other — — 110 0g — — 20
Frozen Coca-Cola Classic, Medium · Other — — 80 0g — — 20
Frozen Coca-Cola Classic, Small · Other — — 60 0g — — 20
Frozen Fanta Blue Raspberry, Large · Other — — 110 0g — — 20
Frozen Fanta Blue Raspberry, Medium · Other — — 80 0g — — 20
Frozen Fanta Blue Raspberry, Small · Other — — 60 0g — — 20
Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, Extra Small · Other — — 160 0g — — 20
Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, Large · Other — — 410 0g — — 20
Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, Medium · Other — — 280 0g — — 20
Hi-C Orange Lavaburst, Small · Other — — 220 0g — — 20
Honest Kids Appley Ever After Organic Juice Drink · Other — — 35 0g — — 20
Honey · Other — — 50 0g — — 20
Lemonade, Small · Other — — 120 0g — — 20
Sprite, Extra Small · Other — — 140 0g — — 20
Sprite, Large · Other — — 350 0g — — 20
Sprite, Medium · Other — — 250 0g — — 20
Sprite, Small · Other — — 190 0g — — 20
Sweet Tea, Extra Small · Other — — 70 0g — — 20
Sweet 'N Sour Sauce · Other — — 50 0g — — 8
Tangy Barbeque Sauce · Other — — 45 0g — — 8
Americano, Large · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Americano, Medium · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Americano, Small · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Apple Slices · Other — — 15 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Extra Small · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Large · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Medium · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Diet Coke, Small · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Hot Tea, Large · Other — — 15 3g — — —
Hot Tea, Medium · Other — — 10 3g — — —
Hot Tea, Small · Other — — 10 2g — — —
Ketchup Packet · Other — — 10 0g — — —
McCafe Premium Roast Coffee, Large · Other — — 10 1g — — —
McCafe Premium Roast Coffee, Medium · Other — — 10 1g — — —
McCafe Premium Roast Coffee, Small · Other — — 5 0g — — —
Mustard Packet · Other — — 0 0g — — —
Unsweetened Iced Tea, Extra Small · Other — — 0 1g — — —
Unsweetened Iced Tea, Large · Other — — 0 1g — — —
Unsweetened Iced Tea, Medium · Other — — 0 1g — — —
Unsweetened Iced Tea, Small · Other — — 0 1g — — —
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