Fast-Food Price Index

How 30 major chains stack up on price and value — from prices we collect from each chain’s own ordering system, not estimates. For the highlights — what $10 of protein buys, the cheapest 30g of protein anywhere — see the Fast Food Value Report.

Costco Food CourtLowest median item price ($2.49)

Costco Food CourtBest median value score (87)

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Chains ranked by value

Median across every priced item at each chain. “Protein / $” and “Value” are the ones that matter if you’re feeding yourself economically; walled chains with no online prices aren’t ranked.

#	Chain	Median value	Median price	Protein / $	Cal / $	Priced items
1	Costco Food Court	87	$2.49	14.5g	356	10
2	Little Caesars	84	$8.74	8.8g	219	182
3	Pizza Hut	72.5	$9.99	4.2g	126	36
4	Hardee's	71.5	$4.69	4.8g	103	105
5	Del Taco	71	$3.99	4.7g	112	64
6	Carl's Jr.	68.5	$6.49	4.3g	100	71
7	Jack in the Box	68	$5.00	4.2g	98	153
8	Papa John's	67	$18.99	4.1g	90	189
9	Whataburger	66	$4.15	4.3g	95	44
10	Chipotle Mexican Grill	64	$5.90	3.5g	78	48
11	Arby's	62	$9.72	3.6g	87	110
12	Wendy's	60	$3.99	3.3g	83	83
13	Steak 'n Shake	59	$6.29	3.4g	102	60
14	Sonic Drive-In	58	$6.99	3.5g	93	91
15	Taco Bell	57	$3.99	2.7g	80	96
16	Wingstop	54	$4.79	2.4g	104	23
17	Dunkin'	53	$3.29	2.7g	81	69
18	Subway	53	$8.59	3.3g	60	155
19	El Pollo Loco	51.5	$3.99	2.3g	89	30
20	Burger King	50.5	$3.99	2.7g	97	115
21	Shake Shack	50	$8.99	2.6g	59	37
22	Jersey Mike's	49	$9.95	3.0g	58	109
23	Culver's	48.5	$4.29	2.9g	88	81
24	KFC	48.5	$3.94	2.1g	108	34
25	Chick-fil-A	41	$4.85	1.6g	54	256
26	Panera Bread	41	$5.39	1.7g	61	149
27	Buffalo Wild Wings	40	$5.49	1.7g	84	183
28	Qdoba	38	$3.75	1.5g	45	18
29	Domino's	37.5	$8.99	1.0g	43	28
30	Panda Express	20	$3.53	0.6g	65	42