You can find reasonably prices fast food on occasion, but in general it's gotten way too expensive. I've started buying the ingredients from the grocery store and doing "fast food" at home. My burgers taste way better anyway.
Agreed! As a country we need to get back to supporting local farmers more and these big box poison pushers a lot less. I hope we’ve hit a threshold where McDonald’s is no longer affordable and that can help drive that change.
> - From 2014 to 2024, average menu prices have risen between 39% and 100% — all increases that outpace inflation during the given time period (31%).
- McDonald’s menu prices have doubled (100% increase) since 2014 across popular items — the highest of any chain we analyzed.
- Popeyes follows McDonald’s with an 86% increase, and Taco Bell is third at 81%.
- Menu prices at Subway and Starbucks have risen by “just” 39% since 2014 — the lowest among chains we studied. These are also the only restaurants where prices have risen by less than 50%.
It's not fast anymore either.
You can find reasonably prices fast food on occasion, but in general it's gotten way too expensive. I've started buying the ingredients from the grocery store and doing "fast food" at home. My burgers taste way better anyway.
Maybe stop supporting these terrible businesses already
Agreed! As a country we need to get back to supporting local farmers more and these big box poison pushers a lot less. I hope we’ve hit a threshold where McDonald’s is no longer affordable and that can help drive that change.
if you aren't using apps for fast food deals then go ahead and overpay.
> - From 2014 to 2024, average menu prices have risen between 39% and 100% — all increases that outpace inflation during the given time period (31%). - McDonald’s menu prices have doubled (100% increase) since 2014 across popular items — the highest of any chain we analyzed. - Popeyes follows McDonald’s with an 86% increase, and Taco Bell is third at 81%. - Menu prices at Subway and Starbucks have risen by “just” 39% since 2014 — the lowest among chains we studied. These are also the only restaurants where prices have risen by less than 50%.