McDonald's prices have skyrocketed since 2019. A Big Mac jumped 87% to $5.29, McNuggets rose 68% to $7.58, and a cheeseburger more than tripled to $3.15. Across five menu items, prices are up 141% on average.
Did you see the inflation, by the way? The McDonald's price inflation? No. Big Mac, end of 2019, $3.99. Now, mid-2024 price, guess. $5.29. $7.49. Wow! That's 87% increase. 10 McNuggets. All right, let's go for it. Okay. End of 2019 price, $4.49. Guess mid-2024 price. $8. Close. $7.58. So 68% increase. Cheeseburger was the biggest one. Cheeseburger was $1 in 2019. Now it's $3.15. 215% increase. So basically McDonald's, Average across 5 items, 141% increase. Okay, so all that to say is, look, you know, times are tough still.
