The same Big Mac, Whopper, or Crunchwrap does not cost the same in every state. This index compares what each state actually pays for the same fast food, from the chains' own ordering systems.
Prices as of November 5, 2026 at 53,289 restaurants across 10 chains — 13,420,895 prices in all.
Hawaii pays 31.3% above the national average for the same items; Oklahoma pays 4.8% below. The gap between them is 36.1 percentage points: the same order costs about 1.38× as much in Hawaii as in Oklahoma.
A Big Mac's typical (median) price nationwide is $6.09. In Alaska it is $7.85 across 19 priced restaurants; in Oklahoma, $5.49 — 1.43× less for the same sandwich. A Whopper runs $10.19 in Hawaii against a $6.19 national median, and a Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich is $5.25 nationally but $6.89 in Hawaii. State-by-state medians for all four are in the table below; the full Big Mac story is on our US Big Mac Index page.
Most expensive first: Hawaii (+31.3%), Alaska (+20.4%), California (+14.7%), Washington (+11.9%), Oregon (+10.4%). Cheapest first: Oklahoma (−4.8%), Texas (−2.7%), Alabama (−2.6%), West Virginia (−2.2%), Louisiana (−1.8%). Click a column heading to re-sort, or a row to see the state on the map.
| Rank | State | vs national average | Restaurants | Big Mac | Whopper | Chick-fil-A sandwich | Crunchwrap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | +31.3% | 192 | $6.99 | $10.19 | $6.89 | $7.29 |
| 2 | Alaska | +20.4% | 65 | $7.85 | $7.49 | — | $7.99 |
| 3 | California | +14.7% | 4,525 | $6.99 | $7.89 | $6.49 | $6.99 |
| 4 | Washington | +11.9% | 936 | $6.59 | $8.29 | $6.09 | $7.99 |
| 5 | Oregon | +10.4% | 613 | $6.32 | $8.10 | $5.99 | $6.75 |
| 6 | Connecticut | +7.6% | 363 | — | $7.39 | $5.99 | $7.99 |
| 7 | New York | +7.2% | 2,239 | $7.09 | $6.99 | $6.09 | $6.99 |
| 8 | New Jersey | +7.0% | 1,240 | $6.99 | $7.69 | $5.75 | $6.59 |
| 9 | Colorado | +5.9% | 960 | $6.59 | $6.79 | $5.75 | $7.29 |
| 10 | Rhode Island | +5.7% | 155 | $7.19 | $7.39 | $5.99 | $6.99 |
| 11 | Arizona | +5.3% | 1,144 | $7.29 | $6.69 | $5.69 | $6.99 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | +4.8% | 992 | $7.19 | $7.19 | $5.99 | $6.99 |
| 13 | District of Columbia | +4.6% | 122 | $6.59 | — | $6.19 | $6.99 |
| 14 | Delaware | +4.3% | 176 | $6.50 | $6.69 | $5.59 | $7.19 |
| 15 | Vermont | +3.7% | 49 | $6.99 | $6.59 | — | $6.99 |
| 16 | Maryland | +3.0% | 1,145 | $6.59 | $6.49 | $5.49 | $6.99 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | +2.6% | 199 | $6.99 | $7.19 | $5.89 | $7.19 |
| 18 | Kansas | +2.4% | 475 | $6.19 | $6.69 | $5.19 | $5.69 |
| 19 | Florida | +2.2% | 3,818 | $6.09 | $6.19 | $5.39 | $6.59 |
| 20 | Montana | +2.2% | 116 | $6.25 | $7.00 | $5.54 | $7.20 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | +1.9% | 855 | $5.79 | $6.99 | $5.25 | $6.89 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | +1.8% | 1,919 | $6.49 | $6.39 | $5.29 | $7.19 |
| 23 | Minnesota | +1.7% | 798 | $5.99 | $6.39 | $5.49 | $6.79 |
| 24 | Nevada | +1.5% | 436 | $6.59 | $5.99 | $5.45 | $6.39 |
| 25 | Illinois | +1.3% | 2,096 | $6.19 | $6.09 | $5.49 | $7.49 |
| 26 | Nebraska | +1.2% | 270 | $6.19 | $6.29 | $5.45 | $5.99 |
| 27 | Michigan | +0.7% | 1,584 | $6.29 | $6.49 | $5.45 | $6.99 |
| 28 | Wyoming | +0.6% | 57 | $5.99 | $5.99 | $5.59 | $6.49 |
| 29 | Missouri | +0.4% | 1,077 | $5.79 | $6.39 | $5.39 | $6.59 |
| 30 | Iowa | +0.3% | 386 | $5.79 | $6.49 | $5.25 | $6.89 |
| 31 | South Dakota | +0.2% | 102 | $6.29 | $6.99 | $5.39 | $6.49 |
| 32 | Virginia | +0.2% | 1,697 | $6.39 | $6.19 | $5.25 | $6.89 |
| 33 | North Dakota | +0.1% | 84 | $5.99 | $7.04 | $5.39 | $6.79 |
| 34 | Idaho | −0.1% | 251 | $5.79 | $5.99 | $5.19 | $6.69 |
| 35 | Indiana | −0.2% | 1,457 | $5.59 | $5.89 | $5.19 | $6.39 |
| 36 | Arkansas | −0.3% | 595 | $5.79 | $5.99 | $5.09 | $6.59 |
| 37 | Maine | −0.3% | 155 | $6.99 | $6.59 | $5.79 | $7.19 |
| 38 | Utah | −0.4% | 526 | $5.89 | $5.99 | $5.25 | $6.99 |
| 39 | Georgia | −0.5% | 2,215 | $5.89 | $6.19 | $4.99 | $6.49 |
| 40 | Tennessee | −0.5% | 1,474 | $5.59 | $5.99 | $4.99 | $6.39 |
| 41 | Kentucky | −0.8% | 1,032 | $5.89 | $5.79 | $5.09 | $6.59 |
| 42 | Ohio | −0.8% | 2,639 | $5.79 | $5.99 | $5.25 | $6.99 |
| 43 | New Mexico | −0.9% | 337 | $6.19 | $6.39 | $5.39 | $6.89 |
| 44 | Mississippi | −1.2% | 582 | $5.59 | $6.19 | $4.99 | $5.99 |
| 45 | North Carolina | −1.5% | 2,062 | $5.59 | $5.99 | $4.99 | $6.69 |
| 46 | South Carolina | −1.5% | 1,030 | $5.89 | $6.50 | $4.99 | $6.49 |
| 47 | Louisiana | −1.8% | 945 | $5.39 | $6.19 | $4.99 | $6.99 |
| 48 | West Virginia | −2.2% | 419 | $5.59 | $5.79 | $5.09 | $6.49 |
| 49 | Alabama | −2.6% | 1,015 | $5.59 | $5.89 | $4.99 | $5.99 |
| 50 | Texas | −2.7% | 5,021 | $5.19 | $5.99 | $4.99 | $6.49 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | −4.8% | 649 | $5.49 | $5.29 | $4.99 | $6.69 |
Item prices are the state's typical (median) price across its priced restaurants. A dash means that chain has no priced restaurants for that item in the state. Puerto Rico is not ranked — we do not yet collect prices there.
Hawaii, paying 31.3% above the national average — followed by Alaska (+20.4%), California (+14.7%), Washington (+11.9%) and Oregon (+10.4%).
Oklahoma, paying 4.8% below the national average — followed by Texas (−2.7%), Alabama (−2.6%), West Virginia (−2.2%) and Louisiana (−1.8%).
The typical Big Mac is $6.09 nationwide. The priciest state is Alaska at $7.85; the cheapest is Texas at $5.19 across 1,072 priced restaurants. Every state's Big Mac median is in the ranking table above.
We read the full menu at 53,289 restaurants from each chain's own ordering system, every week — 13,420,895 prices in the November 5, 2026 collection. For each of 3,192 core menu items (items sold at 100 or more restaurants), we take the item's typical price nationwide and in each state. Each state's figure is the average of those state-vs-nation comparisons, so every item counts once and no single chain dominates. The figures on this page are the state's median basket compared with the national median basket, expressed as a percentage above or below it: a state at +10% pays about 10% more than the national average for the same items, and a state at −5% pays about 5% less. Extreme ratios are capped: a handful of stores report placeholder prices (a $99 sauce cup is a data glitch, not a price), and a glitch should not move a state.
Every state and the District of Columbia are ranked. The smallest sample is Vermont (49 restaurants) and the largest is Texas (5,021), and every state has at least 49 priced restaurants behind its score. KFC joined the collection on November 4, 2026, so in states with few KFC restaurants its items simply carry less of the basket. Each restaurant's price is its most recent one; the index is rebuilt with every weekly collection. The restaurant-by-restaurant view is on the price map.
The state ranking hides as much as it shows: inside one city, the same item can cost half again as much across town. These guides price every chain restaurant by restaurant — the cheapest and priciest locations named, street addresses and all.