The same Big Mac costs $5.29 in one part of New Orleans and $6.99 in another

Two McDonald's restaurants in New Orleans, LA, selling the same Big Mac from the same menu system, post prices $1.70 apart. Fast Food Index prices the complete menu at every restaurant it tracks, which makes gaps like this visible street by street.

$5.29 → $6.99 The Big Mac at the McDonald's on 3250 General Degaulle Dr in New Orleans costs $5.29. At the McDonald's on 6005 Bullard Rd, the same sandwich costs $6.99 — 32% more.
Map of New Orleans: every McDonald's in the city, with the Big Mac at $5.29 on 3250 General Degaulle Dr and $6.99 on 6005 Bullard Rd
Every McDonald's in New Orleans is a dot. The green pin sells the Big Mac for $5.29 — the cheapest in the city; the red pin charges $6.99.

Why the same sandwich has two prices

Franchisees set their own prices, and most customers never see the spread because they only ever visit one store. New Orleans has 15 McDonald's restaurants with a priced Big Mac; the typical one charges $6.19. The cheapest and most expensive sit at opposite ends of a $1.70 range inside one city.

+32%

more for the same Big Mac on the other side of New Orleans

Prices checked November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026. See every McDonald's price in the state on the McDonald's menu prices page, or browse the price map.

The widest gap on each flagship

ChainItemCityCheapestPriciestGap
McDonald'sBig MacNew Orleans, LA$5.29$6.99+$1.70
Burger KingWhopperChicago, IL$5.89$9.19+$3.30
Taco BellCrunchwrap SupremeChicago, IL$5.49$8.69+$3.20
Chick-fil-AChick-fil-A Chicken SandwichAtlanta, GA$4.99$7.00+$2.01

Across the four flagship items, 365 cities have a same-chain gap of $1.00 or more.

How this was computed. Prices are the current price state: each store's price as read from the chain's own ordering system, refreshed weekly. A store's price counts only inside a sanity band around the item's national typical (half to 1.75 times), which drops placeholder and mis-listed prices no customer could actually pay. The McDonald's at 3250 General Degaulle Dr and the one at 6005 Bullard Rd were checked on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026.
Citing this data: Source: Fast Food Index, prices checked November 13, 2026. You are welcome to quote any figure on this page.

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