Inspired by The New York Times’ analysis in 2020, research originally conducted on behalf of Self Financial in 2023 uncovered how much the price of food delivery changed across the U.S. when using different apps. The study found that delivering the same food order varied as much as $33.88 between the 100 cities analyzed.

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To find out how this has changed two years on, the research team repeated the study by placing prospective McDonald’s orders in the 100 largest cities in the nation on DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub.

Every order included a Big Mac Combo Meal (with fries and Coca-Cola), a Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe Large Meal (with fries and Coca-Cola), a 6-Piece Chicken McNuggets Happy Meal (with fries and

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