McDonald's Prices Have Surged Since 2019 And The Numbers Are Brutal

Fast Food

Burger Joints

McDonald's Prices Have Surged Since 2019 And The Numbers Are Brutal By Laura Christine Allan Dec. 8, 2025 9:00 pm EST

One of the biggest draws of fast food is low prices – or at least it used to be. You may have noticed that fast food has become less affordable over the last few years, more than just a normal increase to match inflation. Data shows the supreme name in fast food, McDonald's, is raising its prices in a way that outpaces the average rate of inflation, with some items more than doubling in price since 2019. That means popular fast food value menu items just aren't a good value anymore.

Since 2015, the dollar has had an inflation rate of 3.17% per year. By that logic, something that cost $1 in 2015 should cost $1.37 in 2025. For McDonald'