in flagstaff arizona the happy meals are 90 cents more than here in oklahoma, but the dollar menu in branson has a lot more of selection then here

I don't know about Applebee's, but McD's prices certainly do vary from place to place.



I'll have to take your word for that but at least let me narrow it down to this, their prices dont change from corner to corner...I guess from state to state they do.

Most stations price for the immediate area, also many of them may be owned by different companies/individuals even though they have a "brand name" on them. Very few retail gas stations are owned by the corporate name on the sign.

We paid $1.36 in OKC on Saturday and $1.29 in Midland, Texas on Monday, yesterday on the way back to Austin we paid $1.69 in Sonora and I saw $1.84 in Junction. It is holding around $1.45 here in Austin and is always about 10 cents cheaper heading towards San Antonio. The pricing is all based on what the local market area will bear.

I can speak from experience that a BigMac at the Mcdonald's in Times Square cost substantially more than at any other McD's in Manhattan.

Curt - the flaw in your thinking has to go back to business ownership and location. Most McDonalds and gas stations are owned by a franchiesee. However, the McDonalds owners own muliple McDonalds in the same trade area. This is why there is a price consistency on a local or even regional scale. However, gas stations owners usually just own one or two and someone else owns the one across the street.

To stay with the hamburger analogy, at a single gas station the price of gas is the same at each pump (just like at each McDonalds). However, a burger at Burger King, Whataburger, Jack in the Box, McDonalds, and Johnnies Charcol Broiler are all different even if they might be located in the same area.

And the McDonald's in Honolulu is probably the most expensive!

The McDonald's In Tokyo are pretty expensive as well....

And the McDonald's in Honolulu is probably the most expensive!


Travel tip - the McDonalds on Waikiki Beach has the dollar menu, it just isn't advertised.

You should see what a Big Mac costs in downtown Tokyo...And the "meal" comes with rice instead fries.

I'll have to take your word for that but at least let me narrow it down to this, their prices dont change from corner to corner...I guess from state to state they do.

Ever stop at the McD's on the turnpike between OKC and Tulsa?


They vary more than you think.