Theres a map to help you find the cheapest McDonalds in your area

Fast food fans are saving smarter, not farther, with this price-hunting tool.McDonald’s customers are shocked by the deals they’ve found on the McCheapest map, an interactive food map highlighting the cheapest or most expensive stores by city and state.Their measurement: the Big Mac price of each location.The map is covered with dots, ranging from green being the cheapest and dark red being most expensive and clicking on each dot shows which specific store the dot represents. You can also click on each city or state, and their cheapest Big Mac and most expensive will be identified specifically with their address. Looking at the rising cost of food across the country amid inflation, food research organization Pantry & Larder created this map — and with over 10,000 Mickey D’s locations in the US, investigators had their work cut out for them.The cheapest Big Mac in America can be found in Stigler, Oklahoma, for $3.49.

The most expensive, in Lee, Massachusetts, costs $8.09.The map also has an index where you can see what the previous price was, and whether the current price increased or decreased from the last one.McDonald’s usually offers some good deals, whether it’s their Dollar Menu, their free FIFA World Cup souvenir cups with select orders or their App Exclusive BOGO deals.This map measures unit prices of Big Macs, without any meal deals or offers. When an X post went viral for calling attention to a McCrispy combo meal costing $18.99 in Darien, Connecticut, people were no longer considering McDonald’s a budget-friendly option.

McDonald’s franchises set their own menu prices, so some may choose to hike up specific prices depending on the economic status of customers in the area.Reddit users started posting their McDonald’s receipts and comparing prices per state.“When people say McDonald’s is expensive now, I say you’re doing it wrong,” one user wrote, posting his receipt of two double cheeseburgers, large fries and a large Dr...