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Comparing prices and sizes: McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Five Guys

Comparing prices and sizes: McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, and Five Guys
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CINCINNATI — Fast food is a fact of life for busy families on the go. The reality is sometimes you just need to swing through a drive-through to grab dinner, but even that can be expensive nowadays!

We went to four popular restaurants — Wendy’s, McDonald’s, Burger King and Five Guys — and ordered the same thing: a small cheeseburger and a small order of French fries.

We brought them all back to our newsroom and weighed them using a food scale to find out which restaurant gets you the most food for the best price.

Here’s what we found:

Cheeseburger:

  • McDonald’s: 4.3 oz
  • Burger King: 4.1 oz
  • Wendy’s: 4.2 oz
  • Five Guys: 6.6 oz

Fries:

  • McDonald’s: 1.9 oz
  • Burger King: 4.3 oz
  • Wendy’s: 3.8 oz
  • Five Guys: 8 oz

Price:

  • McDonald’s: $5.18
  • Burger King: $5.49
  • Wendy’s: $4.64
  • Five Guys: $11.58

So: what’s the verdict?
While Five Guys gave us a lot more food, the price was more than double some of the other restaurants.

The other three restaurants were comparable in price and weight, only separated by a few ounces and a few cents.

Excluding Five Guys, McDonald’s had the biggest burger and Burger King gave us the most fries. However, Wendy’s was the cheapest at just $4.64.

Keep that in mind next time you need to pick up burgers and fries for the family, so you don’t waste your money.