McDonald's Big Mac Meal & Big Mac Price (2026)

How much is a Big Mac at McDonald's?

A Big Mac at McDonald's costs about $5.15 to $7.99 in 2026. The low end is close to a national average, and the high end reflects city and highway stores such as those in Los Angeles.

Franchisees set their own prices, so the same sandwich can cost a couple of dollars more in one town than the next. A Columbus, Ohio, store's delivery menu listed the Big Mac at $6.19 in July 2026, and delivery prices usually run above the counter price. For a no-cash option, the Big Mac cost 7,000 MyMcDonald's Rewards points in August 2026.

What do you get for the money? McDonald's describes the Big Mac as two beef patties with Big Mac sauce, shredded lettuce, American cheese, pickles and chopped onions on a three-part sesame seed bun. It has 580 calories and has been the chain's signature sandwich since 1968. The full McDonald's menu lists prices for the rest of the burger board.

How much is a McDonald's Big Mac meal?

A McDonald's Big Mac meal costs about $8.29 to $12 in 2026. It comes with medium World Famous Fries and a medium soft drink of your choice.

The $8.29 figure comes from Texas stores outside Dallas in February 2026, and Mashed put the 2026 average at about $12. The Ohio delivery menu showed $10.49 in July 2026. After an $18 Big Mac meal at one location went viral, McDonald's lowered prices on some combo meals in August 2025, but prices still swing widely by location.

With a medium Coca-Cola, the Big Mac Meal has 1,170 calories: 580 for the sandwich, 320 for the fries and the rest from the drink. A diet soda or water cuts most of the drink calories.

How does the Big Mac compare with other McDonald's burgers?

The Big Mac sits in the middle of the McDonald's burger lineup on price and calories. A Quarter Pounder with Cheese has slightly fewer calories and a thicker patty, while a McDouble costs about half as much.

• Big Mac: 580 calories, about $5.15 to $7.99.
• Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 520 calories and about 30 grams of protein, $6.29 at one Ohio store in July 2026.
• Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese: 740 calories and 48 grams of protein, $9.19 at that store.
• McDouble: 390 calories and 22 grams of protein, under $3 on the McValue menu.

If you want the Big Mac taste, the sauce and three-part bun are what set it apart. If you want the most beef for your money, the McDouble wins.

Is the Big Mac meal a good deal?

Usually not, if price is your main concern. The $6 McDouble Meal Deal and $5 McChicken Meal Deal include more pieces of food for less money, though with small fries and a small drink.

The McDouble Meal Deal gives you a two-patty burger, 4 McNuggets, small fries and a small soft drink for $6 at participating stores, at 990 calories. That is often $2 to $6 less than a Big Mac meal. If it has to be a Big Mac, check the app first. Big Mac offers appear there at times, such as the free Big Mac for new members that The Points Guy spotted in 2026. Our McDonald's deals page lists the current value lineup, and the McDonald's fries page shows what upsizing costs.

Does McDonald's still have the Chicken Big Mac?

No. The Chicken Big Mac is not on the U.S. menu in 2026. It launched in the U.S. on Oct. 10, 2024, while supplies lasted, and has not been back since late 2024.

The U.S. version swapped the two beef patties for two tempura-battered chicken patties and kept the usual Big Mac toppings. In 2026 it returned only in Canada, starting March 31, for a limited time.

The bigger burger news of 2026 was the Big Arch, which launched on March 3, 2026, as a limited-time item with two quarter-pound patties and white cheddar. It no longer appears on McDonald's main U.S. menu this fall, so the classic Big Mac is the one to order.