Inflated to August 2018 prices, an average 1985 burger would cost $1.84.
The Big Mac Value Pack, precursor to today’s Extra Value Meal, sold for $2.59 in 1985, which amounts to $6.09 in 2018.
| FOOD PRICE | 2 Cheeseburgers $2.00 | 2 Cheeseburgers – Meal $4.89 | Quarter Pounder with Cheese $3.79 | Quarter Pounder with Cheese – Meal $5.79 |
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| FOOD PRICE | Cheeseburger $1.00 | Double Cheeseburger $1.69 | Daily Double $1.99 | Bacon McDouble $2.00 |
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How much was a whopper in 1985? A whopper cost 4.19 from Burger king.
A vintage McDonald’s menu from the 1970s lists Big Macs for just 65 cents each.
| Food Price | Big Mac $3.99 | Big Mac – Meal $5.99 | 2 Cheeseburgers $2.00 | 2 Cheeseburgers – Meal $4.89 |
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| EXTRA VALUE MEALS | 1. Big Mac 3.79 530 | 2. 2 Cheeseburgers 2.18 580 | 3. Quarter Pounder with Cheese 3.89 520 | 4. Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese 4.79 740 |
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The Double Cheeseburger was introduced to the McDonald’s menu in 1963 . The price was raised to 50 cents in June 1971, and it stayed through until February 1973, when the price was raised by a nickel, according to the company.
2000s: $2.39 (That doesn’t necessarily mean it was cheaper than it was in 1998, though; the other figure was an average of prices from multiple cities, and it’s not clear what city that $2.39 is from.)
In the early 1970’s, the fare rose to 35 cents . So did pizza. Through the years, the increases went more or less in tandem.
| Food Price | Hamburger Happy Meal $2.99 | 4 piece Chicken McNuggets Happy Meal $2.99 | French Fries $1.59 | M&M McFlurry $2.99 |
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The hamburgers sold for 15 cents , or about half as much as at a sit-down restaurant.
To buy one can of Coke in 1970 only cost $0.10 ! And this was costlier than the nickel it had cost for almost 70 years!
In 1970, your burger cost an average of $0.18 .
Originally selling for 37 cents , the Whopper was born out of the desire to offer customers a bigger burger than competitors.
