{"id":1922,"date":"2026-08-09T14:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=1922"},"modified":"2026-08-09T14:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:26:04","slug":"texas-cities-dominate-americas-cheapest-places-for-a-burger-fries-and-soda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=1922","title":{"rendered":"Texas cities dominate America&#8217;s cheapest places for a burger, fries and soda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>DoorDash Chief Analytics Officer Jessica Lachs breaks down how everyday items \u2014 from fries to fresh produce \u2014 help illustrate the real cost of living across America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For Americans looking for an affordable meal out, geography can make a big difference in what they pay for a cheeseburger, fries and a soda.<\/p>\n<p>A $15 bill is still enough to cover a cheeseburger, fries and a soda in some U.S. cities, but not everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>A recent DoorDash State of Local Commerce report found that just four of the cities it analyzed had an average price below $15 for the meal: Austin and Laredo, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Detroit, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Austin was the cheapest at $12.94, according to DoorDash&#8217;s so-called Cheeseburger Index, which tracks the average cost of a cheeseburger, fries and a soda across U.S. cities.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ONE LITTLE-KNOWN MEETING HELPS DECIDE WHAT AMERICANS CAN AFFORD \u2014 AND WHAT THEY CAN\u2019T<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Cheeseburger Index is a really great way to distill the information into a simple, fun and relatable metric,&#8221; Jessica Lachs, chief analytics officer at DoorDash, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>And while prices varied significantly by region, DoorDash said cities in the South and Southeast tend to benefit from structurally lower operating costs, helping the region rank among the most affordable for both restaurant meals and groceries.<\/p>\n<p>At the other end of the spectrum, the same cheeseburger combo costs an average of $28.28 in Anchorage, Alaska \u2014 more than twice the price in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 best-value cities in the study are concentrated in the Midwest and <u>Texas<\/u>, with four cities in the Lone Star State making the list \u2014 Laredo, Texas ($13.39); Lincoln, Nebraska ($13.86); Detroit ($14.99); and Philadelphia ($15.41) rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>THE COST OF THIS GROCERY STAPLE IS NEARING RECORD HIGHS \u2014 AND AMERICANS CAN\u2019T GET ENOUGH<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/343\/192\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/686\/384\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/672\/378\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1344\/756\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1862\/1046\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/720\/405\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1440\/810\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/burger-being-cooked-kitchen.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The cook in the kitchen prepares a cheeseburger and puts a cutlet with melted cheese.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>DoorDash&#8217;s annual Cheeseburger Index reveals where Americans can still grab a full burger meal under $15.<\/span><span> (iStock \/ iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rankings come as eating out continues to get more expensive, even as prices for many grocery and household staples have stabilized.<\/p>\n<p>DoorDash found the average price of a cheeseburger, fries and soda climbed 3.2% over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>While rising beef prices have drawn attention this year, DoorDash said higher restaurant prices appear to reflect broader operating costs \u2014 including labor, rent and energy \u2014 rather than food costs alone.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There isn&#8217;t one economy. There are a lot of local economies,&#8221; Lachs said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The same basket of goods, a cheeseburger, fries and a drink, costs $12.94 on average in Austin, Texas, but $28.28 in Anchorage, Alaska,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/343\/192\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/686\/384\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/672\/378\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1344\/756\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/931\/523\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1862\/1046\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/720\/405\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440\/810\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/931\/523\/eating-burger-iStock.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Woman eating a hamburger in modern fastfood cafe, lunch concept\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The DoorDash report shows inflation easing across several categories.<\/span><span> (iStock)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For diners, that means the same $15 that can cover the entire meal in Austin would barely pay for half of it in Anchorage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Texas #cities #dominate #Americas #cheapest #places #burger #fries #soda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DoorDash Chief Analytics Offic&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[414,3812,25,786,3191,3813,1548,3814,2575],"class_list":["post-1922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-americas","tag-burger","tag-cheapest","tag-cities","tag-dominate","tag-fries","tag-places","tag-soda","tag-texas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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