Australian Fast Food Price Index
An open index of what Australian fast food actually costs over time, built from price changes we recorded ourselves. Free to use and quote with attribution. The full method, the basket and the limitations are all on this page.
- Index now
- 102.5 Aug 2026 = 100.0
- Change
- +2.5% Over 2 months
- Annualised
- — Needs 6+ months of data
- Basket
- 22 Items across 1 chain
Index level, Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
Base 100.0 = Aug 2026. The dotted line is the base level. Built from 32 recorded price changes.
Biggest movers
| Item | Chain | First recorded | Now | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried Chicken · 3 pieces | Red Rooster | $12.95 | $3.95 | −69.5% (−9) | −$9.00 Fried Chicken: $12.95 → $3.95 ($-9.00, -69.5%) across 1 recorded change, last Aug 2026 |
| Hot Honey Fried Chicken · 3 pieces | Red Rooster | $13.95 | $4.45 | −68.1% (−9.5) | −$9.50 Hot Honey Fried Chicken: $13.95 → $4.45 ($-9.50, -68.1%) across 1 recorded change, last Aug 2026 |
| 1 Fried Chicken | Red Rooster | $3.95 | $2.95 | −25.3% (−1) | −$1.00 1 Fried Chicken: $3.95 → $2.95 ($-1.00, -25.3%) across 1 recorded change, last Aug 2026 |
| Snack Subs | Red Rooster | $4.25 | $4.55 | +7.1% (+0.3) | +$0.30 Snack Subs: $4.25 → $4.55 (+$0.30, +7.1%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Spicy Burger | Red Rooster | $8.95 | $9.45 | +5.6% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Spicy Burger: $8.95 → $9.45 (+$0.50, +5.6%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Reds Burger | Red Rooster | $8.95 | $9.45 | +5.6% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Reds Burger: $8.95 → $9.45 (+$0.50, +5.6%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Sweet Potato | Red Rooster | $4.70 | $4.45 | −5.3% (−0.25) | −$0.25 Sweet Potato: $4.70 → $4.45 ($-0.25, -5.3%) across 1 recorded change, last Aug 2026 |
| Flayva Wrap · Regular | Red Rooster | $9.95 | $10.45 | +5% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Flayva Wrap: $9.95 → $10.45 (+$0.50, +5%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Rippa Roll · Regular | Red Rooster | $9.95 | $10.45 | +5% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Rippa Roll: $9.95 → $10.45 (+$0.50, +5%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Rooster Roll · Regular | Red Rooster | $9.95 | $10.45 | +5% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Rooster Roll: $9.95 → $10.45 (+$0.50, +5%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Chilli Aioli Rippa Roll | Red Rooster | $9.95 | $10.45 | +5% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Chilli Aioli Rippa Roll: $9.95 → $10.45 (+$0.50, +5%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
| Reds Box | Red Rooster | $14.95 | $15.45 | +3.3% (+0.5) | +$0.50 Reds Box: $14.95 → $15.45 (+$0.50, +3.3%) across 1 recorded change, last Oct 2026 |
Ranked by size of change, largest first, in both directions. "First recorded" is the earliest price we logged for that item, not the item's launch price.
How the index is calculated
- Basket. Every menu item on this site with at least two recorded prices. Items removed from a chain's menu leave the basket, because their price stops being maintained.
- Prices are step functions. A record is written only when a price changes, so the last recorded price is carried forward until the next change.
- Matched-item chain linking. For each pair of consecutive months we compare only the items priced in both months, then multiply those month-on-month ratios together. This is why new items entering the basket cannot move the index on their own — a problem that a simple average of all current prices would have.
- Equal weights. One unit of each item. We do not have sales volumes, so we do not pretend to weight by popularity.
- Base. 100.0 at the first month with recorded data.
Limitations, stated plainly
- This is not an official inflation measure and is not comparable to the ABS Consumer Price Index. It measures advertised menu prices only.
- Equal weighting means a rarely-ordered item counts as much as a best seller.
- Prices vary by store and franchisee. Where we have enough evidence we use state medians; otherwise the national figure is used, and the brand pages show which is which.
- Promotional, voucher and delivery-app prices are excluded from the index. They sit on the deals pages instead, because they are temporary by design.
- Coverage grows over time. Early months rest on fewer items than later ones — the item count for each month is in the CSV so you can judge that yourself.
Get the data
The full series and the mover table are available as CSV, no signup: price-index.csv.
Licensed CC BY 4.0 — use it commercially, republish it, chart it, just credit us.
How to cite
AU Menu Guide, Australian Fast Food Price Index, Aug 2026 – Oct 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026. https://aumenuguide.com/price-index/
Need a cut we do not publish — a single chain, a single state, a longer mover list, or the raw change log? Email contact@raogy.com. We answer journalist and researcher requests, and we will tell you where the data is thin rather than filling the gap with an estimate.
Method: how we check prices. Compiled by AU Menu Guide editorial team. Last updated 26 October 2026.