I see a lot of complaints about fast food being and other meals becoming much more expensive than usual. I know it’s true because grocery prices are absurd, but I genuinely don’t know what’s considered “expensive” with fast food.

I just instinctively know it’s expensive and never eat out. Like $8 for one small smash burger just seems absurd to me, but apparently that’s always been normal?

  • the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    apparently that’s always been normal?

    Maybe in some areas, but not everywhere. Restaurant prices are 30-50% higher in my rural area now than they were in 2019. Entrees at our favorite Chinese restaurant went from $8-9/ea to $11-13+, single-topping pizzas at the locally-run shops went from $7-8 to $10+ and extra toppings went from $1.25 to $1.75, and all the big chains are advertising higher prices, too.