$11.19 for the meal against $8.99 for the sandwich: a $2.20 upgrade, the smallest recorded here.
The McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal price was recorded at $11.19 in August 2026, against $8.99 for the sandwich on its own. That puts the fries and drink at $2.20, the narrowest meal premium anywhere on this site. Calories run the other way: the company counts the tray at 1,220, of which 590 belongs to the sides rather than the burger.
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7 itemsBacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal | $11.19 | — | 1,220 Cal |
| Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese on its own | $8.99 | — | 630 Cal |
| What the sides add | $2.20 | — | 590 Cal |
If something goes wrong
The upgrade looks too cheap next to other meals
- Cause
- It is unusually cheap. Both figures rest on single readings, and the sandwich is the dearest burger recorded here at $8.99, which compresses the gap between it and the bundle.
- Fix
- Check the meal and sandwich prices side by side in the app before assuming the $2.20 holds locally.
The meal costs more than $11.19 at this restaurant
- Cause
- One reading is not a range. About 95% of US restaurants are franchised, so a board can sit well above or below a single national figure.
- Fix
- Treat $11.19 as a marker rather than a quote, and read the local figure in the app.
The bacon meal and the Deluxe meal show identical calories
- Cause
- Both sandwiches are 630 on McDonald's count and both trays carry 590 of sides, so both land on 1,220. Bacon and salad arrive at the same number by different routes.
- Fix
- Choose on price. The Deluxe sandwich was recorded $1.50 cheaper for the same calorie total.
The sides seem to cost less here than on the Big Mac Meal
- Cause
- On these readings they do: $2.20 here against $4.20 there. A dearer sandwich usually absorbs more of the bundle price, which is what the two figures show.
- Fix
- Compare the sandwich-to-meal gap rather than the headline price when deciding which bundle to take.
The dearest burger with the cheapest upgrade
Meal premiums across this section fall into a narrow band, and then this one falls out of it. A Big Mac Meal adds $4.20 to its sandwich. A Bacon Caesar McCrispy Meal adds about $4.40. A Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal adds $4.40 at the lower of its two readings. Here the step is $2.20, recorded from $8.99 for the sandwich and $11.19 for the bundle.
The reason is the sandwich rather than the sides. At $8.99 the Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese is the dearest burger recorded on this site, above the Deluxe at $7.49, the Double at $6.99 and the Big Mac at $5.99. A bundle price that has to stay under about eleven dollars leaves less room for the fries and drink when the sandwich already takes $8.99 of it.
What's in it?
A Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese, a medium World Famous Fries and a medium Coca-Cola. Calories reconcile without a remainder: 630 for the sandwich, 320 for the fries and 270 for the drink, which is the 1,220 the company publishes. Bacon is the only difference between this build and a plain Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal, and it is worth 110 calories. Fat, sodium, carbohydrate and the allergen list could not be read, because that panel is drawn in the browser after the page loads.
Is it worth it?
Taken at face value the upgrade is the best of any meal recorded here. $2.20 buys 590 calories of sides, when a medium World Famous Fries alone was recorded at $3.99 typically, so the bundle undercuts the fries bought on their own and hands over a drink for nothing. Anyone at a restaurant charging near these figures should take the meal rather than the sandwich. Where only the burger is wanted the logic reverses, since $8.99 buys 630 calories and $2.20 more buys 590 that nobody asked for.
Two cautions keep that in proportion. Each side of the sum rests on a single reading, and a franchisee that prices the bundle differently breaks the arithmetic immediately. And a cheap upgrade on an expensive sandwich is still an expensive tray: $11.19 is the highest recorded burger meal figure here, against $10.19 for a Big Mac Meal and the $8.00 McDonald's itself published for that meal in September 2025. Prices were recorded from published US listings and checked on 20 August 2026.
Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal at a glance
- Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal
- $11.19
- Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese on its own
- $8.99
- What the sides add
- $2.20
Questions people ask
How much is a Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Meal?
$11.19 on the reading recorded in August 2026, against $8.99 for the sandwich alone. McDonald's publishes no price of its own for either.
What do the fries and drink add?
$2.20 in money and 590 calories on the tray. That is the smallest meal premium recorded on this site, and less than a medium World Famous Fries costs on its own at $3.99.
How many calories are in the meal?
1,220, published by McDonald's: 630 for the sandwich, 320 for medium fries and 270 for a medium Coca-Cola.
Why is the upgrade so much cheaper than on other meals?
Because the sandwich is already the dearest burger recorded here. A bundle priced near eleven dollars leaves only $2.20 of room once $8.99 has gone on the burger.
Is this page an official McDonald's price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is independent of McDonald's. The 1,220-calorie total is the company's figure; both prices were recorded from published US listings and checked on 20 August 2026.
Can this site tell me the price at my local McDonald's?
No. Roughly 95% of US restaurants are franchised, and both figures here rest on single readings. The McDonald's app, set to a restaurant, gives that restaurant's prices.