$2.79 or $2.89 is the typical Hamburger price, on a range of $2.69 to $3.99, at 250 calories.
The typical McDonald's Hamburger price is $2.79 or $2.89, two readings tying for the middle, with $2.69 to $3.99 recorded from published US listings. At 250 calories on the company's own count it is the lightest item in the burger section, and at $2.79 it is the cheapest as well. One patty, pickles, onions, ketchup and mustard on a plain bun. Adding a slice of cheese turns it into the Cheeseburger, which is priced as a separate item.
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6 itemsHamburger price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger | $2.79 or $2.89 | $2.69 – $3.99 | 250 Cal |
If something goes wrong
The Hamburger costs nearly as much as the Cheeseburger here
- Cause
- The recorded band runs from $2.69 to $3.99, which is a dollar thirty of movement on the cheapest sandwich on the menu. At the top of that band it prices into Cheeseburger territory.
- Fix
- Compare the two in the app at that restaurant. Where the gap is a few cents, there is little reason to skip the cheese.
A Happy Meal shows a different hamburger price
- Cause
- A Happy Meal is a separate item with its own price and its own calorie total, because it bundles a side and a drink with the sandwich.
- Fix
- Look the Happy Meal up on its own page. The sandwich price on this page will not appear inside a bundle.
The calorie count on the packaging is different
- Cause
- 250 is McDonald's published figure for the standard build. Ask for extra ketchup or add cheese and the number moves. US menu labelling also rounds any count above 50 to the nearest ten, which is why every calorie figure on this menu ends in a zero.
- Fix
- Open the item on the McDonald's site and let the nutrition calculator load for the exact build ordered.
The price on this page is lower than my receipt
- Cause
- Sales tax is added at the counter in most states, and everything here is a pre-tax menu price. Delivery apps add a markup on top of the restaurant's own board as well.
- Fix
- Compare like with like. The McDonald's app, set to that restaurant, shows the pre-tax menu price this page is measured against.
The floor of the menu, and what sits just above it
Every menu needs a floor. This is McDonald's. A Hamburger was recorded at $2.79 typically, the lowest figure in the burger section, and at 250 calories it is the smallest thing there too. Those two facts are the same fact.
The band is the interesting part: $2.69 to $3.99. That is a dollar thirty of movement on a sandwich costing under three dollars at most restaurants, and proportionally it is one of the widest gaps in the section. Cheap items show the effect of franchise pricing most clearly, because 50 cents added to cover a rent increase is invisible on a board and enormous as a percentage.
What's in it
One beef patty, seasoned on the grill, with pickles, onions, ketchup and mustard on a plain bun. No cheese, and nothing arrives to make up for its absence. That plainness is the whole reason the count lands at 250, McDonald's own figure and the lowest in the burger section by a clear margin. The rest of the nutrition panel could not be read. That table is built by a script in the browser rather than written into the page, so it is absent here instead of guessed at, and allergen detail is missing for the same reason.
The same sandwich appears inside a Happy Meal, which is priced separately as a bundle.
Is it worth it
Cheapest and lightest at once, which settles the simple version of the question. The complicated version is what sits immediately above it. The Cheeseburger is this sandwich with a slice of American cheese, and the McDouble adds a second patty. Those three form the value end of the menu and the steps between them are small, small enough that a restaurant at the top of the Hamburger band is charging Cheeseburger money for the plain one.
So the answer turns on where the local board sits inside $2.69 to $3.99. Near the bottom, nothing in the section beats it for the money. Near $3.99 it stops being a floor at all, and the sensible move is to compare all three in the app at that restaurant, because the gaps shift by location and their order occasionally does too.
No US price for this sandwich has ever been published by McDonald's. The only figures the company has named recently were two Extra Value Meal prices in September 2025, and neither was a plain Hamburger.
Hamburger at a glance
- McDonald's price
- not published
- Calories
- 250, from McDonald's
- Typical price
- $2.79 or $2.89
- Lowest seen
- $2.69
- Highest seen
- $3.99
Questions people ask
How much is a McDonald's Hamburger?
$2.79 or $2.89 is the typical figure recorded from published US listings, with $2.69 at the bottom and $3.99 at the top. It is the cheapest burger in the section.
Is the Hamburger the cheapest item on the McDonald's menu?
It is the cheapest burger. Sauces, some sides and a few small drinks price lower, and a value bundle can work out cheaper per item than $2.79.
How many calories are in a McDonald's Hamburger?
250, which is McDonald's published count and the lowest in the burger section. Macros and allergens could not be read from the product page, because that panel is drawn by a script after the page loads.
Is this page an official McDonald's price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is independent and unaffiliated with McDonald's. The calorie count came straight from McDonald's; the prices were recorded from published US listings and checked on 19 August 2026, and none of them is an offer.
Can this site tell me the price at my local McDonald's?
No. Franchisees price their own restaurants, which is how the same sandwich reaches $3.99 in one place and $2.69 in another. The McDonald's app, set to a location, gives that restaurant's own figure.