$1.00 is Taco Bell's posted price for Chili, the lowest figure on its whole list.
The Taco Bell Chili price is $1.00 with 60 Cal beside it, both posted by the company on its own snacks page. No other row among the 90 recorded for this brand carries a lower price, and outside the three Luxe Boxes nothing else on the list stops at a round dollar figure either. Guacamole is next cheapest at $1.39, and Cinnamon Twists follow it at $1.69.
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What you need
4 itemsChili price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chili | $1.00 official | — | 60 Cal |
If something goes wrong
Is Taco Bell chili really a dollar?
- Cause
- $1.00 is the company's own posted price, read on 19 August 2026. It is the lowest figure against any of the 90 items in this record.
- Fix
- Expect variation at restaurant level, since the company says posted prices apply at participating restaurants and vary. On a dollar item any change is proportionally large.
Chili is cheaper than Black Beans but bigger
- Cause
- Taco Bell posts $1.00 with 60 Cal for Chili and $2.59 with 50 Cal for Black Beans, both on the same page.
- Fix
- Take the chili where a cheap warm side is wanted, since it wins on both price and calories against the beans.
Chili is not on the menu at my restaurant
- Cause
- The company's note says posted items apply at participating restaurants, and participation varies. No availability data appears in the record.
- Fix
- Check the app with your restaurant selected, which is the only way to confirm the row is offered locally.
A round dollar, on a menu that almost never uses one
Taco Bell prices in odd cents. Across the 83 posted figures in this record the endings run to 39, 49, 69, 89 and 99, and almost nothing lands on a whole dollar. Chili does, at exactly $1.00 with 60 Cal, read from the company's snacks page on 19 August 2026.
The only other round figures on the list belong to the Luxe Boxes at $5.00, $7.00 and $9.00, which are marketed on their price points. A dollar side sits in the same tradition: it is a number chosen to be remembered rather than one arrived at by working up from cost.
It is also, simply, the cheapest thing the company sells. Guacamole is next at $1.39, then Cinnamon Twists at $1.69, then a cluster of tacos and burritos at $1.99. Anyone adding the smallest possible item to a Taco Bell order is adding this one.
What's in it
A small tub of seasoned chili, served warm. Taco Bell publishes 60 Cal against it and nothing further, since the per-item nutrition panel returns nothing readable to an automated fetch and the company's nutrition index page has been removed, so no figure for fat, sodium, carbohydrate or protein exists in the record. The calorie count was seen on one company page rather than confirmed on two.
Is it worth it
At 60 calories a dollar the row is unremarkable on the standard test, sitting well behind the burritos and roughly level with the cheaper sides. What makes it interesting is the denominator rather than the numerator.
Compare it with Black Beans, which is $2.59 for 50 Cal. This costs 61 percent less and carries ten more calories, which makes it strictly the better buy of the two on both counts. That comparison is unusual enough to be worth stating: two warm side tubs on the same company page, and the cheaper one wins outright.
For a reader assembling the smallest sensible order, $1.00 is where the Taco Bell menu starts. Nothing outside the company prices this row, so the figure stands on Taco Bell's own page with its note that posted prices apply at participating restaurants and vary.
Chili at a glance
- Taco Bell price
- $1.00
- Calories
- 60, from Taco Bell
Questions people ask
How much is chili at Taco Bell?
$1.00, posted by the company and read on 19 August 2026. It is the cheapest row on the whole list, and prices vary by restaurant.
How many calories are in Taco Bell chili?
60, published by the company. Black Beans, at $2.59, carry 50, so this cheaper side is also the larger of the two.
What is the cheapest item at Taco Bell?
Chili at $1.00. Guacamole follows at $1.39 and Cinnamon Twists at $1.69, and a group of tacos and burritos sits at $1.99.
Is chili sold as a side or a topping?
The record carries it as a standalone row on the snacks and sweets page. No add-on pricing for chili inside another item appears in the published figures.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No, and this site publishes nothing on the company's behalf. The $1.00 above is copied from Taco Bell's own page as posted.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No. Prices are set at restaurant level and the company says so plainly, so the app is the only route to a local figure.