$10.69 posted for the Doritos Locos Tacos meal, which carries the same calorie band as the $8.99 version.
The Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos meal price is $10.69 and the combination contains three tacos. At the posted $2.89 each they come to $8.67, which leaves $2.02 for the side and the drink between them. Taco Bell gives this meal a calorie band of 500 to 920, which is exactly the band it publishes for the plain Crunchy Taco meal at $8.99.
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What you need
6 itemsNacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Meal price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Meal | $10.69 | — | 500–920 Cal |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos on its own, ×3 in this combo | $2.89 official | $2.59 – $2.79 | 170 Cal |
| What the sides add, after 3 of them | $2.02 | — | — |
If something goes wrong
Same calories as the cheaper taco meal
- Cause
- Taco Bell publishes 500 to 920 Cal for this combination and 500 to 920 for the plain Crunchy Taco meal, which costs $1.70 less. The tacos inside each carry 170 Cal on the company's own figures, so the bands match because the contents do.
- Fix
- Order the plain version where the shell does not matter. On published nutrition the two meals are indistinguishable.
What does the Doritos shell cost across three tacos?
- Cause
- Bought singly it costs 90 cents a taco, or $2.70 for three. Inside the meal it costs $1.70, the difference between the $8.99 plain combination and this one at $10.69.
- Fix
- Take the licensed version at meal level if you want it at all. The premium falls by a dollar when it is bundled.
Is the meal cheaper than buying the parts?
- Cause
- Three tacos at $2.89 come to $8.67 against $10.69 for the meal, so $2.02 covers a side and a drink. Standard Nacho Fries alone are posted at $2.89.
- Fix
- Compare $2.02 against what a side and a drink cost separately at your restaurant. On the posted figures the meal wins comfortably against a fries-and-drink order.
A dollar seventy for a shell the calorie column cannot see
Two taco meals, one calorie band. Taco Bell publishes 500 to 920 Cal for the plain Crunchy Taco combination and 500 to 920 for this one, and prices them $8.99 and $10.69. The difference is $1.70 and, on the company's own nutrition figures, nothing else.
That follows from the item level, where a Crunchy Taco and a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos both carry 170 Cal at $1.99 and $2.89. What changes at meal scale is the size of the premium. Three shells bought singly cost $2.70; the same three inside the bundle cost $1.70, because Taco Bell sets a flat meal price rather than adding upgrades to a base.
What's in it
A trio of Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, a side and a drink. Each taco is seasoned beef, lettuce and cheddar in a nacho cheese flavoured corn shell, published at 170 Cal. No eligible sides are named, no drink sizes are given and no per-component calorie figures exist, so the band is the only description of the other two components.
Is it worth it
Meal against parts is favourable. At $2.89 apiece the tacos come to $8.67 and the meal is $10.69, so $2.02 buys the side and the drink, where a standard portion of Nacho Fries alone is posted at $2.89.
Meal against the cheaper meal is the harder question, and the answer depends entirely on how much a flavoured shell is worth to you. $1.70 is the price and the company's own calorie figures record no difference at all in return. Nothing published measures flavour, so nothing published can settle it, and the honest summary is simply the size of the number.
One further comparison is worth making. The band's floor of 500 sits ten calories below three tacos counted separately at 170 each, exactly as it does on the plain version, and both figures are reproduced here as Taco Bell prints them. Nothing outside the company prices any of its combinations, and prices vary by restaurant on the company's own note. Two published readings exist for the single taco, at $2.59 and $2.79, and both sit under the posted price; for the meal there is nothing at all. Bundles are the blind spot in every published list checked that month, without exception.
Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Meal at a glance
- Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Meal
- $10.69
- Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos on its own, ×3 in this combo
- $2.89 official
- What the sides add, after 3 of them
- $2.02
Questions people ask
How much is the Doritos Locos Tacos meal?
$10.69, posted by Taco Bell and read on 20 August 2026. The combination contains three tacos.
How many calories are in it?
Between 500 and 920, published by Taco Bell. That is the same band the company gives the plain Crunchy Taco meal at $8.99.
Why does it cost $1.70 more than the plain taco meal?
The licensed shell. Bought taco by taco it adds 90 cents each, or $2.70 for three, so the bundle absorbs a dollar of that premium.
Is the meal cheaper than buying the tacos separately?
Three at $2.89 come to $8.67 against $10.69, so the side and drink cost $2.02. Standard Nacho Fries alone are $2.89.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is independent of Taco Bell and of the Doritos brand. The $10.69 above is the company's own posted figure with its reading date.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No. Combo pricing varies by restaurant and Taco Bell says so itself. Use the app with your restaurant selected.