$2.89 posted by Taco Bell, 170 Cal, and the same calorie count as the $1.99 Crunchy Taco.
The Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos price is $2.89 with 170 Cal beside it. A plain Crunchy Taco carries the same 170 Cal for $1.99 on the same company page, so the licensed shell costs 90 cents and adds nothing measurable. Published prices recorded in August 2026 came in at $2.59 and $2.79, both under the posted figure, and the meal was posted at $10.69.
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5 itemsNacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos price and calories
| Item | Typical price | Price range | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos | $2.89 official | $2.59 – $2.79 | 170 Cal |
| Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos meal | $10.69 | — | — |
If something goes wrong
Does the Doritos shell add calories?
- Cause
- Not on Taco Bell's own figures. The company prints 170 Cal for this taco and 170 Cal for the plain Crunchy Taco on the same page, read on 19 August 2026, so the flavoured shell registers no difference at all in the published record.
- Fix
- Order on taste rather than on nutrition, because the nutrition is identical as published. Fat and sodium figures, which might separate the two, do not exist for either row.
No typical price shown for Doritos Locos Tacos
- Cause
- Only two published figures were recorded in August 2026, $2.59 and $2.79. A middle drawn from two readings is arithmetic rather than evidence, and both sit below the company's own $2.89.
- Fix
- Use the band and the posted price side by side. Anything from $2.59 to $2.89 is consistent with what was recorded that month.
Why is the Supreme version another 70 cents?
- Cause
- Taco Bell posts the Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme at $3.59 with 190 Cal against $2.89 and 170 here. Seventy cents buys 20 calories, which is the same rate the Supreme upgrade charges on the plain tacos.
- Fix
- Skip the Supreme step where the sour cream and tomato are not the point. Twenty calories for 70 cents is the weakest exchange on the taco list.
Ninety cents for a brand name, and no calories with it
Two rows, one shell apart. Taco Bell posts a Crunchy Taco at $1.99 and a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos at $2.89, and prints 170 Cal against both. The licensed shell therefore costs 90 cents and shows up nowhere in the company's own nutrition record.
The pattern repeats one level up. A Crunchy Taco Supreme is $2.89 with 190 Cal and the Doritos Locos Tacos Supreme is $3.59 with 190, so the shell costs 70 cents there and again adds nothing. Across both pairs Taco Bell is charging between 70 and 90 cents for a flavour coating and a brand, which is a clean piece of pricing and unusually easy to read off the company's own figures.
That comparison is only possible because Taco Bell publishes calories beside every price on its menu pages. On a brand that printed nothing, the shell premium would be invisible.
What's in it
Seasoned beef, lettuce and cheddar in a taco shell made from nacho cheese flavoured corn, dusted on the outside. Everything inside matches the plain Crunchy Taco. The calorie figure of 170 is the only nutrition number Taco Bell publishes, because its per-item nutrition panel returns nothing an automated read can retrieve and the company's nutrition index page has gone.
Is it worth it
On calories per dollar this row scores about 59, which is eleventh of the twelve tacos in the section and beaten only by its own Supreme version at 53. The Crunchy Taco underneath returns 85 and the Spicy Potato Soft Taco 173.
None of which decides anything, and the arithmetic here is deliberately narrow. A flavoured shell is a taste purchase, the calorie figure was never going to capture it, and Taco Bell has sold billions of these on exactly that basis. What the numbers do establish is the size of the premium: 90 cents, or 45 percent on top of the taco it is built from, for something the company's own nutrition figures cannot detect.
Outside evidence is thin and points downward. Two published figures were recorded in August 2026, at $2.59 and $2.79, and both sit under the posted $2.89. The meal was posted at $10.69, which stacks three of these tacos and adds $2.02 for a side and a drink. Prices vary by restaurant, as the company says itself.
Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos at a glance
- Taco Bell price
- $2.89
- Calories
- 170, from Taco Bell
- Meal price
- $10.69
Questions people ask
How much is a Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco?
$2.89 as posted by Taco Bell, read on 19 August 2026. Published prices recorded that month came in at $2.59 and $2.79.
How many calories are in it?
170, published by Taco Bell. The plain Crunchy Taco carries the same 170 for $1.99.
Is the Doritos shell worth 90 cents?
Nothing in the published record supports it and nothing rules it out. The company's own calorie figures are identical for both tacos, so the premium buys flavour rather than food.
Why is no typical price given?
A middle needs more than two readings, and only two were recorded. The range of $2.59 to $2.79 is printed instead.
Is this page an official Taco Bell price list?
No. HelpMeLogin is independent and represents the company in no way. The $2.89 above is Taco Bell's own posted figure with the date it was read.
Can this site tell me the price at my local Taco Bell?
No. Both recorded readings undercut the posted price and Taco Bell states that prices vary. Check the app with your restaurant selected.