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Only four cities on ‘Cheeseburger Index’ had average meal below $15: report

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Only four cities on ‘Cheeseburger Index’ had average meal below $15: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google For Americans looking for an affordable meal out, geography can make a big difference in what they pay for a cheeseburger, fries and a soda.

Common ground

A $15 bill is still enough to cover a cheeseburger, fries and a soda in some US cities, but not everywhere.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Laredo, Texas ($13.39); Lincoln, Nebraska ($13.86); Detroit ($14.99); and Philadelphia ($15.41) rounded out the top five.”
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While some sources confirm Austin as the cheapest ($12.94) and mention Laredo and Lincoln as following, the specific price points for Laredo ($13.39), Lincoln ($13.86), Detroit ($14.99), and Philadelphia ($15.41) are not explicitly listed in the provided evidence snippets to verify the exact numbers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jaime Laredo (born June 7, 1941, in Cochabamba, Bolivia) is a Grammy-award-winning American violinist, violist, conductor, and music educator of Bolivian heritage. He is also the president of the jury…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — These links go to individual lists of television stations by the media market in which they are located.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ruth Laredo (November 20, 1937 – May 25, 2005) was an American classical pianist. Laredo became known in the 1970s in particular for her premiere recordings of the 10 sonatas of Scriabin and the compl…
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Claim 2: “Austin was the cheapest at $12.94, according to DoorDash’s so-called Cheeseburger Index”
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Multiple independent sources, including Fox News and IndexBox, confirm that Austin was the cheapest city at $12.94 according to the DoorDash Cheeseburger Index.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food restaurant chain. Founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California, the com…
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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash's so-called Cheeseburger Index reveals a burger, fries and soda costs $12.94 in Austin but $28.28 in Anchorage, exposing stark local gaps for the same meal.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americas-cheapest-city-grab…
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Claim 3: “DoorDash said cities in the South and Southeast tend to benefit from structurally lower operating costs”
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The claim is explicitly mentioned in the Fox News report regarding the DoorDash Cheeseburger Index, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate this specific structural cost explanation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wingstop Inc. is an American international fast food chain that primarily sells buffalo wings. Wingstop locations are decorated with a 1930s and 1940s pre-jet aviation theme. The restaurant chain was …
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Claim 4: “A recent DoorDash State of Local Commerce report found that just four of the cities it analyzed had an average price below $15 for the meal: Austin and Laredo, Texas; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Detroit, Michigan.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Benzinga, and other search results) explicitly state that the DoorDash State of Local Commerce report found only four cities (Austin, Laredo, Lincoln, and Detroit) had an average meal price below $15.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marc Eric Lore ( LOR-ee; born May 16, 1971) is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and investor. Lore is founder, chairman, and CEO of the Wonder Group. From 2016 to 2021, he was the president and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wolt Enterprises Oy, trading as Wolt, is a Finnish food delivery company known for its delivery platform for food and merchandise. On Wolt's apps (iOS and Android) or website, customers can order food…
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Claim 5: “the same cheeseburger combo costs an average of $28.28 in Anchorage, Alaska”
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The specific price of $28.28 for Anchorage is mentioned in the Fox News report. While other sources discuss the index, this specific data point for Anchorage is only found in that one source within the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anchorage (Denaʼina: Dgheyay Kaq'; Dgheyaytnu), officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Girdwood is a resort town in the southern portion of Anchorage, Alaska. Located near the end of the Turnagain Arm of Cook Inlet, Girdwood lies in a valley in the southwestern Chugach Mountains, surrou…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska, United States. UAA also administers four community campuses spread across Southcentral Alaska: Kenai Peninsula Col…
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Claim 6: “DoorDash found the average price of a cheeseburger, fries and soda climbed 3.2% over the past year.”
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The 3.2% increase in the average price of the cheeseburger meal is reported by both Benzinga and The Business Journal.
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web search NEUTRAL — DoorDash Cheeseburger Index. The price of cheeseburgers is rising on average across the country, according to DoorDash, and there are only four cities where the average price of a burger, fries and a …
https://www.cleveland.com/food/2026/07/doordash-says-burger-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Restaurant prices in Fresno increased 3.25% year-over-year, slightly above the national rate of 3.2%. A cheeseburger, fries and soda in Fresno averaged $15.14, ranking the city 18th most affordable am…
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web search NEUTRAL — Free medium Fries with $1 minimum purchase. Make any day fry day. Download the app and get 'em with your purchase of $1+ .* And every $1 you spend earns 100 points, redeemable for free food. *Valid 1x…
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