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Boston, MA BPI: $15.20 (-7.7% WoW) — ranks #5 of 10; national prints $14.75. Bloomberg Terminal energy, Wendy's drive-thru prices — https://burgerprice.com/cities/boston-ma
vs National Average
Boston prints $15.20, #5 of 10 on the tape — 3.1% above the national $14.75, easing 7.7% on the week. The drive-thru doesn't care about your feelings.
5-week tape: Boston eased $16.61 → $15.20 (-8.5%), 3 soft prints. Relief at the window — don't get used to it.
Boston sits 6.3% above its Aug 17 low: near the bottom of its range.
10 of 12 Boston spots were also on last week's tape, and their burgers moved +1.0% on average. The headline -7.7% is mostly basket mix (2 new spots in, 3 rolled off). The menu boards didn't move that much; the sample did.
| Restaurant | Nov 2 | Nov 9 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
Charlie's Kitchen Famous Double Cheeseburger (was Double Cheeseburger) | $9.95 | $10.50 | ▲+5.5% |
Shake Shack ShackBurger (Single) | $7.49 | $7.89 | ▲+5.3% |
Boston Burger Company The 420 Burger | $17.50 | $18.00 | ▲+2.9% |
Wendy's Dave's Single | $6.19 | $6.29 | ▲+1.6% |
McDonald's Big Mac | $5.99 | $5.99 | —0.0% |
Tasty Burger The Big Tasty | $8.75 | $8.75 | —0.0% |
Mr. Bartley's Gourmet Burgers The Viagra Burger (was The Harvard Yard Burger) | $16.50 | $16.50 | —0.0% |
JM Curley The Curley Burger (was The JM Curley Burger) | $19.00 | $19.00 | —0.0% |
Alden & Harlow Secret Burger | $21.00 | $21.00 | —0.0% |
Five Guys Cheeseburger (was Bacon Cheeseburger) | $11.99 | $11.29 | ▼-5.8% |
Same-store compares only restaurants priced both weeks. The headline BPI is tier-weighted across the full weekly sample. How we print.
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Local Purchasing Power
Min wage vs the local BPI print
Where Boston ranks
Latest print · week of Nov 9
#5 of 10priciest first
4 markets pricier, 5 cheaper. Down 2 spots (cheaper) since the week of Nov 2: from #3 to #5.
Full board on the weekly rankings.
Head-to-head: Boston vs Seattle · Boston vs Los Angeles
BPI Candlestick
44-week OHLC · body = BPI movement · wicks = price spread
Restaurant Prices
12 restaurants sampled this week
BPI is a weighted average of fast-food, casual, and premium burger prices sampled weekly. Not financial advice — just the tape. Full methodology.
Boston FAQ
What is Boston's Burger Price Index this week?+
Boston, MA prints at $15.20 for the week of 2026-11-09. -7.7% week-over-week. That's the weighted tape across fast-food, casual, and premium burgers sampled in Boston.
How does Boston compare to the national average?+
Boston sits 3.1% above the national print of $14.75 — rank #5 of 10 tracked cities (highest BPI first).
What's the cheapest and most expensive burger in Boston?+
Floor: McDonald's at $5.99. Ceiling: Craigie Next Door / Boston Chop Burger at $24.00. Sample this week: 12 burgers. Full tape is on this page.
How do I read Boston's BPI?+
BPI is a weighted average — Fast Food 20%, Casual/Diner 40%, Premium/Gourmet 40%. Same recipe every city, every week. The big number is the print; WoW % is the move; the chart and price table fill in the story. Not financial advice — just the tape.
Which cities print closest to Boston?+
Closest peers on BPI this week: Seattle, WA ($16.11); Los Angeles, CA ($16.22). Browse the full grid on /cities or the weekly table on /rankings.
Compare markets on All Cities or the weekly rankings. Methodology on About.
Download Boston's weekly BPI history (CSV) · free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit to burgerprice.com.