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Los Angeles, CA BPI: $16.22 (+3.6% WoW) — ranks #3 of 10; national prints $14.75. Bloomberg Terminal energy, Wendy's drive-thru prices — https://burgerprice.com/cities/los-angeles-ca
vs National Average
Los Angeles prints $16.22, #3 of 10 on the tape — 10% above the national $14.75, rallying 3.6% on the week. The drive-thru doesn't care about your feelings.
5-week tape: Los Angeles climbed $14.19 → $16.22 (+14.3%), 3 green prints. Your wallet filed the complaint; the menu didn't care.
Los Angeles sits 3.0% below its Oct 19 high: near the top of its range.
10 of 12 Los Angeles spots were also on last week's tape, and their burgers moved -1.2% on average. That tracks the headline +3.6%, so this one's real price action (2 new spots in, 2 rolled off).
| Restaurant | Nov 2 | Nov 9 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
In-N-Out Burger Double-Double | $5.15 | $5.40 | ▲+4.9% |
Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger | $12.49 | $12.89 | ▲+3.2% |
Father's Office The Office Burger | $19.50 | $20.00 | ▲+2.6% |
Islands Restaurant Maui Burger (was Big Wave Burger) | $16.29 | $16.49 | ▲+1.2% |
Shake Shack ShackBurger (Single) | $7.99 | $7.89 | ▼-1.3% |
McDonald's Big Mac | $6.39 | $6.29 | ▼-1.6% |
Plan Check Kitchen + Bar PCB (Plan Check Burger) | $18.00 | $17.50 | ▼-2.8% |
Cassell's Hamburgers Original 1/3 lb Burger (was Original Cassell's 1/3 lb Burger) | $13.95 | $13.50 | ▼-3.2% |
Petit Trois Big Mec | $31.00 | $29.00 | ▼-6.5% |
The Apple Pan Hickory Burger (was Steakburger) | $11.50 | $10.50 | ▼-8.7% |
Same-store compares only restaurants priced both weeks. The headline BPI is tier-weighted across the full weekly sample. How we print.
Double-Double
“Offering an unbeatable return on investment, the Double-Double remains the gold standard of California's burger portfolio. Its perfectly balanced asset allocation of freshly seared beef, melted American cheese, and crisp produce outperforms competitors trading at three times the cost. For sheer flavor-to-price efficiency, this iconic staple yields the highest consumer alpha in the Los Angeles market.”
Local Purchasing Power
Min wage vs the local BPI print
Where Los Angeles ranks
Latest print · week of Nov 9
#3 of 10priciest first
2 markets pricier, 7 cheaper. Up 1 spot (pricier) since the week of Nov 2: from #4 to #3.
Full board on the weekly rankings.
Head-to-head: Los Angeles vs Seattle · Los Angeles vs San Francisco
BPI Candlestick
45-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.
Los Angeles FAQ
What is Los Angeles's Burger Price Index this week?+
Los Angeles, CA prints at $16.22 for the week of 2026-11-09. +3.6% week-over-week. That's the weighted tape across fast-food, casual, and premium burgers sampled in Los Angeles.
How does Los Angeles compare to the national average?+
Los Angeles sits 10.0% above the national print of $14.75 — rank #3 of 10 tracked cities (highest BPI first).
What's the cheapest and most expensive burger in Los Angeles?+
Floor: In-N-Out Burger at $5.40. Ceiling: Petit Trois at $29.00. Sample this week: 12 burgers. Full tape is on this page.
How do I read Los Angeles'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 Los Angeles?+
Closest peers on BPI this week: Seattle, WA ($16.11); San Francisco, CA ($16.77). 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 Los Angeles's weekly BPI history (CSV) · free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with credit to burgerprice.com.