$1.35 Updated 26 May 2026
McDonald's Deals and Specials 2026
Every McDonald's deal that can honestly be priced, priced. The McValue menu, the breakfast deals, what two sandwiches cost since the 2 for $6 went regional, and the specials on the board right now.
One thing upfront, because most deal pages get it wrong: the rotating offers live in the McDonald's app, change weekly and differ between restaurants, so a list of "this week's deals" is out of date the day it is published. The deals at McDonald's that can be pinned down are the permanent ones, and those are below with verified prices, re-checked weekly. Where a deal cannot be pinned down, this page says so instead of guessing.
12
McValue items with verified prices
19
items under $3
$1.35
cheapest item on the menu
McDonald's Deals Today and Right Now
The offers running today sit in the Deals tab of the McDonald's app, and they are personal: two people in the same queue can see different discounts. The rotation refreshes weekly, a long running staple gives you free medium Fries on Fridays with any app purchase of a dollar or more, and every order earns rewards points on top. The coupons page walks through the app system and what the points are worth.
What no app is needed for: everything below. The McValue menu and the breakfast deals are permanent fixtures with stable prices, and the seasonal specials hold their price for the weeks they run. The figures on this page come from live restaurant listings and were last refreshed on 26 May 2026, so "right now" here means exactly that.
The McValue Menu: Every Value Deal, Priced
When people search for McDonald's value deals, this is the answer: McValue, the permanent value range, successor to the Dollar Menu and the closest thing McDonald's has to a standing deal. This is the full current lineup from the menu data, cheapest first.
| McValue item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee (Medium) | $2.49 | 10 |
| Sausage McMuffin | $2.99 | 400 |
| Sausage Burrito | $2.99 | 310 |
| Hash Browns | $2.99 | 140 |
| McChicken | $3.79 | 390 |
| Sausage Biscuit | $4.09 | 460 |
| McDouble | $4.19 | 390 |
| Small French Fries | $4.49 | 230 |
| Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal | $5.29 | n/a |
| Sausage McMuffin Meal Deal | $5.99 | n/a |
| The McChicken Meal Deal Bundle | $8.79 | n/a |
| The McDouble Meal Deal Bundle | $9.49 | n/a |
Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) and Coca-Cola (Medium) No Ice also sit on the McValue board, but the listings we verify publish no standalone price for them, so none is shown.
The two bundle deals at the bottom of the range do the most work. The Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal at $5.29 and the Sausage McMuffin Meal Deal at $5.99 each pack a sandwich, Hash Browns and a small drink into one price, which is the arithmetic the next section runs. The full range lives on the value meals page alongside the regular combo meals.
McDonald's Breakfast Deals
The two breakfast deals are the strongest standing value on the whole menu, and unlike the app offers they are there every morning. Both end when breakfast ends, usually 10:30am on weekdays and 11:00am at weekends, so the breakfast hours page matters here.
| Breakfast deal | Deal price | Same food separately | What the deal adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal | $5.29 | $7.08 for Sausage Biscuit + Hash Browns | $1.79 saved, drink included |
| Sausage McMuffin Meal Deal | $5.99 | $5.98 for Sausage McMuffin + Hash Browns | the drink for almost nothing |
Read that middle column again, because it is the whole case: the sandwich and the Hash Browns bought on their own already cost close to the deal price, and the deal then puts a small drink on the tray as well. Nothing in the app reliably beats these two for a solo breakfast. The rest of the morning menu, with every priced item, is on the breakfast menu page.
The 2 for $6 Deal, and What Pairs Cost Now
The 2 for $6 Mix & Match, two picks from a short list that has featured the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, 10 piece McNuggets and Filet-O-Fish over the years, is a regional promotion rather than a national fixture. Some markets run it, some run a 2 for $3.99 on breakfast sandwiches instead, and the listings we verify carry no such bundle right now, so we will not pretend to price one.
What can be priced is the same idea built by hand. Every pair below comes from the cheap end of the sandwich board at verified single prices, and several land in the old deal's territory without any promotion at all.
| Two sandwiches | Combined price |
|---|---|
| Hamburger + second Hamburger | $5.88 |
| Hamburger + Cheeseburger | $6.33 |
| Hamburger + McChicken | $6.73 |
| Cheeseburger + second Cheeseburger | $6.78 |
| Hamburger + McDouble | $7.13 |
| Cheeseburger + McChicken | $7.18 |
| Cheeseburger + McDouble | $7.58 |
| McChicken + second McChicken | $7.58 |
| McChicken + McDouble | $7.98 |
| McDouble + second McDouble | $8.38 |
Singles priced as medians from live listings. If your local restaurant runs the actual 2 for $6, it will beat most of these rows for the bigger sandwiches, so check the app before ordering the pair separately.
McDonald's Nuggets Specials
Nuggets are the one corner of the menu where the honest answer is short: the restaurant listings we verify publish no standalone McNuggets prices at the moment, not for the 4 piece, the 10 piece meal or the Happy Meal versions. Rather than print a guess, this site shows none.
That gap exists because nuggets are the app's favourite bargaining chip. A discounted or free McNuggets offer appears in the Deals tab rotation more often than almost any other item, which is exactly why counter prices for them float. If nuggets are the order, open the app first: the offer there is usually the best nugget price in the building.
For what is knowable, the Chicken McNuggets (4 piece) runs 170 calories, about 43 per nugget, and the nuggets menu page carries full nutrition, sauces and the McCrispy Strips alongside.
Current McDonald's Specials on the Menu
Specials in the proper sense, limited time items that will leave the board, currently number 8 in the menu data: the Caramel Apple Pie McCafe drinks, the Red Bull Energizers and the Orange Dream line. These hold their price while they run, then disappear rather than discount.
| Limited time item | Price | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| Caramel Apple Pie Iced Coffee Small | $4.19 | 240 |
| Orange Dream with Fanta Small | $4.39 | 250 |
| Caramel Apple Pie Latte Small | $5.39 | 340 |
| Caramel Apple Pie Iced Latte Small | $5.39 | 280 |
| Caramel Apple Pie Frappe Small | $6.29 | 530 |
| Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer 22 Oz | $6.39 | 200 |
| Red Bull Zero Sugar Dragonberry Energizer Medium | $6.39 | 100 |
This list follows the live menu data, so when a special leaves the board it leaves this page on the next weekly refresh.
Is the Meal Actually Cheaper?
Each row compares a meal against buying the same sandwich, Small French Fries and a drink separately. The saving is real but smaller than the bundling implies, and on some rows it nearly disappears.
Separate price uses Small French Fries at $4.49 and Diet Coke (Small) at $2.69. Prices vary by location. Updated 26 May 2026.
Most Food per Dollar
When the budget is the constraint rather than the appetite, this is the ranking that matters: calories bought per dollar spent.
| Item | Price | Calories | Calories per $1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Breakfast with Hotcakes | $8.44 | 1340 | 159 |
| Big Breakfast | $7.19 | 1060 | 147 |
| Sausage McMuffin | $2.99 | 400 | 134 |
| Hotcakes and Sausage | $6.69 | 770 | 115 |
| Sausage Biscuit | $4.09 | 460 | 112 |
| Sausage Egg and Cheese Bagel | $6.48 | 710 | 110 |
| Hotcakes | $5.59 | 580 | 104 |
| Sausage Burrito | $2.99 | 310 | 104 |
| McChicken | $3.79 | 390 | 103 |
| Snack Wrap Mccrispy Ranch | $3.89 | 400 | 103 |
How McDonald's Deals Actually Work
Almost every McDonald's discount now runs through the app. Paper coupons are close to extinct, and the printed offers that used to arrive in mailers have moved to a rotating set of app deals that changes weekly. The offers you see depend on your location, and two people standing in the same queue can have different deals on their phones.
That rotation is the reason no site can honestly list current offers. By the time a page about this week's deals has been written, indexed and read, the deals have moved. What does not move is the underlying menu pricing, which is what this page is built on.
The stable parts worth knowing: the McValue range is permanent rather than promotional, so those prices hold. The two breakfast deals put the drink on the tray for close to nothing, as the table above shows. Meal bundles save a real but modest amount against buying the parts. And ordering in the app rather than at the counter is where the rotating discounts live, which the coupons page covers in detail.
For a whole week rather than one order, the meal planner tracks a budget across seven days, and the group order calculator handles feeding a crowd.
Deals and Specials Questions
What deals does McDonald's have right now?
The rotating offers live in the McDonald's app, change weekly and differ between restaurants, so no fixed list stays correct. What holds steady is the McValue menu, and every one of its 12 priced items is on this page with a verified figure. Prices here are re-checked weekly.
What is the McDonald's 2 for $6 deal?
A Mix & Match offer that lets you pick two items from a short list, historically sandwiches such as the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese and 10 piece McNuggets, for one flat price. It comes and goes by region rather than running nationally, and it is not in the listings we verify at the moment. The pair pricing table above shows what two sandwiches cost without it.
Does McDonald's have breakfast deals?
Yes, and they are permanent rather than rotating. The Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal is $5.29 and the Sausage McMuffin Meal Deal $5.99, each with Hash Browns and a small drink included. Both sit on the McValue menu, and both end when breakfast ends, usually 10:30am on weekdays.
What nugget deals does McDonald's have?
Nugget discounts run almost entirely through the app, where a discounted or free McNuggets offer appears in the rotation regularly. The restaurant listings we verify publish no standalone nugget prices right now, so this page shows none rather than guessing. The app offer is usually the best nugget price available.
What specials does McDonald's have right now?
The current board carries 8 limited time items, including the Caramel Apple Pie McCafe line and the Red Bull Energizer drinks, priced from $4.19. Specials rotate every few months, and this page follows the live menu data, so the list above reflects what is actually on sale.
Are McDonald's meals cheaper than buying items separately?
Usually, though less than people assume. The biggest gap we found is Sausage Biscuit Meal Deal: $5.29 as a meal against $11.27 for the same items bought separately, a saving of $5.98. The full comparison table is above.
What is the McValue menu?
McValue is McDonald's permanent value range in the US, the successor to the Dollar Menu and the $1 $2 $3 branding. It holds 14 items in the current data, from a $2.49 Coffee (Medium) up to the bundle deals, and every priced one is in the table above.
What can I get at McDonald's for under $3?
19 items on the menu come in under $3, and the cheapest options are listed above with their calories. Sauces and condiments are excluded from that count since they are ordered alongside food rather than on their own.
How do I get McDonald's coupons?
Nearly all discounts now run through the McDonald's app rather than paper coupons or codes. The coupons page covers how the app deals work, what the rewards points are worth and what to expect.
Do deals vary by location?
Yes, and considerably. Franchises set their own prices and can run their own local offers, which is why the same deal can be worth more in one town than another. The prices on this site are medians across many restaurants, so treat them as a realistic guide rather than your exact bill.