Undoubtedly McDonald’s is making butter on the backs of consumers in Saône-et-Loire…
In its edition of Sunday, January 22, Le Parisien / Today released a survey on the prices of the Big Mac, the famous McDonald’s hamburger sold individually in France. And the least we can say is that the disparities are enormous between the cheapest sold in Vincennes at the price of 4.45 euros each and that sold in Dijon at the price of 6.90 euros, as we reported in a first article (Click here).
“In Creusot it is more expensive than the national average” have written to us in substance several faithful of creusot-infos. Indeed, while the average price of the Big Mac sold in France is 5.40 euros, in Le Creusot it is sold for 5.90 euros, or 9.26% more expensive. This is also the case in Autun, Montceau les Mines, Chalon sur Saône, Paray le Monial, Digoin.
But this is not true everywhere in Saône-et-Loire. Individually, the Big Mac came to 5.45 euros in Tournus and Branges near Louhans, 5.50 euros in Sancé north of Mâcon, or 5.60 euros in Chauffailles
More surprisingly, if we exclude the Dijon record, it is better to buy a Big Mac individually in the neighboring departments of Saône-et-Loire. It is indeed sold for 5.70 euros in Beaune, 5.20 euros in Decize in the Nièvre, and even 4.90 euros in Nevers, i.e. 1 euro less than in most towns in Saône-et-Loire, c ie 20.41% cheaper. Even constant in the Loire, where it is sold for 4.85 euros in Roanne!
In the Ain department, it is sold for 5.45 euros in Bourg en Bresse, in the Rhône department it is sold for 5.50 euros in Belleville sur Saône.
In the Yonne department, it’s 5.10 euros in Auxerre and Tonnerre, and 5.70 euros in Avallon.
It is only in Lons le Saunier in the Jura that it is sold more expensive than in Saône-et-Loire, namely at 6 euros for the unit. Same price in Dole and Champagnole.
The real and legitimate question that consumers can ask themselves is to know what justifies these price differences and, as far as the Saône-et-Loire is concerned, why is the Big Mac more expensive in most cities compared to cities in neighboring departments.