orcishgamer: Fast food in the US: 1.5 lunches (maybe just one if you want something like a milkshake with your lunch)
stonebro: Really? I thought the US fast food prices were ridiculously low compared to ours, especially so with McD and BK. Like, a big mac meal for $4.50 or something. Those prices however are comparable to what I'd pay in a Norwegian fast food churner.
It depends on what you're ordering and where--- a large Angus combo at McD's is going to run close to $7. I most often order off the value menu and have my own drink at work. Wendy's value menu ranges from $1 to $1.39 per item, so $3 will bag me any two to three of the following: 1) small salad; 2) small baked potato (sour cream, butter, chives optional); 3) bowl of chili; 4) small hamburger; 5) small fries; 6) 5-piece chicken nuggets.
A 12-inch turkey sub at Subway is 1-2 lunches and $5 (on special) or $6.50 (not on sale).
Just under $7 for Chinese/Japanese/Thai takeout from my preferred local pan-Asian joint.
Buying the ingredients on sale? $3 can be 10-12 peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.
Those are average prices in the Southeast US. Someplace like NYC or Hawaii will run higher.