McDonald's Prices

My morning usually starts with a quick stop at McDonald's for my morning Coke and an egg McMuffin, usually $4.36 (tax) at my neighborhood McD's. That's $2.48 for the sandwich and $1.59 for my medium coke. This week I did my usual stop and it was $4.37, now my sandwich is $2.49. Inflation I thought, the economy, everyone has to make a penny.

Today I went to the McDonald's in my old neighborhood and surprise!, my regular meal was $4.04, my sandwich was $2.19 at my old McDonald's. That's a 30 cents difference, and the restaurants are 4 miles apart! Granted, it is not worth it for me to drive every morning to my old neighborhood to save 30 cents, and I understand the difference between franchise owned vs. corporate owned, but 30 cents it's a little steep. I'm just saying...