McDonalds has a multinational presence, along with taking regional pricing into account (meaning the prices of food items differ and adjusted based on GDP per capita), like a Big Mac is $6 before tax while the same is $2 in another country.
The menu is different by country (certain menu items are only available in that region, like how Japan has burgers with teriyaki sauce or rice buns) along with the menu being around ¥1500 for a tray while the same is $40 in the US.
I mean, have you tried McDonalds overseas? If so, is it cheaper when you consider regional pricing and what item do you wish was available at US McDonalds but only remains in that country? Is McDonalds in other countries better or worse?
Can’t speak to McDonald’s, but I can for KFC.
KFC outside the US is great. Genuinely good and typically not the cheapest food, but not pricey. In some places it’s just original recipe (which is fairly crispy) and spicy.
In the US it’s fully disgusting. Top to bottom, everything is gross, and it’s not cheap enough to be so gross. I would rather skip a meal than eat KFC in the US. But KFC anywhere in Africa is on par with the excitement of a Nando’s - guaranteed good food ahead.
Last time I had McDonald’s at all was 2007 in Morocco and it made me feel gross, so I haven’t touched it since.
KFC is regarded as midrange in China. And to be fair it’s not bad. My wife tried a KFC in the Netherlands and it was shockingly terrible.
I can see that. Ultimately, they do play to the local market, so maybe preferences that were closest to pickled herring won out (to be fair, I actually like pickled herring, so maybe I’d like KFC NL)
KFC is terrible in France. Then again, so is McDonalds, and both are waaay too expensive for what you get.
I actually prefer Burger King here, which is something cause in the states it’s… not great.