Burger King vs Arby's
Price & calories · 2026
Roast beef, not burgers; curly fries and a deli-style menu
Dataset compiled 28 August 2026 126 Arby's items tracked
Burger King wins on
A full flame-grilled burger line Arby's does not sell
Arby's wins on
Roast beef, sliced deli meats and curly fries no burger chain matches
Burger King and Arby's compared across 2 matched items: Burger King is cheaper on 1 of the 1 rows where both chains have a tracked price, and carries fewer calories on 0 of 2. On the headline comparison the Whopper is 670–710 cal at $6.19–$8.04, against Deluxe Burger at 600 cal and $8.99. In short: A full flame-grilled burger line Arby's does not sell, while Arby's wins on roast beef, sliced deli meats and curly fries no burger chain matches.
Both chains are overwhelmingly franchised, so prices are ranges rather than fixed figures, and rows our sources do not cover are marked not tracked rather than estimated - Arby's price coverage is 21 of 126 tracked items. Competitor figures come from the same sources and the same checks as our Burger King data, so this comparison is like for like.
Product images are illustrations of the food type, generated for this site or openly licensed. They are not photographs of Burger King products, and the item you are served may look different.
The signature burgers side by side
The Whopper carries 110 more calories than the Deluxe Burger. Calories use the upper bound where our two nutrition sources disagree.
"We have the meats" is Arby's whole pitch, and the meat is roast beef rather than a burger patty. That makes Burger King against Arby's a comparison between a flame-grilled burger chain and a fast-food deli, so the overlap is smaller than it first looks. For the burger side in full, see our full Burger King menu with prices.
Arby's does now sell a Deluxe Burger and a Crispy Chicken sandwich, and those are the two rows where a real head to head exists and both sides are priced. Its signature roast beef, its Beef n Cheddar and its curly fries are things Burger King has no answer to at all. This is less a question of which burger is better and more burger chain against deli, which is the honest way to read the table below.
How do Burger King and Arby's compare on price and calories?
2 matched items
| Item role | Burger King | Arby's | Price diff | Calorie diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature burger | Whopper $6.19–$8.04 · 670–710 cal | Deluxe Burger $8.99 · 600 cal | BK cheaper by $0.95+ | BK +110 |
| Basic cheeseburger | Cheeseburger $1.89 · 300 cal | not tracked | - | - |
| Fries (largest tracked) | French Fries - Large price not tracked · 440 cal | not tracked | - | - |
| Crispy chicken sandwich | Royal Crispy Chicken $5.99–$7.79 · 600 cal | Crispy Chicken $6.59 · 530 cal | ranges overlap | BK +70 |
| Chocolate shake | Chocolate Shake $3.39–$5.29 · 590 cal | not tracked | - | - |
Price comparisons use the tracked RANGES, not their midpoints. Where two ranges overlap the table says so rather than naming a winner, because at some pairs of restaurants either chain can be the cheaper one. A direction is claimed only where the ranges do not overlap at all, and the figure shown is then the gap between the nearest bounds, which is a minimum rather than an estimate. Calories use the upper bound where our sources disagree, so nothing is understated. See how we source prices and calories.
Who wins at what?
Burger King is better for
- A flame-grilled burger line, from the Whopper to the cheeseburger, that Arby's cannot match
- A milkshake and a wider dessert range against Arby's shakes and turnovers
- Generally lower prices on the items that overlap, on our tracked figures
Arby's is better for
- Roast beef and sliced deli meats, the core of the menu and unique in fast food
- Curly fries, which Burger King has no equivalent for
- A Beef n Cheddar and a French Dip that are genuine signatures with no BK counterpart
A burger chain against a deli
Arby's built its identity on roast beef sandwiches, and that is what most customers go for. Burger King sells no roast beef at all, and Arby's burger line is a recent, secondary addition. So the fairest framing is not the Whopper against an Arby's flagship, it is whether you want a flame-grilled burger or a roast beef sandwich today, and only the burger and chicken rows below can be compared on numbers.
Where they do overlap, on the Deluxe Burger and the Crispy Chicken sandwich, Burger King is generally the cheaper option on our tracked prices.
Curly fries and the meats have no BK answer
Arby's curly fries and its roast beef are the reasons to choose it, and neither has a Burger King equivalent, so no row can capture them. If either is what you want, the comparison is over before price enters into it. That is worth stating plainly rather than pretending the two menus line up more than they do.
Burger King vs Arby's FAQs
Does Arby's sell burgers?
Yes, but recently and as a secondary line. Arby's is built on roast beef and sliced deli meats; its Deluxe Burger and Wagyu burgers were added later. Burger King is a burger chain first, which is why only the burger and chicken rows can be compared directly.
Is Burger King or Arby's cheaper?
On the two items both sell and both have a tracked price for, the Deluxe Burger and a crispy chicken sandwich, Burger King is generally cheaper on our figures. But most of Arby's menu, the roast beef and curly fries, has no Burger King equivalent to price against.
Sources
- Arby's calories - FatSecret (90% of values are multiples of ten, our label-value check)
- Arby's prices, thirstybear.com
- Arby's official site (corporate information
- Burger King figures come from the same sources and the same checks, so this comparison is like for like) see our sourcing and editorial policy.