Mcdonald’s explains why the cheeseburger is double the price of a hamburger after customer outrage

A furious McDonald’s customer has demanded to know why a single slice of cheese costs more than a whole burger.

The customer bought a cheeseburger recently, paying $4.25, before noticing hamburgers on the menu for just $2.

The only difference between the two burgers is a single slice of cheese. 

‘When did a slice of cheese become more expensive than the whole burger?’ he fumed. 

And other foodies were just as baffled by the price difference. 

Many accused the fast food chain of ‘ripping off’ customers. 

‘Royal commission into cheeseburger prices,’ one user replied to the man’s gripe while another asked: ‘Is it because they’re ripping us off?’. 

‘Yeah, I asked this question the other day, even the staff think its ridiculous,’ a third recalled.

Someone joked it was because of a ‘cheese tax’ while a restaurant worker pointed out the price of cheese has increased over the past few months. 

‘Work in a restaurant that uses a lot of cheese. Cost of cheese has gone through the roof in the last six to nine months. Killing my food costs,’ they explained. 

Many thought the price difference could be because of the hamburger’s inclusion on the Maccas Loose Change Menu.

‘The $2 Hamburger is a promotion. The $4.25 Cheeseburger is regular price,’ one person explained. 

Outside of the Loose Change Menu, the Hamburger is approximately 75 cents less than the Cheeseburger, although prices can vary slightly restaurant to restaurant. 

Many pointed out, unlike the $4.25 cheeseburger (left), the $2 hamburger (right) is a special included on the Maccas Loose Change menu

Both burgers have all the same other fillings including a beef patty, onion, pickles as well as mustard and ketchup.

Some Maccas fans thought they had a solution to get a cheaper cheeseburger but an employee shut down their hacks. 

‘What happens if you order a Hamburger and cheese?’ one person asked and another suggested: ‘Just get a hamburger and add cheese’.

‘I work at a Maccas. To all those asking if they can add cheese to the hamburger, you cannot. On the app it isn’t listed. In store it’s not on the machines or kiosks,’ the staff member replied. 

One foodie shared their own cheeseburger trick: ‘I’ve brought a few of these hamburgers on my way home before and slapped a slice of Woolies smokey cheese slices on each one. Worked well.’