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A McDonalds cheeseburger costs $2.99 and carries 300 calories. It has been on the menu since 1949, and in New York it comes without mustard.
A McDonalds cheeseburger contains 300 calories, 15g of protein and 13g of fat, and costs $2.99 at the national midpoint. One beef patty, one slice of American cheese, pickles, chopped onions, ketchup and mustard on a toasted bun.
This and the plain hamburger are the two oldest things McDonald's still sells, both dating to the original 1949 menu. Almost nothing about the build has changed since. This page covers the price, the full nutrition, exactly what goes on it, and two regional variations most people have never heard of. Prices for the rest of the range are on our McDonald's burgers menu, and the full board is on the McDonald's menu with prices.
Our surveyed national midpoint is $2.99. This is one of the cheapest hot items McDonald's sells and a fixture of every value menu the company has ever run, so participating restaurants often list it below three dollars on the McValue board.
A McDonalds cheeseburger is 300 calories with 15g of protein, the lightest burger on the menu after the plain hamburger, and one of the few items where you can eat a hot meal at McDonald's for under a third of a typical daily calorie allowance.
Without the bun a McDonalds cheeseburger comes to roughly 150 calories with 6g of carbohydrate, keeping 14g of protein. Holding the ketchup takes out most of the remaining sugar. Both changes are free, and both are handled more reliably through the app or kiosk than at the counter.
A McDonalds cheeseburger holds six things, and the recipe has barely moved since 1949. A 1.6oz beef patty seasoned with salt and pepper only, one slice of American cheese, two dill pickle slices, rehydrated chopped onions, ketchup and mustard, on a toasted bun.
The hamburger and the cheeseburger were both on the 1949 menu, which makes them the oldest things McDonald's still sells. Nothing else on the current board comes close — the Big Mac arrived in 1967 and the Quarter Pounder in 1971. In some countries it was sold for years as the Junior Burger.
Contains wheat, milk and soy. Full ingredient detail on McDonald's own product page.
The McDonalds cheeseburger build is standard nationwide with two documented exceptions, and neither is a secret menu hack. Both are how McDonald's itself serves the burger in those places.
The McDonalds cheeseburger is the second cheapest and second lightest burger they sell. Everything above it on the board adds either a patty, a cheese slice or both, and the calorie steps between them are remarkably even.
Prices are a national midpoint recorded from restaurant menu boards in August 2026 and vary by location. Nutrition figures are McDonald's published US data. Every item's calorie count is on our calorie list, and the full board with current pricing is on the McDonald's menu with prices.
300 calories, with 15g of protein, 13g of fat and 32g of carbohydrate. That is McDonald's own published figure. A plain hamburger without the cheese slice is 250.
$2.99 at the national midpoint. Rural restaurants run closer to $2.39 and airport locations to $3.89. Participating restaurants often list it below three dollars on the McValue board.
A 1.6oz beef patty seasoned with salt and pepper, one slice of American cheese, two dill pickle slices, rehydrated chopped onions, ketchup and mustard on a toasted bun. No sesame seeds.
One slice of American cheese. Everything else is identical. The slice adds 50 calories, 3g of protein, 170mg of sodium and about 30 cents.
Because the pickle is the only component containing an artificial preservative. McDonald's advertises the burger as having none, then flags that one exception on its own product page. Without pickles it genuinely meets the claim.
Yes. Across most of the New York City area McDonald's serves the hamburger and cheeseburger without mustard as standard. It is a long-standing regional default rather than a mistake, so ask for mustard if you want it.
It was on the original 1949 menu alongside the plain hamburger, making the two of them the oldest items McDonald's still sells. The Big Mac did not arrive until 1967.
Roughly 150, with carbohydrate dropping from 32g to about 6g while keeping 14g of protein. McDonald's will serve it in a container at no charge. Order through the app or kiosk for a more reliable result.
Frozen. Only the Quarter Pounder range uses fresh beef cooked to order in the US. Every other burger, including this one, uses a frozen patty.
On price it is among the cheapest hot items on the menu. On protein per dollar the McDouble beats it at 6.3g against 5g. The sodium is the drawback at 720mg, which is 31 percent of the daily recommendation for a 300 calorie sandwich.
Prices shown are based on typical U.S. McDonald’s menu prices as of August 2026 and may vary by location. Check your local restaurant or McDonald’s app for the latest prices.