The two biggest food delivery platforms in South Africa are Uber Eats and Mr D Food, each of which offers a large selection of restaurants and charges their own delivery and service fees.
These applications partner with restaurants to facilitate deliveries to customers within a certain area. Food is delivered by driver-partners who use the app to choose when to accept deliveries and in which areas to operate.
Uber Eats charges a variable delivery fee depending on how far away your location is from your restaurant of choice, while Mr D food adds a fixed service fee to each order.
To determine which of these applications was cheaper for South Africans to use, we compared the delivery pricing for a variety of meals from a selection of popular restaurants.
We used a central location in Johannesburg as our benchmark delivery point, selecting the closest restaurants to simulate a realistic scenario.
The delivery or service fee charged by Uber Eats and Mr D Food was noted and included in the price of each order.
This provides a realistic comparison of the total cost for ordering each menu item. We did not include the tip amount, although it is important to note that both uber Eats and Mr D Food allow you to tip delivery drivers.
Below are the results of the comparison.
McDonald’s
Delivery Fee:
Uber Eats – R3
Mr D Food – R5
| Menu Item | Mr D Food | Uber Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Big Mac | R47.90 | R46.43 |
| McChicken Meal | R51.90 | R52.94 |
| Quarter Pounder with Cheese | R58.90 | R58.82 |
| Big Mac Meal | R59.90 | R55.15 |
| McFeast Spicy Meal | R103 | R93.41 |
| Beef Sharebag | R231.90 | R218.04 |
| Chicken Sharebag | R231.90 | R220.04 |
| Average Price | R112.20 | R106.40 |
Debonairs
Delivery Fee:
- Uber Eats – R6
- Mr D Food – R5
| Menu Item | Mr D Food | Uber Eats |
|---|---|---|
| Classic Margherita | R69.90 | R74.15 |
| Four Seasons | R99.90 | R105.65 |
| Club | R114.90 | R121.40 |
| Tikka Chicken | R119.90 | R126.65 |
| Crammed-Crust Meat | R154.90 | R163.40 |
| Double Crammed-Crust Chicken | R164.90 | R173.90 |
| Triple-Decker Creamy Chicken | R174.90 | R184.40 |
| Average Price | R128.47 | R135.65 |
Mugg & Bean
Delivery Fee:
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- Uber Eats – R3
- Mr D Food – R5
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