The latest price hike for StarbucksвЂ™ products was announced in summer 2014, but donвЂ™t be surprised if you see future increases. In 2015, a tall freshly brewed coffee is around $1.75. In 1994, a tall Starbucks coffee cost $1.25, but by 2013 that price had risen to $1.96, reports Bloomberg Business. Starbucks has been able to increase prices even as other players jump into the premium coffee business. Today, a bean burrito will set you back $1.29. reports Taco BellвЂ™s bean burrito was only $0.69 in 2002, but the price increased to $1.19 in 2013. HereвЂ™s another fast food item that nearly doubled in price over the years.

A large hand-tossed cheese pizza now costs $10.49. Currently, the only thing you can buy at the pizza joint for around that price is maybe a bottle of water. Today, the family meals range from $13.49 to $42.99.ДЄt Pizza Hut, a large mozzarella cheese pizza cost only $1.50 in 1958, according to this photo of the original menu. But by 2015, the price had increased to $2.35, according to .Д«ack in the day, you could feed your family with KFCвЂ™s Family Bucket - which included 15 pieces of chicken and six hot rolls - for only $4.90. In 1948, an In-N-Out cheeseburger cost only $0.30, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. National burger chains arenвЂ™t the only fast food restaurants that have raised their prices. WendyвЂ™s Frosty has seen a relatively stable price for some time. According to, the sandwich cost only $2.25 in 2002, and the DaveвЂ™s Hot вЂn Juicy 1/4 lb. Over the last 13 years, WendyвЂ™s single nearly doubled in price. So for an extra patty on your bun, expect to pay an additional $1.10. Like the Whopper, Burger King has seen the price of the Double Whopper rise from $2.99 in 2002, reports, all the way to its current price at $5.09. In 1957, a Whopper cost only $0.37 - today that price is $3.99. Nowadays, fries range from $1.29 to $1.79.ДЄnother popular burger fast food joint, Burger KingвЂ™s famous Whopper is much more expensive now than it was in the 1950s. In the 1950s, fries were only $0.10, as seen in this photo from The Huffington Post. Say what you will about McDonaldвЂ™s other menu items, but itвЂ™s hard to complain about its fries - which are arguably priceless. Today, it costs $1, and a double cheeseburger is $1.59. In 1955, a McDonaldвЂ™s cheeseburger was only $0.19, reports the Chicago Tribune.

The Big Mac is not the only price spike you can find in the McDonaldвЂ™s burger family. From 1968 to January 2015, the price of a Big Mac jumped from around $0.49 to $4.79, according to Desert News and The Economist. Perhaps one of McDonaldвЂ™s most iconic menu items, the Big Mac has experienced a drastic price change over the years. From WendyвЂ™s to Starbucks - and cheeseburgers to coffee - take a look at how much classic burgers, fries, drinks and other items have increased in price throughout the years. So although the cost of fast food has increased since you, your parents or your grandparents were kids, you should enjoy the current, relatively low prices while you can. The price increase doesnвЂ™t stop there, though if sales decrease by 14 percent, the average fast food joint would likely have to raise its prices by a whopping 38 percent. What does this mean for menu prices? Prices would have to increase by approximately 15 percent as well. There is a myriad of factors that impact the prices of your favorite fast food items, including employeesвЂ™ wages.ДЄccording to a 2014 report from The Heritage Foundation, if fast food restaurants were to raise the minimum wage for workers to $15 an hour, the restaurantsвЂ™ total costs would increase by about 15 percent. If you were around in the 1950s and вЂ™60s, for example, you could probably feed your family of four for less than $2 at McDonaldвЂ™s or Burger King!ДЇast food brands like these are subject to price increases over time, but it can be difficult to predict how much prices will rise by looking at inflation. While food prices should be expected to rise over time with the natural progression of inflation, you might be surprised by how cheap some of your favorite fast food items were in the past.

Cost of a big mac in 2009