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21 Meals Under $5

Your ultimate guide to eating out on five dollars or less.

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21 Meals Under $5
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If you're in college or plain broke like me, eating is the struggle. Even you're just trying to save money it can sometimes be difficult to make food money stretch a whole week. If this situation sounds all too familiar to you, here are 21 places you can enjoy for $5 or less:

1. Arby's

Snack size french fries, Jr. Cheddar Melt and Jr. Shake.

Total $4.55

2. Bob Evan's

Twisted Cheese Sticks appetizer.

Total $4.47

3. Bonefish

A cup of corn chowder & lump crab soup.

Total $5.26

4. Chick-fil-A

8-piece Nugget and chocolate chip cookie.

Total $4.75

5. Chipotle

1-piece chicken taco and chips & salsa.

Total $4.87

6. Church's Chicken

Big Tex Tender Sandwich combo (small drink and a side.)

Total $4.92

7. Einstein Bros. Bagels

Two classic bagels with Smaher and a medium fresh brewed coffee.

Total $4.29

8. Ihop

Hot fudge brownie sundae.

Total $4.47

9. Jimmy John's

Ham & cheese, roast beef, tuna or turkey breast 8 inch sub.

$4.76

10. KFC

Go Cup (3 Hot Wings & Wedges) and 3 cookies.

Total $4.56

11. Little Caesar's

4-piece stuffed Crazy Bread.

Total $3.36

12. McDonald's

McPick 2 (McDouble or McChickenand fries or mozzarella sticks,) cheeseburger, medium sweet tea.

Total $4.98

13. Panera Bread

Tomato mozzarella flatbread

Total $5.59

14. Papa John's

10-piece chicken poppers.

Total $5.60

15. Pollo Tropical

Chicken quesadilla wrap and fountain drink.

Total $5.54

16. Qdoba

Kids burrito bowl, side and drink.

$4.00

17. Rally's

Double Rally Burger with Cheese and a snack milkshake.

Total $5.01

18. Subway

6-inch Spicy Italian sub and 1 cookie. Or ask what their featured $5-Footlong is.

Total $4.95

19. Taco Bell

Double Decker Taco, Chipotle Chicken Loaded Griller, bag of Doritos, medium drink and 21 cents to spare.

Total $4.79

20. Wawa

3-piece chicken strips and gas station snacks.

Total $3.10-$5

21. Zaxby's

Kickin Chicken Sandwich meal.

Total $4.27


Author's note: All price estimates are based off Florida prices from this site.

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