Street taco per taco
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $4.28 | $3.40 to $7.67 | 17 |
| Neighborhood | $6.45 | $5.99 to $7.67 | 4 |
| Quick | $4.00 | $3.40 to $6.16 | 12 |
Seattle Tacos Price Index
What Seattle taco spots charge
Medians of 138 prices from 21 restaurants. Updated October 19, 2026. Prices from DoorDash menus, before fees. When we checked 52 Seattle restaurants against their own menus, DoorDash prices ran 0 to 15% higher, most often about 10%. About 1 in 4 charged the same.
- 11 neighborhoods
- 12 items
Carne asada burrito per burrito
| Tier | Median | Range | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seattle | $14.81 | $13.59 to $19.00 | 15 |
| Quick | $14.81 | $13.59 to $16.80 | 13 |
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Most places chargeHow we count
Like with like, from real menus
- 21 Seattle restaurants: 21 from DoorDash menus.
- Prices from DoorDash menus, before fees. When we checked 52 Seattle restaurants against their own menus, DoorDash prices ran 0 to 15% higher, most often about 10%. About 1 in 4 charged the same.
- Street taco is a carne asada taco, or the one price a taqueria charges for any meat. Al pastor and birria tacos are their own lines.
- Tacos and quesabirria are per piece. An order of 3 tacos at $15 counts as $5 a taco, only when the count is stated and no rice, beans or drink come with it.
- Burrito is a regular carne asada or choice-of-meat burrito. Wet, super and plate burritos are left out.
- Quesadilla is a regular meat quesadilla. Cheese-only and veggie ones are left out.
- Chips, horchata and Mexican soda count each place's cheapest listing. Pico de gallo counts as salsa. 32 oz horchata is left out.
- Kids, breakfast and lunch menus are left out. Two sister shops list the same menu and prices; each counts as one place.
- Each place counts once per item. Median means half charge more, half charge less.
- "Most places charge" is the middle half of places. Range is the lowest to the highest price we found. A price shows only when 3 or more places list it.
- Restaurants outside Seattle are left out. Neighborhoods so far: Beacon Hill, Capitol Hill, Columbia City, Downtown, Fremont, Queen Anne, Rainier Valley, SODO, Sand Point, South Lake Union, University District.
- Menu prices before tax, tip and service charges. Updated monthly.
We show the market. Each owner sets their own prices, alone.