Combo against a la carte

Every meal against its parts

The parts column adds the median price of each fixed part bought on its own plus the median fountain drink for a drink slot; the meal median is the meal’s own read. 22 meals save money at the medians; One costs more than its parts: 3 Crunchy Tacos Combo ($8.79 against $8.76).

The biggest savings

Meal for 4 saves $18.47, Meal for 2 saves $15.42, Veggie Meal for 2 saves $13.02, Supreme Variety Taco Party Pack saves $9.39 and Discovery Luxe Box saves $7.75. The group meals lead because they carry the most parts; the boxes follow because the announced $5, $7 and $9 prices sit well under the parts.

What the comparison leaves out

A meal is only worth its saving if every part is wanted; a box with a Cinnamon Twists slot saves nothing on a sweet nobody eats. The drink slot is priced at the median fountain drink, and a Freeze or a specialty drink costs more. Where a part is not sold alone on the menus read, the meal is left off this page and says so on its own.

How this page is read

Every price on this page is a range read from 452 restaurants’ own ordering menus in 50 states and DC on 19 September 2026, printed with the count of restaurants behind it; nutrition figures are Taco Bell’s own published records.