The Halal Cart Index

Everything has a price. We measure it in chicken over rice, white sauce and a little red.

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What does it cost?

iPhone Duo, 1TB

Price of one cart platter

$9.00

That's

288

halal cart platters

Your receipt

Share just how much your next purchase is worth in halal carts.


      

Customize your order

The cart guy always asks. Choose wisely.

BBQ sauce on halal is for people who clap when the plane lands.

Every platter, counted

Tap anything to convert it. Real US prices from 2026.

The jaw-droppers

Some numbers only make sense in platters. Tap one to put it on the board.

What are you worth in carts?

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Starts at NYC's 2026 minimum wage, $17 an hour. A yearly salary is split over 2,080 working hours.

The Global Cart Index

Like the Big Mac Index, but better. The same chicken over rice, priced around the world. Tap "Use this price" to run everything above at that city's rate.

CityPlatterIn US dollarsYour itemiPhone Duo 256GB

Local menu prices converted at late-2026 rates (£1 = $1.34, CA$1 = $0.71, AED 1 = $0.27). The iPhone column uses each country's own launch price, in local platters.

Halal-Cart-Flation

A platter at the famous 53rd & 6th cart was $6 in 2009. Here's where it went, and what your item would have cost back then.

Your item in platters, then and now

    Prices come from different carts in different years, so read it as a rough trend. The dashed line is $6 from 2010 adjusted for inflation: about $9.55 today.