I like to anecdotally track burrito prices. When I worked in Hawthorne in 2010, there was a $4 burrito option. When I left in 2013, it was a $5.50 burrito. In

I like to anecdotally track burrito prices. When I worked in Hawthorne in 2010, there was a $4 burrito option. When I left in 2013, it was a $5.50 burrito. In the bay area, it seems like burritos with guacamole have been $9-11 for several years now. Restaurant breakfast burritos have seemingly gone up from $8 to about $12 in the last two years. Grocery store deli counter breakfast burritos have gone up from about $3.50 to about $4.50. Microwave burritos have gone up from $not-worth-it to $not-worth-it + 2 over the last couple years. The diner down the street from me makes the best breakfast burrito for about $9, enough to feed two people. It's pretty amazing, considering it would probably cost me $6 to recreate from the grocery store. My favorite coffee shop in 2019 had a $12 burrito that was a bit overpriced but worth it; they shut down months before the pandemic ramped up, though. I suspect it was partially because of the burrito price. Their food was expensive enough that my wife and I would always share an entree regardless of how hungry we were. We live in a touristy area, and there are local restaurants we won't even consider going to because it's so overpriced.