The McDonald's site has some ballpark franching-cost figures for the U.S.: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/franchise/purchasingYourFranchise/newRestaurants.html h

The McDonald's site has some ballpark franching-cost figures for the U.S.: http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/franchise/purchasingYourFranchise/newRestaurants.html http://www.mcdonalds.com/corp/franchise/purchasingYourFranch... The costs associated with new restaurants are as follows: Initial Costs $45,000 Initial Fee paid to McDonald's Equipment and Pre-Opening Costs Typically these costs range from $905,200 to $1,746,000. [...] The new Owner/Operators must pay forty percent (40%) cash of the total costs of a new restaurant, and may finance the remainder from traditional sources. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_do_McDonalds_franchise_owners_earn http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_do_McDonalds_franchise_ow... The average McDonalds franchise owner will make $240,000 per year for each restaurant owned. The average McDonalds restaurant will have sales of 1.9 million per year.