Living in London or Surrey? You'll be forking out up to £4 extra for the same large margarita pizza from Papa Johns, Dominoes, Pizza Hut and Pizza Express because of where you live
CUSTOMERS are forking out up to 33 per cent more for their pizza when they order from the four top takeaway chains according to where they live.
Pizza lovers in London and Surrey will be paying up to £4 MORE for their favourite dish than someone ordering the same one in Liverpool, new research found.
Prices for takeaway pizzas can be eye watering, especially after we revealed how ordering a small pizza can cost you three times as much as a large. Tough news, huh?
Now it's been found that in some areas, pizza chains Domino's, Pizza Hut, Pizza Express and Papa Johns, are charging customers more for a large margarita pizza even though the same dish is cheaper at another branch.
Papa John's was found to show the biggest price difference, with customers in Surrey and London being charge up to £4 more for their pizza.
Despite identical sizes, toppings and crusts, the American restaurant chain showed significant price hikes between stores in the north and the south.
The £15.99 price listed for the large original cheese and tomato pizza in both Surrey and London is 33 per cent more expensive than the £11.99 version in Merseyside.
You can buy the cheapest Domino's margarita pizza from branches in Hull where it will cost you £12.99, compared to the rip off price of £15.99 in London and Surrey.
Pizza Hut were also guilty of charging more for the pizzas if you order them down south, with ones in Cambridge costing £13.95 compared to £15.85 in London, where it costs £1.90 more.
Even posher brand Pizza Express will charge you more for the classic pizza topping when you order it in London where it will cost you £9.65.
You can buy the same pizza for 85p cheaper in branches in Glasgow, Stoke, Aberdeen, Derby, Swansea and Worcestershire.
One reason behind the price hikes is because all of the chains run franchises which means that different branches will set their own prices, based on the most popular dishes in that area.
TAKEAWAY pizzas taste great but they can hit you hard on your wallet. Here are some tips on how to save on pizza:
Cashback websites - and will pay you to order your pizza through them. They're paid by retailers for every click that comes to their website from the cashback site, which eventually trickles down to you. So you'll get cashback on orders placed through them.
Discount codes - Check sites like for any discount codes you can use to get money off your order.
Make you own topping - One savvy customer noticed that Domino's charges up to 70p MORE for pizzas on it's menu compared to ordering the same one through the "create your own" option. It's worth trying out to see if it makes a difference before you place your next order.
Buy it from the shops - Okay, it might not taste exactly the same but you'll save the most money by picking up your favourite pizza from your local supermarket. Some Asda stores sell freshly made ones from the pizza counter where prices start at £2.
The research by looked at the four big chains in 19 cities, including London, Bristol, Slough and Colchester.
The Sun Online has reached out to the pizza chains for comment and will update this article when they get back to us.
Louise Butler, a spokesperson for Domino’s said: "We’re committed to providing freshly handmade pizza at the best possible value, which is why we offer a range of competitive prices and great national deals.
"Our franchisees determine local prices so there can be some difference due to other regional variations such as wage levels, rental costs, petrol prices and in London, the living wage."
Pizza Hut is bringing back its cheesy bites dish because customers missed it so much. The classic treat includes 26 individual cheese-filled bites around the crust.
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