What Makes McDonald's Singapore McSaver Meals Different From The US Value Menu

McDonald's, like other fast food restaurants, adapts its menu items to match local palates. This is why, if you're a McDonald's fan, you'd do well to visit an international branch when traveling and potentially score some unique treats. The chain also adapts its deals — and McDonald's Singapore is the perfect example of this. In the Southeast Asian nation, McDonald's offers something called McSaver Meals, which seem similar to Extra Value Meals and start at $5. The meals are typically limited-time-only, with various menu items included in the McSaver Meals at different times.

These meal deals differ from typical U.S. McValue meal deals in a few ways, despite including the same amount of food (typically a sandwich, side, and drink). First, Singapore McDonald's locations just appear to have more options, generally. For breakfast, the chain has offered four different combo options at a time, including the Egg McMuffin, Sausage McMuffin, Chicken McMuffin, and Chicken Bacon and Egg McMuffin. And for lunch and dinner, customers can choose between the Chicken McCrispy Meal, Filet-O-Fish Meal, McChicken Meal, or Smoky Beef Meal. By comparison, McDonald's in the United States currently has only three comparable meal deals available on its McValue Menu for lunch (McChicken, McDouble, Hot 'n Spicy McChicken) and two for breakfast (Sausage Biscuit and Sausage McMuffin).

In addition to offering fewer options, the McValue Menu is also generally more expensive than the McSaver Menu at lunch and dinner. Depending on where you live, U.S. lunch options could start at $5 or $6, with the McDouble costing even more ($7). The most discounted deals at U.S. McDonald's locations are offered during breakfast hours — the Sausage Biscuit and Sausage McMuffin meals, which go for $4 (and, with tax, usually wind up being a little over $5). This deal is the only one on the U.S. menu that adequately compares to Singapore's McSaver Meals.

The McValue menu also heavily focuses on many discounted single items, like sandwiches and fries advertised for "under $3." Compared to the savings of the McSaver menu, however, this seems laughable to some customers, who allege that this "deal" really isn't one at all and just another example of how fast food chains use menu tricks to appear affordable. That said, with its McSaver Menu, McDonald's Singapore seems to offer its customers actual savings on its combo meals. Take note, McDonald's USA.