The Savings You Gain from Choosing a Large Pizza Over a Small One

Here at Mytour, we're big fans of both math and pizza, and it's clear that getting a large pizza is almost always the better deal when compared to a smaller one.

Groupon didn’t just stop at figuring out that a 10” pizza costs nearly double the price of a 16” pizza in terms of surface area. They went further by calculating the cost per person based on both surface area and calorie content. They researched 230 pizzas, but surprisingly didn’t sample any during the process. A letdown for the Mytour Pizza Desk team, for sure.

Here's how six major pizza chains compare when you calculate the cost of their largest pizza per serving:

Little Caesars

Largest pizza: 14” | Cost per meal: $2.30 Smallest pizza: Also 14” | Cost per meal: Also $2.30

Casey’s

Largest pizza: 16” | Cost per meal: $8 Smallest pizza: 12” | Cost per meal: $4.76

Papa Murphy’s

Largest pizza: 16” | Cost per meal: $4.02 Smallest pizza: 12” | Cost per meal: $5.45

Domino’s

Largest pizza: 16” | Cost per meal: $4.53

Smallest pizza: 10” | Cost per meal: $6.91

Pizza Hut

Largest pizza: 14” | Cost per meal: $5.34

Smallest pizza: 12” | Cost per meal: $6.24

Papa John’s

Largest pizza: 16” | Cost per meal: $5.83

Smallest pizza: 10” | Cost per meal: $8.70

So, what’s the takeaway, kids?

We’ve gathered even more proof for the 'buy the larger pizza' argument. Groupon suggests that you should always opt to share toppings on larger pizzas instead of sticking to smaller ones to distribute the toppings.

If decision-making isn’t your thing, head to Little Caesars, where there's just one size of pizza and that’s it.

And if you're trying to organize an order for a big group—say, your coworkers with steadfast loyalty to their pizza chains—you might be able to negotiate for one of the more affordable per-meal choices on this list. Maybe.