Little Caesars vs Marco's Pizza: franchise cost side by side

Marco's Pizza is the cheaper of the two to open, from $286,477; Little Caesars starts at $376,500.

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Marco's Pizza is the cheaper to open, from $286,477.

Little Caesars starts at $376,500, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDD	Little Caesars	Marco's Pizza
Total cost to open	$376,500 to $1,769,200	$286,477 to $811,186
Upfront fee	$20,000	$25,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)	6% of weekly gross sales or $300 a week, whichever is more	5.5% of net sales
Marketing fund	up to 7% of gross sales for advertising	1% of net sales, plus 4% to a national advertising fund
Published sales	None published	$878,180 a year (average of 997 locations, 2025)
Outlets	3,788 franchised, 586 company	1,139 franchised, 45 company
Year filed	2026	2026

More comparisons with Little Caesars and Marco's Pizza

Every brand's fee, royalty and Item 7 range is also in one table you can download: the franchise fee comparison.

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