Cost to Buy a Taco Bell Franchise

Taco Bell Investment Cost

Cost to Buy a Taco Bell Franchise. The costs noted are excerpted from the Taco Bell Franchise Discloure Document. The costs shown are for a building a free standing Taco Bell restaurant and are representative of most of Yum's free-standing QSR development costs.

(Estimated Initial Investment – Taco Bell Restaurant “Ground Up” Construction)

Type of Expenditure	Estimated Amount
Application and Background Check Fee	$300 - $500
Initial Franchise Fee	$45,000
Training	Varies
*Permits, Licenses, Security Deposits	$85,000 - $150,000
Real Property	$300,00 - $1,200,000
Building/Site Construction	$505,000 - $615,000
Equipment/Signage/Décor/POS	$337,000 - $380,000
*Initial Inventory	$7,000 - $10,000
Promotional Advertising	$5,000
Additional Funds	$40,000 - $60,000
TOTAL	$1,324,300 - $2,465,500