But, in hard times, a few buck\u2019s difference can turn your head, especially if you\u2019re hoping to afford some sides<\/a>. So NetCredit, which offers personal loans<\/a> and lines of credit<\/a>,\u00a0decided to see if we can sway you from one brand to another \u2014 by comparing the price of a slice around the world.<\/p>\n NetCredit sourced the price of a large cheese (Margherita) pizza with a classic base from Domino\u2019s and Pizza Hut in the biggest city of every U.S. state and the capital of every country. While we were doing so, we also took note of a few sundries, such as the most expensive and most unique pizza joint item in each location. Scroll on to see our data mapped and charted.<\/p>\n Domino\u2019s overtook<\/a> Pizza Hut as the world\u2019s most lucrative pizza kitchen in 2018. The Domino\u2019s pepperoni piece that keeps repeating on you represents the tiniest sliver of a $17.8 billion<\/a> global revenue for the firm. Pizza Hut is a slice or two behind on $13 billion per year<\/a> globally. But how does this reflect on pizza prices around the world?<\/p>\n Click here to see the image in full size<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Domino\u2019s is notoriously<\/a> expensive in the U.K. ($22.34), where you can get the equivalent cheese pizza at the Hut ($19.99) with nearly enough change to buy a big bottle of soda. This is the world\u2019s second most expensive Domino\u2019s and involves a 900% markup on ingredients<\/a>, according to one calculation<\/a>. However, the firm insists that high U.K. taxes and regular deals and discounts mean this supposed profit margin is just pie in the sky.<\/p>\n Click here to see the image in full size<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Finland\u2019s Pizza Hut boasts the world\u2019s most expensive cheese pizza and the only one that\u2019s north of 30 bucks ($31.65). With a world top 20 average income and no Domino\u2019s to rival it, Pizza Hut can afford premium pricing for a basic pie \u2014 although locals recommend finding somewhere independent<\/a>. Fellow Scandinavians in Sweden have to shell out for the world\u2019s third priciest Pizza Hut Margherita, albeit for ten bucks less than their Finnish neighbors ($21.49). This is over eight bucks more than Swedes pay for the equivalent at Domino\u2019s.<\/p>\n There are over 75,000<\/a> pizza restaurants in the U.S., including more than 6,000<\/a> Pizza Huts and 6,500<\/a> Domino\u2019s. But the price in some locations is as much as 50% more than in other states. Below, we\u2019ve mapped the prices of a large cheese pizza in Domino\u2019s and Pizza Hut in every state.<\/p>\n Click here to see the image in full size<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The Hawaiian pizza is considered, at best, decadent, at worst, an abomination for its peculiar pineapple and ham combo. In fact, the ham and pineapple pizza is not Hawaiian at all<\/a> but sort of Greek-Canadian. The real abomination with pizza in Hawaii is the cost of a Margherita at Pizza Hut or Domino\u2019s (both 18.99) in the state. This is the most expensive cheese pizza for either brand in the whole U.S. Ingredients are more expensive on the islands. However, Pizza Hut is run by a different company than most of the mainland stores and sets its prices independently.<\/p>\n Click here to see the image in full size<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Alaska is also highly expensive for both brands. But here, a cheese pizza is nearly two bucks more at Pizza Hut ($17.69) than Domino\u2019s ($15.99). There are only four cheese pizzas in the U.S. that cost over $17. One of them is at Pizza Hut in Illinois, making it the country\u2019s third priciest Hut. Pizza Hut also has a shorter \u2018low price\u2019 tail overall, with 10 states offering a Margherita at 12.99 or less \u2014 compared to Domino\u2019s, where $12.99 is the standard in 14 states, and you\u2019ll find it even cheaper in Kentucky, Idaho and Nebraska.<\/p>\n Experts have demonstrated<\/a> that while Pizza Hut has stronger star players, Domino\u2019s is more consistently tasty all-round. That\u2019s certainly borne out by the two top-priced pizzas in the world: Pizza Hut is responsible for both the Super Supreme (Finland, $36.60) and Kazu\u2019s Luxury Beef and Pork (Japan, $35.62), while Domino\u2019s most expensive international pizzas are more evenly priced.<\/p>\n Click here to see the image in full size<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Wait, Kazu\u2019s Luxury Beef and Pork? The most expensive Japanese pizza is a traditional but classy affair, combining two already full-on pies: the chargrilled beef and Iberian pork barbeque. It gets its name from Japanese Pizza Hut\u2019s current promotional frontman, a comedian called Kazlaser. Japan\u2019s Pizza Hut caters to very specific tastes. Shrimp, squid, corn, parsley and spicy cod roe sauce on a mayo base, anyone? They even offer a rice crust<\/a> as an alternative to wheat dough. Which brings us to\u2026<\/p>\n Cheese can be pretty vanilla. Sometimes \u2014 when you don\u2019t have to share \u2014 it shakes things up a bit to go for the most random item on the menu. Seafood on pizza will always get the next table talking, and Luxembourg keeps it classy with a topping of scampi and, of course, garlic sauce; cheesy crust is optional. Taiwanese Domino\u2019s goes the full lobster preparing it hot-pot style with beef strips.<\/p>\nWhat We Did<\/h2>\n
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Singapore, U.K. Have Priciest Domino\u2019s; Finland, Singapore Worst for Pizza Hut<\/h2>\n
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<\/em><\/p>\nHawaii Home to America\u2019s Priciest Pizza<\/h2>\n
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<\/em><\/p>\nFinland\u2019s $37 Pizza Hut Pizza is World\u2019s Most Expensive<\/h2>\n
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