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Yup, that's pretty par for the course at most places that sell by the slice. Dollar slice places now mostly charge $1.25-$1.50 for a plain cheese slice.

Are you saying that is expensive or inexpensive? Avg's to 18 bucks a pie, which for cheese seems about right for NYC

Seems ridiculously cheap to me. here in Phoenix, there are 2 restaurants near me that do by the slice, both around $5. Most restaurants don’t offer it.

I have only spent a month or so in NYC working a decade back, and at the time every thing was more expensive than home except pizza. I think every region probably has its cheap food for the working class. Here it’s tacos, there it was cheap slices.

How big are the slices near you? Im assuming large-ish like a NYC slice, where 6 slices will make the pie. If you are paying $5.00 for a slice of cheese pizza in Phoenix, that means a whole cheese pizza would cost $30 USD? That is insanity. Granted I think it would be cheaper if you bought a whole pie, but for dough, cheese and sauce that is still a very healthy profit.

I agree every region has its own good cheap food. Interesting stuff.

on the cheap side (for a decent one). You can get 2.50-2.75 in some spots. And of course there's a the $1 slice (for a quality sacrifice)