Swiggy vs Zomato: City-Wise Menu Price & Fee Analysis 2026
Introduction TL;DR: Actowiz compared 25,000+ identical menu items from 1,200 restaurants listed on both Swiggy and Zomato across 10 Indian cities. Findings: the same dish is priced differently on the two apps for 38% of items, platform fees and delivery charges — not menu prices — create the biggest checkout gap, and surge patterns differ sharply by city and meal slot. The Question Every Restaurant & Brand Asks India's food delivery duopoly means most restaurants list on both apps — but the checkout price a customer sees is rarely identical. Menu markups, packaging charges, delivery fees, platform fees, and surge multipliers all stack differently. We scraped both platforms to quantify exactly where the gap comes from. Methodology Platforms Covered: Swiggy and Zomato. Cities Covered: Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, and Lucknow. Restaurants Matched Across Both Apps: 1,200. Identical Menu Items Compared: 25,000+. Data Ca...