If you’re thinking about going the franchise route to start your own business, you may need to come up with a large pile-o-dough just to open the doors.

According to Entrepreneur Magazine, here’s what some of the more popular franchises are going for these days:

1. Bally Total Fitness:  $1 million.
2. McDonald’s:  $511,000
3. UPS Store/Mail Boxes, Etc.:  $154,000 — $267,000
4. Quiznos Subs:  $185,000 — $265,000
5. Subway:  $86,000 — $251,000
6. Jackson-Hewitt Tax Service — $47,000 — $75,000
7. Curves: $36,000 — $43,000

 

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