Compare Uk And Usa Prices

[interele]

After being robbed in broad daylight by my local supermarket ;-)
I wondered if prices in the USA were a lot cheaper. Is there a site
anywhere that shows the comparative prices of an average family
shop.

Ta

M

[mazie]

Here's a site interele

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=United+Kingdom

[FredPuli43]

Interesting to compare New York City with London. The picture is quite different from the national one. London is ,surprisingly,markedly cheaper in some items

[Old_Geezer]

I suspect food prices could be deceptive, given local produce may affect prices. I think you may find as much variation across one country as you do comparing two.

[woofgang]

you have to take the whole picture into account though when looking at cost of living across countries. For instance, when we lived in the US, some foods were cheaper and some were not, taxes were more, houses cost less, medical insurance more, education cost more, some consumer goods cost less, flowers and plants were outrageously expensive.

[woofgang]

oh I forgot....a decent loaf of bread was expensive too.

[heathfield]

You'll often find items on sale in the US priced in dollars that are on sale in the UK for the same figure in pounds, i.e. 50% more. In the past, it was said this was because of the bigger population in the US, retailers could sell for less, because their quantity of sales was higher. We are now in the EU, whose population is more than double that of the US, (734m v 314m) but have those prices come down? Not a bit.

[LazyGun]

I would echo Heathfields sentiment. The single largest disappointment i have had about the formation of a single european market, which promised so much in terms of economies of scale and hence cheaper prices, is that it has never materialised that way.

Why is it that a CD will sell for say $10 in the US and £19 over here?

[237SJ]

Not everyting`s cheaper in the US. Don`t forget as well, that their ticket prices don`t include tax so that is extra at the till. Food is quite expensive there now - a cheap plastic container with a bit of take-away (slice of salmon, mash and veg) can be $13 and tips of 19% are the norm in restaurants now. A glass of wine in a bar is more expensive than London. A small shop in the supermarket can be very expensive.

[LazyGun]

@237 Yes, I would accept and recognise what you are saying about retail and food and drink etc.

My own post incidentally should have read CDs at $10 and £10 - not $10 and $19 :)

[237SJ]

I haven`t seen cheap CDs in the States for some time now (Singapore`s the place for those)! There aren`t a lot of music shops around but CDs tend to be $15 or $16 plus tax on the high street.

[ST24]

Another thing to take into account is the cost of health care. There is no National Health Service in the US and it's not cheap.

[interele]

Thanks mazie .. that makes interesting reading

Ta

M