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As the topic of Supermarket prices is brought up every other day here and it’s something I’ve looked into myself, I thought I’d post my own “Study” I made recently to see if I was imagining it or not and offer a decent viewpoint from Britain.
As you can see, at least compared to the UK, food (not drink) here is definitely more expensive and I’d be keen to hear out any ones thoughts on why this may be.
I’ve already mentioned the fact the UK has no VAT on supermarket foods, compared to Germany where it varies between 7% for some goods (e.g. milk) to 19% (vegan milk). However, the UK’s an island by itself outside the EU, importing anything to it from the EU will definitely cost more just from taxes and travel alone, that and there’s a sugar tax which *should* make the snack items even more expensive (Noteworthy mention, sugary drinks in Germany are definitely much cheaper and I’m certain the sugar tax is why.)
So, any thoughts? I’ve chosen the most comparable supermarkets I can think of as I believe they’re both very similar in terms of demographic and range, and I think it’s a good comparison as both are “wealthy/developed” north European countries, as it would be unfair if say a Latin American said “X fruit/veg you all import from us is nicer and cheaper in my home town where it’s grown than after having traveled round the world”. No wonder, those countries are the best place for that stuff lol.
(p.s. the original prices are from about a week ago, I just prettied up this image to post here and provide some insight on what people might mean when they think “X thing’s so expensive here!!”)