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The weird thing about raisins being cheaper in the UK, is that we import them all from California. Somehow UK supermarkets can import raisins from the US, then sell them still cheaper than when they're just travelling internally in the US.
Bigger market means lower prices unless supply is low
The weirder whing is that people actually eat raisins
@@insidious82 I love raisins. The little snack boxes are perfect for when you're feeling peckish.
@@insidious82 - Raisins are OK, but sultanas are great !? And does your comment mean you have never eaten muesli for breakfast or a packet of mixed nuts & raisins or a Cadbury's Fruit & Nut bar? Boy are you missing out! LOL
@@stewedfishproductions7959 haha i dont like nuts either so a Cadburys fruit and nut is definitely off the table for me. Muesli 🤮 that's dried cardboard or cat litter
In the UK we do not pay tax on food. There are a few exceptions, sweets and takeaways for example, but pretty much all food you would buy in a supermarket is VAT free.
@@main3182 every country does that.
@@main3182 Yes, taxes in all countries are exactly the same 🙄
The US and EU are constantly bickering about who is trading unfairly through the use of subsidies in both food and manufacturing. Other industrialized countries undoubtedly do it too and no, I’m not going to look it up for you - investigate it using your browser.
@@main3182 Pretty much the same across the board. Every western country (all of Europe, the US etc) gives huge subsidies to their farmers. The reason we have cheap groceries is because of no tax on most food, and competition between the stores. The no tax is a huge one which gives us a big discount. Not many countries do that. The only food we pay tax on is hot food and high sugar stuff.
Because Evan had so many comments about the stores he bought the UK goods at, he repeated the exercise a week or so ago. This time he bought at Aldi and compared the prices to Aldi in the US... Saved a lot more money on the previous UK buy prices and the US was also STILL more costly !? Check it out on his channel under the heading:
"Is Aldi that much cheaper? | British vs American groceries 2"
I was going to say; Aldi is a lot cheaper with very similar basic items. Some of the more luxurious items as knockoffs can be a bit hit or miss, but generally they’re very good.
@@eggnorman - I'm in London with no ASDA nearby (which I will shop at when possible). But I do have both an Aldi and Lidl close to me which I use for most of my shopping. They are so much cheaper than Sainsbury's!
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Sainsbury’s can be ludicrously expensive for very simple things. I shop at Tesco mainly and, despite not being as cheap as Aldi or Lidl, it’s a lot cheaper than Sainsbury’s.
@@eggnorman Absolutely correct...
Same goes for the Dutch Aldi and Lidl. I have both nearby. Plus the more expensive supermarkets, like a few Albert Heijns, Plus, and others. And the Lidl and Aldi are for fresh foods and basics just as good and sooooo much cheaper. Since average grocery prices went up with around 20% compared to last year, I am very happy to have those cheaper ones nearby.
Word to the wise, sainsburys is not a cheap supermarket and in fact one of the most expensive. He may as well went to M&S with a grand to buy salt
Sainsburys and Tesco are about as middle of the road as you can get.
@@jca111 clearly you've not been shopping in the others then, both of those are far more expensive than others
Asda, lidle, aldi all faaaar cheaper
Below are the average costs of a supermarket trolley based on 45 products, according to Which? analysis.
- Lidl, £42.67
- Aldi, £43.01
- Asda, £48.71
- Tesco, £53.30
- Morrisons, £53.61
- Sainsbury's, £56.38
- Ocado, £66.83
- Waitrose, £68.69
@@fluxington - I would concur... Which is also why Sainsbury's have to do their PRICE MATCH with Aldi, yet still keep other stuff pricier..!? They must think people don't see through such an obvious ploy, but it seems not otherwise they wouldn't bother. Just saying!
I was with a Chinese girl 20yrs ago,she said don't put to much water in the, slightly above the rice,then once its boils she would take the pan off the heat completely and put on the lid and she was insistent that you just leave it ,walk away and go back 20- 30 mins later and it should be nice and fluffy.
Supply chain information system guy here. The main reason the US is more expensive than the UK is population density. This is for two sub-reasons.
First, the density allows for faster and more predictable logistics. There are more big shops that can act as local distribution centres for local shops, and this allows fewer delivery miles to keep them all stocked. This means you need less warehousing, and warehousing is a huge component of retail costs. In fact, the UK food sector operates almost entirely on a just-in-time basis which means the cost of warehousing is very very low, and there is much less waste too.
The second sub-reason is that the higher population density allows for more competition between shops in a given area. This led to the 90s price wars which drove the operating margins on fresh food into the negatives. For meat, my specialist area, the only fresh categories that have positive margins are fish (at about +6%) and chicken (about +1.5%). Beef is at about -10%, and lamb is at about -20%. They make their profits from fast-moving consumer goods, and use fresh food as a necessary loss-leader (if they don’t stock the fresh produce people won’t go into the shops).
There is a third reason for higher costs for food in the US, and that’s that there isn’t actually a single market for food: the regulatory environment varies state-by-state, and the system is very inefficiently (and ineffectively) managed. The EU and still the UK, by contrast, is a single market for food regulation and the systems used to track issues are much more modern thanks to investment by the national and EU governments.
The UK imports almost 50% of its food from 160 countries around the world, so 'more predictable logistics' and 'fewer delivery miles' isn't true. For instance, bananas are imported to the UK from Colombia and Costa Rica both over 5,000 miles away - yet they're cheaper than in the US. Almost $5,000,000 of the UK's processed meats comes 6,000 miles from Thailand.
The UK isn't in the EU single market despite what you say.
Hi Connor, Just to clarify, yes prices differ across the county (UK), the data he used was from the online shopping for Tesco & Sainsbury's, so basically national. I'm guessing they would not apply in Northern Ireland and maybe not in Scotland (although they do have both stores).
Evan is based in London, where prices are high, but should not affect the online prices.
He has a second video showing prices for Aldi, note Aldi is available in both UK & US.
Same prices in Scotland
Certain stores i.e. ASDA have a 'same price' throughout the UK policy. This guarantees you paying an advertised price in any store, no matter the location. A Sainsbury's 'Local Store' charges an average of 20% more for the same basket of 12 'own-brand' and 'branded essential' products compared with it's 'Supermarket', even just a mile away (an even higher percentage on it's 'non-brand' products!). A Tesco 'Express Store' works like a Sainsbury's 'Local', but on a lower increased margin!
Many customers do not realise how much more shopping in a Tesco 'Express' or Sainsbury's 'Local' is costing them. In a checklist released by 'Which', customers would spend on average £279 more a year on groceries at a 'Tesco Express' rather than a regular supermarket and £322 more at a 'Sainsbury's Local'.
The Co-op works differently from all; Because it is STILL a 'member owned' company, which also means that part of its profits go to charitable and the local community (customers holding a 'members card', can specify which charity's or part of the community get the money), as well as towards staff wages.
With Rice, saturation is the biggest cause of sticking. My method is to use equal measures by volume of rice/boiling water but you cook it covered for 20 minutes. This is because the rice will absorb the water quickly and the rest of the time is using the steam to finish the cooking. BUT you then rest it covered and off the heat for 10 minutes to stabilise the moisture levels. Now when you fluff it it should separate nicely and not be sticky.
The UK used to be more expensive than the US for food, but competition is no longer working properly in the US. Too many supermarket chains all owned by the same companies.
Evan's also using mid-range supermarket chains and brands; if you go to discount stores and buy 'own-brand' and basic ranges it's even cheaper. I can, at a push, live on £1 a day for food and drink, and comfortably on £1.50 a day.
Evan was told this in the 'many' comments he got, so recently did the exercise again. But this time did all the shopping in Aldi and compared the prices to Aldi in the US. Surprise, surprise! Even bigger savings in the the UK (as you mentioned), but STILL way more costly in America. Check out his new video under this title:
"Is Aldi that much cheaper? | British vs American groceries 2"
Two other positive things about supermarkets in the uk is that there are often lots of special offers such as buy two and get one free, or five for the price of three etc. and we also reduce lots of items if it’s the final day they can be displayed in the supermarket. So even in higher end supermarkets you can get items on their final day of display for 50 per cent of the initial price and sometimes as little as 10-20 per cent.
Corn on the cob are (today) in Tesco's at £00.64p each (sold in packs of 2)
Prices for many things in London tend to be more expensive than the rest of the country.
Depends on where you go.
@@dcoughla681, I'm talking as a general rule.
We use both Metric and Imperial, its just better to know both naturally i think, also we dont use Kph tho like you said, only Mph.
The standard sliced bread you get at a grocery store in USA is so sweet compared to the UK standard sliced bread in a grocery store. It’s like eating cake.
Subway (the sandwich franchise) are not allowed to refer to their rolls as “bread” by law because of the excessively high sugar content.
@@stephennewton2777 I heard about that. I had a subway about 8 years ago but can’t remember if it was sweet or not. Obviously wasn’t good enough to entice me back.
He has a newer video as well in which he compares Aldi prices in the UK and US for an even more descriptive example of the price differences.
He does have an comparison video of Aldi US v Aldi UK, that gives a fairer picture of prices.
I'm surprised you haven't come across Eddie before, he's been on RUclips for years... moved to the UK to do a Master's (I think) and never went back. Now he's a British citizen (an epic and often amusing story in itself) and isn't afraid to a) point out the odd things about life in the USA but also b) the weird things about life in the UK.
As for grocery prices, he was using two middle of the range stores for comparison in this video but he lives in London so the prices would be higher than pretty much anywhere else. Also, the Sainsbury's shop he showed was a "Local" - they're smaller city stores with a smaller and more expensive range than the larger stores found in most places so if things are cheaper in those small stores than in the US you can be pretty sure that the comparison would be worse if he used "large store" prices out in the sticks somewhere.
Also, while sales tax is included in the shelf price of goods in the UK, most foods aren't taxed at all. The main exception is what are classed as non-essentials - for example, all the meat and veg produce I buy is free of tax but if I buy a bar of chocolate, the price of that will include tax. However, since the shelf price includes the tax I probably won't notice that anyway.
There was a court case about Jaffa cakes (there is a video about it on RUclips somewhere) biscuits are classed as luxury so taxed, cakes are classed as essential so not taxed, they wanted to tax Jaffa cakes, you will have to watch the video.
Evan didn't use the prices from the local Sainsburys, he just used that as a prop. All his prices came from the websites, which are the same as the rest of the country.
Biscuits don't attract tax unless they are partially or fully coated with Chocolate.
So Plain Digestive = No Tax, Choc Chip Cookies = No Tax, Chocolate Digestives = Tax.
Since Jaffa Cakes are partially coated with Chocolate they tried to tax them, but Cakes aren't taxable even if fully coated in Chocolate.
On rice, it depends on the type of rice you buy, but a general rule is one cup of rice, two cups of water, boil, then bring to a simmer until holes start to form a t the top of the rice (no stirring). Lovely fluffy rice.
With a rice cooker the key is to make sure you wash the rice thoroughly before putting it in the cooker to get rid of some of the starch.
@@grhmprks - Not just a rice cooker; you should wash the rice several times with any method, to get rid of the starch - 'For sticky rice, don't rinse twice' - 'Rinse water till clear, rice is freer'.
The American tax thing is utterly bizarre to me. I found it incredibly strange when I’ve visited the States. I often wonder how people on a budget can price their shop, without walking around with a calculator.
It almost feels hard to believe, shopping seems long enough for me because I’m always trying budget
It’s basically the same reason as why stores price a product at $2.99 instead of $3. Seeing the price without VAT tricks your mind in thinking it’s less expensive than what it really is and thus you buy more.
@@Jonsson474 They use the £2.99 thing here in UK for the same reason, years ago we had 1/2 pence as well so prices were like £2.99 & 1/2, we get a lot of £2.95 as well, if we shop in a trade store - Frith - Cash n Carry etc then we have to watch for the tax to be added when paying, as these are mainly used for businesses to buy bulk and claim the tax back but mere mortals can get trade cards to use there, but not getting the tax back doesn't make it much cheaper if at all.
I live in Minnesota and we don't pay tax on grocery store food but I still walk around with a calculator
That was a shocker, I didn’t realise just how expensive it is in the USA. I knew about the sales tax (what a weird situation). His channel is really good with bits like this. Keep up the great work Connor, loving gems like this.
I still can’t believe to tried to make tomato pasta sauce with just tomato purée. You are a legend! 😂🤣😂🤣 Have a terrific Thursday. 👍🏻👍🏻
Dont forget that the UK price stated already includes sales TAX or VAT as we call it.
Also I’ve found that fresh produce is much fresher in Aldi and Lidl
New Jersey tomatoes are the best in the world? I think Italians would have something to say about that! Prices depend on which supermarket you use, where you shop eg a Central London small supermarket will be more expensive, what time you shop - after 7pm the groceries are reduced massively & the quality of the goods you buy (several grades of everything). Most stores have loyalty schemes giving you money off items, extras like free tea or coffee or vouchers which can be used for other stuff like free cinema tickets. Recently, high sugar foods have been moved to the back of the store so they are not near the check outs. The American tax thing is so bizarre - just tell us the price! Don’t worry Connor, if you think the US is expensive, you should see the videos of Russians at the supermarket.
Sainsburys Local & Tesco Metro are not really 'bog standard'. They're more expensive than a bigger Sainsburys or Tesco.
I've always found groceries to be considerably cheaper in the UK. You can even go to M&S and get the high quality stuff for less than a standard supermarket in the US. I've always felt, living in the US, that the hugely increased prices cannot be attributed to shipping-costs or logistics alone (big country), but that pretty much most if not all outlets prices things to pain-point. Whereas, the UK still appears to prices things with what seems to be a 'fair' markup, rather than squeezing the last drop of blood out of everybody...
I watched that food insider maccy d thing too. It’s crazy all the chemicals added t the u.s versions.
That’s was mental, I really didn’t think it would be so different. So my grocery bill, which is already more than it was here, would be double over there. Wow. I read these out to my boyfriend because he gets annoyed at the rising prices here (well, so do I tbf)
Sorry to everyone in the states, including my nephew and his new wife, glad they’re surviving ok
Sainsburys is the more expensive, Tesco/Aldi/Lidl/Asda are overall much the same price across the board, all cheaper than Sainsburys. The rice he quoted is an expensive brand, 1kg long grain rice is $US 2 but long grain rice (popular in the USA) is $0.55. Basmati is a fine grain rice used in Indian cooking and some Chinese, this does not go soggy/lumpy. 1cup rice, 1.5 cup water bring to boil then straight down to the lowest heat on your stove, 2 cups of water for long grain rice. London is expensive, rest of the UK runs around the same prices.
The milk measurement makes a little more sense when you see what each size amount you can get it in.
The smallest amount you can buy milk is 1 pint. It is also available in 2 pints, 4 pints, and 6 pints.
I assume that we are just so used to buying milk in these measurements that we just didn't want to change it to litres.
In UK they also have litres now, so you can buy 2 litres or 2.272 litres (4 pints)
It was mainly that when we switched to metric most people were still getting milk delivered to the door and that would have meant replacing millions of glass reusable milk bottles.
Don’t forget that UK pints and gallons are bigger than US ones (1 UK pint = 1.20095 US pints).
Evan us great. He's my go to for comparison content. His friend is the singer Dodie and her brother is a doctor so he and Evan sat down and compared US/UK healthcare and OMG, it was shocking.
Rice sticky like Chinese rice..
Use Basmati Rice or Jasmine Rice,
1. step ...Wash the rice thoroughly with cold water = do it in a bowl with cold water + use your hands to wash the rice and do that process at least 3 to 4 times = until the water in the bowl doesn´t become a milky colour anymore but stays clean)
2. step...Put the cleaned rice in a bowl of fresh cold water and let it soak for at least 4 hours.
3. step...sieve the rice after at least 4 hours of soaking and then boil the rice in your rice cooker.
UK v Metric weights and measures :-
UK - 16oz = 1lb, 14lb = 1 stone, 300lb = 21st 6lb.
Metric - 1000mg = 1g, 1000g = 1kg.
1oz = 28.35g, 1lb = 453g 1kg = 2.2lb
The UK uses pound for weight and money but they are different. lb was roman for "libra pondo" meaning "a pound by weight", whereas LSD for money was "librae Solidi Denarius" meaning pounds, shillings and pence. After decimalization this became £p, or just pounds and pence.
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I notice the bread in the USA has loads of sugar in it.
Everything in the US has 'loads' of sugar, salt and ingredients banned in other parts of the world. Processed foods are 'King' in America, so take-away or delivered food is much cheaper and portion sizes much larger...
There is a lot of farmland in the UK and it's close to communities. Apart from London where things are actually more expensive (were this guy did the video) prices are generally the same UK wide.
London and Edinburgh. Edinburgh is extortionate and there is no wage bump to make up for it.
@@jonnylumberjack6223 Thanks for the correction. Now I think about it I have heard that Edinburgh is very expensive and of course without any London weighting in wages. Maybe the government in Scotland need to look at that for Edinburgh.
Like all governments I think they'd much rather get rid of the poor people!
@@jonnylumberjack6223 You've hit the nail on the head😂😂
The rice needs to be put in the fridge in an open container and left for a day or two...then you break it up and add to wok or pan with other ingredients
And Fry it !
It's bloody expensive at the moment really noticing the price hikes , Aldi and Lidl are cheaper asda not too bad but sainsburys is a no go for me too expensive.
You're paying for all the extras.
The colourings, flavourings, steroids and GMOs 😁
It’s fascinating because when American tourists visit the UK they always comment on how expensive everything is, but maybe they are basing it on eating out or getting takeaways rather than shopping in supermarkets.
I do know that it is so much cheaper here to buy items and cook yourself in comparison with ordering a takeaway or eating at a cafe or restaurant. In the states it had a much smaller price differential between the two.
An example, if you got a Chinese takeaway (one of the cheaper takeaway cuisines here), you would pay around 25-30 pounds for 4/5 items. In a supermarket you could get the equivalent for around 7-9 pounds.
A lot of food in the UK supermarkets doesn't have VAT (tax), it's only luxury foods that do (cakes etc)
To add insult to injury all the beef, chicken ,bacon ,eggs and bread are illegal to sell in the EU/UK due to all tyhe poor food standards in the US. Other comments have mentioned the second video which is an ALDI US v ALDI UK comparison. It's awesome and depressing if you are on your side of the pond. Keep up the open mind!
Part of the difference definitely comes from average income levels. If you take into account the higher average wages in the US, it will generally even it out a little (though probably not entirely). Of course, those stats say nothing of inequality and how expensive life is for poorer people.
Your right, it means if you are poor in the US you are really really shafted.
I'm not sure it would, once you've factored in all the other things in the US that are more expensive, like healthcare/health insurance, education etc.
UK is all MPH, our Speedo (speedometer) has MPH round the outside and KM inside, though most are led displays now so just pick whichever you want but all road speeds are in MPH, it's the rest of Europe that uses KM.
"Turns out tomato paste is not tomato sauce" - oh darlin', you need a partner in your life who can cook for you 😋 It's a bit worrying to hear how you eat. #Mumface Try a small bunch of basil, two tins of tomatoes and a little seasoning. Simmer for 20-30 minutes and you're done. Basic pasta sauce you can have on it's own or add anything you like to. Keep trying xx
Absolutely right, got to have Basil in, gorgeous taste👍✌️
And a little oregano
I’ve got a thing about shortbread just now, it’s the only thing I buy to have with a cup of tea or coffee n every time I look at the price I’m like no not paying over a quid for a pkt of shortbread
so addictive with a cup of tea 😛
Unfortunately, shortbread is NOT zero rated for VAT; But it is considered a 'luxury' item so incurs the standard rate of tax.
Finland is one of the most expensive countries on the planet. Those US food prices... are not cheaper than food here. For ex, a kilogram of onions is... 1.5 to 2.5€ per kg. Cornflakes are a fiver. Corn does not grow in Finland well enough, it is imported. Our rents are lower too so.. what is cheaper in USA? Take-away food, electronic gadgets and gasoline. Not even taxes are that much lower in the States, if we include all the real costs like healthcare etc. in both systems... Seems like "socialism" or as we call it, social democracy is not that much more expensive while providing better everything.
Guys.. do something about it, USA is incredibly rich as a country, there are no better landmass on the planet with so many things naturally stacked in favor of being the strongest country on Earth. Mississippi river, atlantic and pacific oceans, excellent climate and unbelievable amounts of natural resources ready for extraction. You... should not have to fight to survive. Having a SINGLE homeless is ethically wrong in USA, you have SO much that... it is difficult to imagine having a single POOR person in the whole country.
Safeway used to be here in UK as well back in the late 80s and a bit of the 90s I think, the week the store opened near us the news was showing a prison riot in Strangeways so the store was called strangeways not safeway from then on.
Morrisons i think it was who took them over.
I remember Safeways now ours is Asda, and watching the Strangeways riots too on the news.
Hi Connor , I guess this video is your answer to the question you posed in '10 best places to live in the UK' video about the average salary thing which was first of all after the taxes and now as you can see the price ratios of basic stuff such as groceries you would probably understand why the avg salary was comparatively somewhat lower :)
Plus, in the UK we DON'T have to budget for horrendous medical bills (when sick) and/or a massive 'lump' of wages going to 'medical insurance' costs! (which often don't pay ALL the final bill). We all contribute a 'percentage' of our wages towards a 'community pool'. And everyone is going to need 'some sort' of medical help in the future, but you don't get the additional worry of thinking how much? or 'can I afford it'? Because it's free at point of 'need'...
@@stewedfishproductions7959absolutely true, can't agree more.
Depends on UK if you buy branded products or where you shop.
I've been a subscriber to Evan's channel for 3 years now. He is fantastic. He takes a lot of time and trouble to produce his video content. As a photographer, he spends time lighting his background and refining the quality. He's worth your subscription.
He’s terrible at answering questions though.
Oh and in the UK there is [fierce] competition in supermarkets with many actors in each price range, also the logistics chain is the most advanced in the world (I'm not just saying that). The UK supermarkets spent fortunes on technology and logistics chains decades ago which enables them to compete in the times where we were a low tax, higher growth economy before we became socialist in the early 2000's! The UK grocery market is the most competitive in the entire world. Of course there's tax, regulations that all come into play.
The reason is transport costs, the UK is the best connection nation to the rest of the world bar non. There are ports up and down both sides of it and all towns and cities are very close to a port. As such the transport cost to any city in the UK from any other port in the world is very very cheap. The USA is an extreamly poorly connected mostly landlocked nation, you have to transport everything via road. If you had good rail, transport costs would cost less.
Also in the UK we do not pay tax on staple foods, things like veg, pasta ect.
1 kg (kilogram) is 1000 grams. About 2 lbs but metric is not based on arbitrary numbers. Eg Freezing point fahrenheit is 32 and boiling point is 212 degrees. Celcius is 0 freezing and 100 degrees for boiling. It would be cool if we used barleycorns as a unit of measurement though. Well done for letting him finish his sales pitch. That's top notch mate!
Wash your rice, Connor. Only when the water is clear, it can be cooked. Look at it this way, rice is a carbohydrate. It is flour when ground. So think when you're cooking rice, make sure you remove that flour. In a word, wash it.
Ignore the other comments about how to get perfect rice, the way to do it is always buy your rice from a chines takeaway works everytime
Love your clips! And I'm sure it's mentioned on here somewhere but most of our food in the UK is 0% tax (and same for children's clothes, I hated shopping in the state's thinking "oh it costs....." To get the tax slapped on at the till!!
I watched this yesterday!
Yes Value Added Tax is included.
A kilo is 2 2lb.
Half a gallon is less useful that 4 pints because we go to the pub for a pint (of beer) a pint is easy to think about whereas half a gallon isn’t, 4 pints it’s as easy as that u get 4 pints or 8 half pints much easier to visualise
Prices vary and London is more expensive generally. Apples are so many different varieties that comparisons are difficult.
Denmark here, no food shortages (but then Denmark produce around 3 times as much food as we can possible consume), all prices below are from this week and include 25% VAT:
500g = 1.1/Ibs Kellog's cornflakes $4.38
1000g = 2.2/Ibs sugar $1.06
1000g salt $0.41
1000g flour $0.59
800g 2/Ibs toast bread $1.72
1000g oatmeal, $1.33 to $3.4 (top of the line/best of the best)
1000g Basmati Rice $2 to $2.65 (eco-organic)
1000g parboiled Rice $1.33
1000g regular rice $1.13
1000g Spaghetti $1.59 to $2.46 (eco-organic)
250g Lurpak butter $4.64 (the most expensive brand)
1000g Potatoes $1.06 to $1.33 (eco-organic)
1000g onions $1.19 to $1.77 (eco-organic)
500g tomatoes $1.46 to $2.65 (eco-organic)
1000g carrots $1.19 or $0.93 (special discount this week on eco-organic)
Coca Cola 6X330ml cans $2.65
500g minced beef 4-7% fat, 8-12% fat or 15-18% fat, they do not sell minced meat with 20% fat in Denmark
$4.64 to $5.97
@@rebeccat94 .. But cheaper than the USA even though you pay 25% sales taxes in Denmark on everything (which in Denmark is included in the price)
@@rebeccat94 .. The interesting part with sales taxes in Denmark is, that it gives the parliament the tool and ability to cut all prices by up to 25% with instant effect, if prices suddenly skyrocket. So far, they think the price level is still within reason. If prices on food suddenly skyrocket in the UK, the Parliament can do nothing about it. The Net monthly average wage is vastly higher in Denmark compared to the UK. Something like 30% higher.
£1.20 for bread is about right but shops like AILDI or Lidl can be half the price.
American Mcdonald treats their staff badly regarding wages and holidays. They wouldn't get away with it over here.
I'm old fashioned I use yards, feet and inches, pints, pounds and ounces.
Yes the prices do differ.
Fruit and veg in our supermarkets is not as good as buying them from our local growers market. Local markets have stalls that sell directly from farmers and growers and they may not be cheaper but the produce is far better. You can get, fish, meat, fruit, veg and baked goods, all fresh.
If you're curious still about how they make rice so good at restaurants I'd recommend Jason Farmer's video on Chinese takeaway fried rice.
Rice from restaurants, its the added crack that makes it that good.
I always thought food was super cheap over in the US.??? Great video mate. Take care. Steve.
The reason your meat is more expensive is down to the cost of growth hormones in the beef and chlorine prices for chicken have shot up in the States.😊
Aren't these higher prices explined with more taxes to pay which is ironic considering
1KG ( KILOGRAM) = 2.2 POUNDS.
An American gallon is different to a British gallon. 1 UK gallon = 1.2 US gallons.
I can never understand why things are so expensive in America when your farmers grow most of the fruit and veg yourselves and you have vast herds of beef cattle !
Evan had to make another film using cheaper stores than the featured ones in this video, as people complained he was using an unfair comparison. You need to check that one as well.
My bread costs 70 pence ( 80 cents) in ALDI. So even cheaper than his film !
Woah! Growing up the US was known to be cheaper for everything. I thought our prices were bad enough, now I’m realising we have a good deal…except for seafood. Our stores do vary in price and produce both regionally & nationally. I live in Scotland and visit England a lot. It is marginally more expensive in England. I found Wales to be slightly cheaper than Scotland & England. (Same store chain) I’ve also found a difference in produce availability. Sometimes we have to travel further to larger stores so we can find what we are looking for. 😊
Where did you visit in England Ellie. Everybody knows that London and the South East are much more expensive than the rest of the country, but there are even variations in regional area's , for example it is cheaper to shop in Barnsley than it is in Leeds, just twenty miles away.
Grocery good isn't taxed in the the UK. The only food that is taxed is fast food, or unhealthy foods like chocolate (high sugar foods)
the secret to chinese rice is do overnight rice, then put that rice in a skillet with, crack an egg in the pan and season it with GMO and soy sauce.
I guess Americans are known for eating the most beef in the world. Comparison:- 1kg in US $14.93, UK $10.32, Switzerland $50.57. Average Income comparison after tax:- US $4,142.13, UK $2,656.68, Switzerland $5,707.01. Though you would need to look further at how much income is for the lower percentiles or minimum wage people can earn. UK £9.50 ($11.19) It's hard to compare the US value as States have different minimum wage rates. Recently the £ has dropped by 12.28% over a year compared to the $.
You mentioned that your tax is not included in the price of your groceries and it is added later.
In Britain there is no tax on food and what you pay is what is stated on the product.
The weights issue is because of the EU. Children growing up in the generation or two behind me were taught 'Europeanisms' from the late 90's and so today young people often use kilometres when ALL our cars and signs are in miles. It is the influence of continental culture because of regulations and then schools adopting this for purely political purposes. It is criminal really. They don't sound like citizens of the UK, they sound like they come from continental Europe with english accents. Also their English is different (worse).
We use Mph here. We pick and choose between the Metric and Imperial system.
It's not about the rice cooker.. I can and have repeatedly cooked perfect rice with using camping equipment just for funsies, (basically a short bunson burner screwed to a gas cartridge), something I tried to perfect in case there was ever a war/issue with energy.
Quality rice and knowing your ratio is all you need, I.e, one cup of rice per 1.5 cups of water, bringing to a roaring boil (5 mins), then lowering the flame to a very mild boil, (10 mins), then lower even further once all the water seems to be absorbed.. (10 mins), for say, 2.5 cups of rice.
and pls never use 'American rice' if you have any respect for your taste buds or senses.
If you only want epic restaurant style fluffy goodness then only use premium Thai, Japanese sticky or Indian (Basmati). Learning to make delicious bread and rice is such a life skill must. The basics of delicious basics. Irish soda bread being the easiest and tastiest of all.👍👍👍
Generally in the UK the more North you go the cheaper things are to buy. London is the most expensive. Also I think you need to take Into account the fact you pay people higher salaries for the same jobs. At my old job I was earning £50k in the UK but when I looked at the exact same job in the US the salary was equivalent to £95k. Almost double. So even though your groceries are more expensive the % of your salary that goes to groceries isn't that much different so in reality we pay almost the same for our groceries. I could be wrong as I've only looked at one job role and this may not be the case when you compare average salary. Anyway, Great video, keep it up
Re: cooking rice, the ratio should be one cup of rice needs a cup and a half of water. But most Asians use the finger method instead - the water should reach the first crease on your finger when you rest the tip of your finger on top of the rice.
Also,buy your rice from Asian market. Rice sells in regular supermarket are shits.
American McDonald's add about two teaspoons of sugar to each burger bun. Inhumanly sweet for British tastes.
Remember that the economy and standard wages are different in the UK.
Cook the rice, rinse off starch, dry overnight in fridge. Cook in a Wok over flame at very high temp with lots of seasoning and an egg in there somewhere.
Ancient Athens was a democracy, and their population was too great for local food supply, even when the Spartan Army wasn't parked outside their walls. The eventual cutoff of food from S Ukraine (topical) was fatal for their independence. British population is 2x too large for their food supply.
You're going to some crap chinese restaurants if you're getting sticky rice
First of you need short grain rice not long grain…. Wash the rice and leave it to soak for a bit before you cook it and flavour wise invest in some msg and sesame oil don’t ask why I know this but I’m being serious it’s improves so much
The cost of anything should be judged against the general cost of living in any particular country. For instance what is the average wage in GB compared to the average wage in America?
Okayyyyyy so i had subscribed, and just noticed it was saying ‘subscribe’. Even though it was in my notifications. Odd.
Austria / Germany are way more expensive than us in the UK.
Did you wash your rice before putting it into the rice cooker(until the water comes out clear so there is no more starch on it)?
LOL 🤣 the secret to chinese rice.
Get jasmine/Thai rice. (No long grain or indian type of rice)
Wash rice until water is clear
Use rice cooker
1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water (or measure with your finger, water should come up to where your first finger joint is.)
Cook
Once rice is done cooking in rice cooker leave it for 20-30mins.
Voila!
There are many different types of rice and different rice need different ratio of water. If you want Japanese rice you will need sushi rice to get that stickiness.
My theory is that US groceries are so much more expensive due to the cost of all the additives - growth hormones in beef, water in deli meats, antibiotics in chickens etc - all practices that are illegal in the U.K.
Try washing the rice first or leave in water over night. to get the starch off. Then cook it. mine comes out ok. From UK. Reason why it cheaper in UK because the UK government put tax on the goods before people buy. American government adds tax after you guys but the goods. That's the difference. from UK. The prices can different in some places . If your gonna do a sauce. mixing the paste with tomato ketchup.untill you get the right consistency. from UK
I do know that Alcohol is cheaper in the US, or at least Vodka is, a m8 who was born in Bulgaria now lives in Florida and his blood is virtually 99% proof Vodka, and we compared prices on things compared to here in UK, also the US has bigger bottles of V or at least compared to stores in my town with the biggest 1.75cl but he can get 2cl and 2.5cl cheaper than our 1.75cl
Spin your rice in a little warm oil before adding your water.
It goes some way to explaining why, on the face of it, US wages seem so much higher than those in the UK and Europe - yet Europeans tend to have much better lifestyles than Americans. Eg.- if in the US you get $1000 a week after tax and in Europe you only get the equivalent of $750 after tax, but prices are twice as high in the US, you are much worse off being an American. (Over-simplistic, but makes the point!).
Eating out, however always seems to me to be relatively cheaper in the US (perhaps this is because they pay slave wages to the staff in these places, and they have to rely on Tips to live!!)
some stuff isnt Taxed as its Essential for people to survive
2 x Corn on the cob - £1.29 at Sainsbury's
Anyone know why the tax isn’t added until the checkout in US stores?
About the same price in the Netherlands and Germany.
It is mainly due to protectionism. The USA will always try to protect its own producers, even at the cost of its people.
america dosnt have many free trade deals so any goods being imported from out side a usa territory might have a duty to pay onit which would increase the price an the imported goods are usually a higher standard than what americans produce so that increases there price as well
sainsburys is one of the most expensive shops too, but im sure the wages in comparison are better than ours thanks to unions, dockworkers union, lorry drivers union all wanting more money the money they get comes from somewhere it surely ain't going to come out of any profits made, so the shopper pays at the end, which ironically will be the dock worker and truck driver but still they'll ask for more money because the shopping is too expensive vicious circle of economics d'oh
if you are going to compare the average prices, must also look at avarage salery/wage, pretty sure on average the UK earns alot less PM/PA
Profit like everything stateside, just look at the cost of drugs